Ralf Altrieth (1966) - Übung das Gespenst bin ich

'Exercise, I am the Ghost', 2014

Acrylic on paper mounted on wood panel
Ready to hang, unframed, for a contemporary presentation.

65 × 50 cm
Signed, dated, and titled on the back by the artist

Sold by Recodier Art, France
Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist

DESCRIPTION:

Museum director and art historian Dr. Friedhelm Häring describes the painterly universe of Ralf Altrieth as follows:

"There is a great deal of poetry in this painting, as in all the works of this artist. They are populated with narrative codes and fantastical tales. In this sense, the painterly poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure child’s chant... But the most astonishing thing that manifests in these canvases is a communicative tenderness for the emotional states of human beings."

In his paintings, Ralf Altrieth lets the forms emerge and transform with the stroke, in a free and spontaneous movement. Figures often appear fleetingly, as if hesitating between being and disappearing.

The image forms through superpositions; the elements seem to float, respond to each other, intertwine, creating a vibrant and open visual space.

The title (here: 'Exercise the ghost, that’s me') is often added afterward. It suggests a lead, a narrative, poetic dimension, or sometimes simply humorous, never confining the image to a single interpretation.

An expressive work that immediately catches the eye and gradually reveals all its richness.

BIOGRAPHY:

Ralf Altrieth (Heilbronn, 1966) is a German-born painter and musician. Trained in his teens with painter Georg Schaible, then at the Nürtingen University of the Arts in the late 1980s, he has exhibited in France and Germany, notably at Galerie Hartmut Beck (Erlangen), MAC Paris, and Galerie Théo de Seine (Paris). He lives and works today in the south of France.

SHIPPING:

Tracked shipment with signature. The work will be packaged with the utmost care in a rigid, custom-made setup by the artist (protective board, bubble wrap, cardboard reinforcements, etc.) to ensure secure transport.