Ralf Altrieth - Sans titre - XL

Acrylic painting on strong paper, ivory tone
75 x 105 cm

Signed dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth

The images in situ and with mat are presentation suggestions.

DESCRIPTION:

A free, sensitive and deeply living presence.

This original work on paper by Ralf Altrieth unfolds an instinctive universe where fragmented figures, drifting gazes and animal shapes seem to appear and then disappear in the material. Between softness and graphic tension, the composition retains something immediate, which draws the eye for a long time without ever letting itself be completely grasped.

Direct and spontaneous lines dialog with quieter, flatter areas, creating a work that is both expressive and poetic. The colors, deliberately restrained and then suddenly pierced by more vivid accents, give the paper a very particular vibration, subtle but intensely present in an interior space.

The work possesses that rare quality of pieces that you don’t look at only for their subject matter, but for the atmosphere they establish. Framed with a wide mat, it takes on an almost architectural dimension and immediately transforms the space around it.

At the border between free figuration, instinctive drawing, and plastic writing, this work bears witness to a deeply personal approach, without easy decorative effect. A singular, inhabited piece that naturally finds its place in contemporary interiors sensitive to living and authentic art.

CRITIQUE:

"There is a lot of poetry in this painting, as in all the works of this artist. They are teeming with narrative codes and fantastic tales. In this sense, the artistically painted poetic images of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish song... But the most astonishing thing manifested in these paintings is a tender, communicative empathy for the states of mind of human beings."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, museum director and art historian

"His writing by gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and to experiences never attempted. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression of the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator

BIOGRAPHY:

Ralf Altrieth (Heilbronn, 1966) is a Franco-German painter and musician recognized for his expressive and spontaneous universe, on the border of figuration and abstraction. Trained in adolescence with painter Georg Schaible and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nürtingen in the late 1980s, his work is distinguished by rare pictorial energy and a particularly sensitive language. His works are today in numerous private collections around the world.

SHIPPING:

Tracked shipping with signature required. The work will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.