Ralf Altrieth - Sans titre - XL

Acrylic on sturdy paper, ivory tone
100 x 70 cm (105 x 75 cm with margins)

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

DESCRIPTION:

This original work by Ralf Altrieth unfolds a lush universe where figures, sketched characters, signs and abstract forms intersect in an incessant play of lines and colors. Some presences stand out clearly, while others remain half-hidden in the material. The gaze circulates freely, moving from one apparition to another without ever exhausting the richness of the composition.

Between free figuration, instinctive drawing and graphic poetry, the work does not seek to impose a precise reading. It rather lets the imagination establish its own associations.

Through its energy and visual density, it first attracts by its abundance and colors, then holds the viewer’s attention by the multitude of details and presences that gradually reveal themselves.

At the border between drawing and painting, this work testifies to a language deeply personal to Ralf Altrieth: a free and instinctive creation, where gesture, imagination and material meet without ever losing their spontaneity.

CRITIQUE:

"There is a lot of poetry in this painting, as in all the artist’s works. They are populated with narrative codes and fantastic tales. In this sense, the painterly poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish song... But the most astonishing thing manifesting in these paintings is a communicative tenderness for the states of mind of the human being."
— 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. The canvases and works on paper by Ralf Altrieth 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, at the boundary between figuration and abstraction. Trained in his teens with painter Georg Schaible and then 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 now held in numerous private collections around the world.

SHIPPING :

The work will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.
It is entrusted to an express carrier providing home delivery, with full tracking and signature on delivery, to guarantee the best protection of the work until it is handed over in person.

NOTE ABOUT MARGINS:
There are two ways to present this work:
- With matting: the outer margins of the paper will be covered by the mat. Your local framer can take care of it easily.
- Without matting, with frame 100 × 70 cm (see situational visuals): place the glass on the paper and cut the margins with a cutter. A line drawn in pencil (see visual) allows easy identification of the limit.

NOTE: The situational images are presentation suggestions created with AI based on photos of the actual work. The photos of the real object take precedence (the entire work, close-up details, profile photos and the signature on the back). Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen’s color profile.