Ralf Altrieth - Vers la lumière - XXL
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Ralf Altrieth, Vers la lumière - XXL, acrylic on canvas, 125 × 155 cm, 2022, original edition, unique work signed by the artist in excellent condition, France.
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A vibrant and sensitive material.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth’s painting seems to emerge from a free, almost instinctive gesture. But very quickly, something else asserts itself: an underlying organization, an internal logic that goes beyond mere spontaneity. What appears is not illustrated — it is revealed. A form arises, then transforms, then hesitates. And it is precisely in this in-between that the work gains its strength.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Possible silhouettes surface, levels of depth are suggested, never fixed. The gaze is invited, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical, experience.
Each work functions as a field of possibilities. Nothing is imposed; everything is offered. It is a painting that does not immediately reveal its answers, but opens up spaces.
Ralf Altrieth’s works do not seek to seduce by spectacle or visible virtuosity. They install themselves differently. Through their density. Through their presence. And through that rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic on canvas, 2022
Thick canvas, of professional quality
125 × 155 cm
Unique work, hand-painted
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth
CRITIQUE ET PRESSE:
"In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation he brings forth a world intact, made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gesture- and color-writing describes a world open to new voices and never-attempted experiences. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression on the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
EXPÉDITION:
The canvas is shipped rolled, carefully protected in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.
The listed dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow easy re-tensioning. The buyer may entrust this work to a local framer.
EXPOSITIONS NOTABLES:
MAC Paris
A.R.P.A.C., Castelnau-Le-Lez
Galerie N5, Montpellier
Château d’Assas, Le Vigan
A DESSIN 4, Sète
SMAC Festival, Toulon
Galerie U, Baiersbronn, Germany
Galerie Théo de Seine, Paris
Galerie Via Arte, Honfleur
Galerie Hartmut Beck, Erlangen, Germany
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 TranslateA vibrant and sensitive material.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth’s painting seems to emerge from a free, almost instinctive gesture. But very quickly, something else asserts itself: an underlying organization, an internal logic that goes beyond mere spontaneity. What appears is not illustrated — it is revealed. A form arises, then transforms, then hesitates. And it is precisely in this in-between that the work gains its strength.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Possible silhouettes surface, levels of depth are suggested, never fixed. The gaze is invited, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical, experience.
Each work functions as a field of possibilities. Nothing is imposed; everything is offered. It is a painting that does not immediately reveal its answers, but opens up spaces.
Ralf Altrieth’s works do not seek to seduce by spectacle or visible virtuosity. They install themselves differently. Through their density. Through their presence. And through that rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic on canvas, 2022
Thick canvas, of professional quality
125 × 155 cm
Unique work, hand-painted
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth
CRITIQUE ET PRESSE:
"In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation he brings forth a world intact, made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gesture- and color-writing describes a world open to new voices and never-attempted experiences. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression on the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
EXPÉDITION:
The canvas is shipped rolled, carefully protected in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.
The listed dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow easy re-tensioning. The buyer may entrust this work to a local framer.
EXPOSITIONS NOTABLES:
MAC Paris
A.R.P.A.C., Castelnau-Le-Lez
Galerie N5, Montpellier
Château d’Assas, Le Vigan
A DESSIN 4, Sète
SMAC Festival, Toulon
Galerie U, Baiersbronn, Germany
Galerie Théo de Seine, Paris
Galerie Via Arte, Honfleur
Galerie Hartmut Beck, Erlangen, Germany
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
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Vers la lumière - XXL
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2022
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
125 cm
Width
155 cm
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
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