Ralf Altrieth - Tout ou rien - XXL
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Ralf Altrieth presents Tout ou rien - XXL, a unique hand-painted oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas from 2022, measuring 160 × 185 cm, in original edition, signed on the back, in excellent condition and sold directly by the artist with a certificate of authenticity.
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Description from the seller
A joyful explosion of imaginary worlds.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth’s painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive momentum. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually discovers a more complex world, traversed by moving shapes, unexpected meetings, and surprising balances. Nothing is fixed. The work continually evolves with distance, light, and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the border between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Possible silhouettes surface, depths are suggested, never anchored. The eye is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical experience.
But beyond their immediate energy, Ralf Altrieth’s works settle permanently into space. They settle in by their density. By their presence. And by this rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 2022
Thick professional-grade canvas
160 × 185 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, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he conjures a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gesture- and color-driven writing describes a world open to new voices and experiments never attempted. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression on the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
SHIPPING:
The canvas is shipped rolled, carefully protected in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.
The listed dimensions correspond to the work when mounted on its frame. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow easy re-tensioning. The buyer may entrust this work to their local framer.
Notable Exhibitions:
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 joyful explosion of imaginary worlds.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth’s painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive momentum. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually discovers a more complex world, traversed by moving shapes, unexpected meetings, and surprising balances. Nothing is fixed. The work continually evolves with distance, light, and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the border between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Possible silhouettes surface, depths are suggested, never anchored. The eye is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical experience.
But beyond their immediate energy, Ralf Altrieth’s works settle permanently into space. They settle in by their density. By their presence. And by this rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 2022
Thick professional-grade canvas
160 × 185 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, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he conjures a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gesture- and color-driven writing describes a world open to new voices and experiments never attempted. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression on the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
SHIPPING:
The canvas is shipped rolled, carefully protected in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transport.
The listed dimensions correspond to the work when mounted on its frame. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow easy re-tensioning. The buyer may entrust this work to their local framer.
Notable Exhibitions:
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
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Tout ou rien - XXL
Technique
Acrylic painting, Oil painting, Pastel
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2022
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
160 cm
Width
185 cm
Style
Abstract Expressionism
Period
2020+
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