arrangements. Ricco's paintings reveal his longing for a state of androgynous, youthful perfection. Ricco's work "is anchored in everyday reality, but has overtones of fantasy or wonder" creating a surreal atmosphere. Exhibitions 1953 Kunsthalle Bern 1969 Kunsthalle Bern 1988 Aargauer Kunsthaus 2002/2003 Museum of Fine Arts Bern 2008 Fondation l'Estrée 2009 Museum of Fine Arts Bern 2015/2016 Museum of Fine Arts Bern References External links Ricco Catalogue raisonné by Museum of Fine Arts Bern Ricco Wassmer ~ New Works in the Collection of the Kunstmuseum Bern Opens The New York Times 1915 births 1972 deaths 20th-century Swiss painters Swiss male painters 20th-century Swiss male artists