Markus Raetz (6 June 1941 – 14 April 2020) was a Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator.

Beginning in the 1960s, Raetz created numerous works, including more than 30,000 drawings.

[2] Raetz lived and worked in the village of Carona (Ticino / Italian part of Switzerland) together with many other artists who lived and worked there at the same time, such as Peter Schweri.

They often require interaction by the viewer, and can be understood only when viewed in motion or from different angles.

Works by him are held by public collections including the Museum of Modern Art[3] in New York, the Schaulager in Basel, the Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Kunstmuseum Bern.