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Ralf Altrieth, On compte sur toi - XXL, a unique 145 × 160 cm acrylic work with decoupage on canvas, signed and dated on the back by the artist, 2026, in excellent condition, origin France, sold directly by the artist.
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An exuberant painting, deeply sociable and funny, like an imaginary village festival where no one wants to go home.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive surge. Then the gaze lingers — and gradually reveals a world more complex, populated by singular presences, unexpected encounters and silent dialogues. Nothing is fixed. The work continually evolves with distance, light and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, looks cross, stories seem to begin without ever settling. The gaze is prompted, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical experience.
But beyond their immediate energy, Altrieth’s works establish themselves durably in space. They settle in through their density. Through their presence. And through that rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic with decoupage on canvas, 2026
Thick, professional-quality canvas
145 × 160 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 comes a world intact, made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gestural and color writing depicts a world open to new voices and to experiences never attempted. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression of 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 indicated dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a frame. The canvas includes extra white margins to allow easy re-tensioning. The purchaser may entrust this work to their 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 TranslateAn exuberant painting, deeply sociable and funny, like an imaginary village festival where no one wants to go home.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive surge. Then the gaze lingers — and gradually reveals a world more complex, populated by singular presences, unexpected encounters and silent dialogues. Nothing is fixed. The work continually evolves with distance, light and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, looks cross, stories seem to begin without ever settling. The gaze is prompted, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical experience.
But beyond their immediate energy, Altrieth’s works establish themselves durably in space. They settle in through their density. Through their presence. And through that rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic with decoupage on canvas, 2026
Thick, professional-quality canvas
145 × 160 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 comes a world intact, made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gestural and color writing depicts a world open to new voices and to experiences never attempted. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression of 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 indicated dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a frame. The canvas includes extra white margins to allow easy re-tensioning. The purchaser may entrust this work to their 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
On compte sur toi - XXL
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
145 cm
Width
160 cm
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
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