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Ralf Altrieth, 2015, original mixed-media on canvas titled Unique comme un autre - XXL, 150 × 120 cm, signed by the artist with certificate of authenticity, France, in excellent condition, shipped rolled.
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A solitary reverie, distant from the noise of the world.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to emerge from a free, almost instinctive gesture. But very quickly, something else imposes 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 finds its strength.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Possible silhouettes surface, different levels of depth are suggested, without ever settling. The gaze is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical, experience.
Ralf Altrieth’s works do not seek to seduce through spectacle or visible virtuosity. They settle in another way. By their density. By their presence. And by this rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Sgraffito in acrylic on canvas, 2015
Thick professional-grade canvas
150 × 120 cm
Unique work, hand-painted
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth
CRITIQUE AND PRESS:
"In this sense, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he conjures up a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His writing through gesture and color describes a world opened to new voices and to 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 indicated dimensions refer to the work once mounted on canvas. 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 solitary reverie, distant from the noise of the world.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to emerge from a free, almost instinctive gesture. But very quickly, something else imposes 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 finds its strength.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Possible silhouettes surface, different levels of depth are suggested, without ever settling. The gaze is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical, experience.
Ralf Altrieth’s works do not seek to seduce through spectacle or visible virtuosity. They settle in another way. By their density. By their presence. And by this rare ability to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Sgraffito in acrylic on canvas, 2015
Thick professional-grade canvas
150 × 120 cm
Unique work, hand-painted
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth
CRITIQUE AND PRESS:
"In this sense, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he conjures up a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His writing through gesture and color describes a world opened to new voices and to 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 indicated dimensions refer to the work once mounted on canvas. 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
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Unique comme un autre - XXL
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2015
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
150 cm
Width
120 cm
Style
Expressionism
Period
2010-2020
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