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Original oil and acrylic on canvas by French artist Ralf Altrieth, titled “On y est presque - XXL”, 150 × 180 cm, signed and dated by the artist with a certificate of authenticity, from 2020 or later, in excellent condition.
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There are works that we look at.
And others into which we step.
This painting by Ralf Altrieth belongs to the second category.
The gaze circulates without ever really settling. Shapes appear, transform, disappear — silhouettes, fragments, barely named presences. Nothing is imposed; everything is built in relation to the observer.
“What is directly visible matters less to me than what can happen when watching. This is how I bring my paintings to life, from the very first brushstroke.” — Ralf Altrieth
Here, the painting does not tell a story: it puts the gaze in motion.
Dense, vibrant, almost mineral colors act as a living material. The lines are free and incisive, they emerge like an instinctive writing, close to a musical gesture — Ralf Altrieth is also a saxophonist, and this rhythmic dimension runs through his entire œuvre.
But it is mainly the scale that transforms the experience. With a width of 180 cm, this painting does not merely adorn a wall: it structures the space, immediately captures attention, and continues to reveal details over time. Depending on light and distance, the reading changes, renews itself, deepens.
Each painting by Ralf Altrieth develops its own universe: this one stands out for its exceptional density and ever-changing energy, where forms emerge, superimpose, and reinvent themselves in a vibrant balance between tension and freedom.
It addresses those who seek expressive, living painting that does not exhaust itself over time. It never fully gives itself away. With each look, new forms emerge, new connections appear. It is a painting you live with — and which continues to evolve.
Works of this intensity and this format, rare on the market, hold a special place in Ralf Altrieth’s body of work. They are sought after for their ability to transform a space and impose themselves as an anchor point within an environment.
It is a work that is never perceived at a single glance, that one keeps rediscovering, and this is precisely where its strength lies.
CRITIQUE ET PRESSE:
Here is what art historian and museum director Dr. Friedhelm Häring writes about Ralf Altrieth’s work (excerpt):
“In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childlike chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he brings forth an intact world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses... But the most astonishing thing that manifests in these canvases is a communicative tenderness for the states of mind of the human being.”
Writer Bernard Pignero (excerpt):
“There is in Ralf Altrieth’s painting a generosity that has its own language, imagery and color, without turning color into a creed, funny without wanting to be caricatural, joyful without idealism, energetic without being thunderous, in short a deeply human language.”
Journalist Stéphane Cerri (excerpt):
“The eye must bounce, cling, detach; it is captured by color, by the energy of the gesture, by the strange cohabitations, the musical rhythms of jazz where Ralf Altrieth also works as a saxophonist, a proponent of improvisation.”
DETAILS:
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2020
Thick, professional-quality canvas
150 × 180 cm
Unique work, hand-painted
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Photos are taken in natural light, as closely as possible to the true colors. The lifestyle visuals allow appreciation of the dimensions and the physical presence of the painting. Proportions are respected.
SHIPPING:
The canvas is shipped rolled, carefully protected in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work once mounted on its frame. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow proper re-tensioning. The buyer may entrust this work to a local framer.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS:
2025
MAC Paris
Galerie LATELIER, Sète
2024
Galerie LATELIER, Sète
2023
L’espace d’art Chaillioux, Fresnes
A.R.P.A.C., Castelnau-Le-Lez
Galerie Le Lieu Multiple, Montpellier
2020
Galerie N5, Montpellier
2019
Château d'Assas, Le Vigan
Exposition Les artistes nomades, Aubais
2018
A DESSIN 4, Sète
MAC Paris, Paris
Galerie My Art Goes Boom, Sète
2017
Galerie La Salamandre, Nîmes
Galerie 75, Rouen
SMAC Festival, Toulon
2016
MAC Paris, Paris
Pop Up, Notre-Dame de la Rouvière
Galerie My Art Goes Boom, Nîmes
Espace des Arts, Le Boulou
2015
L’Appart’ à Part, Nîmes
Galerie Plurielle, Sète
2014
Galerie U, Baiersbronn, Germany
2013
Galerie Théo de Seine, Paris
Galerie L’Étang D’Art, Bages
2012
Galerie Théo de Seine, Paris
Galerie Via Arte, Honfleur
2011
La Réserve, Orbec, with Gérard Délafosse
Laboratoire feedback, Saint Martin de la Lieue
2010
Galerie 175, Dozulé
2009
Galerie Au Quai Dock, Lisieux
2000
Galerie Hartmut Beck, Erlangen, Germany
1998
Galerie Hartmut Beck, Erlangen, Germany
1993
EWE, Freiburg, Germany
Seller's Story
Ralf Altrieth is a Franco-German painter, recognized for his expressive and spontaneous universe, at the border between figuration and abstraction.
His work, nourished by more than thirty years of creation between painting and music, is distinguished by a rare pictorial energy and a particularly sensitive language. Trained in his teens with the painter Georg Schaible, then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nürtingen at the end of the 1980s, his works are today in numerous private collections around the world. Shown in many galleries and European art venues, he lives and works today in the south of France.
Translated by Google TranslateThere are works that we look at.
And others into which we step.
This painting by Ralf Altrieth belongs to the second category.
The gaze circulates without ever really settling. Shapes appear, transform, disappear — silhouettes, fragments, barely named presences. Nothing is imposed; everything is built in relation to the observer.
“What is directly visible matters less to me than what can happen when watching. This is how I bring my paintings to life, from the very first brushstroke.” — Ralf Altrieth
Here, the painting does not tell a story: it puts the gaze in motion.
Dense, vibrant, almost mineral colors act as a living material. The lines are free and incisive, they emerge like an instinctive writing, close to a musical gesture — Ralf Altrieth is also a saxophonist, and this rhythmic dimension runs through his entire œuvre.
But it is mainly the scale that transforms the experience. With a width of 180 cm, this painting does not merely adorn a wall: it structures the space, immediately captures attention, and continues to reveal details over time. Depending on light and distance, the reading changes, renews itself, deepens.
Each painting by Ralf Altrieth develops its own universe: this one stands out for its exceptional density and ever-changing energy, where forms emerge, superimpose, and reinvent themselves in a vibrant balance between tension and freedom.
It addresses those who seek expressive, living painting that does not exhaust itself over time. It never fully gives itself away. With each look, new forms emerge, new connections appear. It is a painting you live with — and which continues to evolve.
Works of this intensity and this format, rare on the market, hold a special place in Ralf Altrieth’s body of work. They are sought after for their ability to transform a space and impose themselves as an anchor point within an environment.
It is a work that is never perceived at a single glance, that one keeps rediscovering, and this is precisely where its strength lies.
CRITIQUE ET PRESSE:
Here is what art historian and museum director Dr. Friedhelm Häring writes about Ralf Altrieth’s work (excerpt):
“In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childlike chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he brings forth an intact world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses... But the most astonishing thing that manifests in these canvases is a communicative tenderness for the states of mind of the human being.”
Writer Bernard Pignero (excerpt):
“There is in Ralf Altrieth’s painting a generosity that has its own language, imagery and color, without turning color into a creed, funny without wanting to be caricatural, joyful without idealism, energetic without being thunderous, in short a deeply human language.”
Journalist Stéphane Cerri (excerpt):
“The eye must bounce, cling, detach; it is captured by color, by the energy of the gesture, by the strange cohabitations, the musical rhythms of jazz where Ralf Altrieth also works as a saxophonist, a proponent of improvisation.”
DETAILS:
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2020
Thick, professional-quality canvas
150 × 180 cm
Unique work, hand-painted
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Photos are taken in natural light, as closely as possible to the true colors. The lifestyle visuals allow appreciation of the dimensions and the physical presence of the painting. Proportions are respected.
SHIPPING:
The canvas is shipped rolled, carefully protected in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work once mounted on its frame. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow proper re-tensioning. The buyer may entrust this work to a local framer.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS:
2025
MAC Paris
Galerie LATELIER, Sète
2024
Galerie LATELIER, Sète
2023
L’espace d’art Chaillioux, Fresnes
A.R.P.A.C., Castelnau-Le-Lez
Galerie Le Lieu Multiple, Montpellier
2020
Galerie N5, Montpellier
2019
Château d'Assas, Le Vigan
Exposition Les artistes nomades, Aubais
2018
A DESSIN 4, Sète
MAC Paris, Paris
Galerie My Art Goes Boom, Sète
2017
Galerie La Salamandre, Nîmes
Galerie 75, Rouen
SMAC Festival, Toulon
2016
MAC Paris, Paris
Pop Up, Notre-Dame de la Rouvière
Galerie My Art Goes Boom, Nîmes
Espace des Arts, Le Boulou
2015
L’Appart’ à Part, Nîmes
Galerie Plurielle, Sète
2014
Galerie U, Baiersbronn, Germany
2013
Galerie Théo de Seine, Paris
Galerie L’Étang D’Art, Bages
2012
Galerie Théo de Seine, Paris
Galerie Via Arte, Honfleur
2011
La Réserve, Orbec, with Gérard Délafosse
Laboratoire feedback, Saint Martin de la Lieue
2010
Galerie 175, Dozulé
2009
Galerie Au Quai Dock, Lisieux
2000
Galerie Hartmut Beck, Erlangen, Germany
1998
Galerie Hartmut Beck, Erlangen, Germany
1993
EWE, Freiburg, Germany
Seller's Story
Ralf Altrieth is a Franco-German painter, recognized for his expressive and spontaneous universe, at the border between figuration and abstraction.
His work, nourished by more than thirty years of creation between painting and music, is distinguished by a rare pictorial energy and a particularly sensitive language. Trained in his teens with the painter Georg Schaible, then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nürtingen at the end of the 1980s, his works are today in numerous private collections around the world. Shown in many galleries and European art venues, he lives and works today in the south of France.
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Artist
Ralf Altrieth
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
On y est presque - XXL
Technique
Acrylic painting, Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2020
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
150 cm
Width
180 cm
Style
Abstract Expressionism
Period
2020+
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