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Ralf Altrieth, Is this me? - XXL, acrylic on canvas, 150 × 120 cm, 2018, original, signed by the artist with a certificate of authenticity, in excellent condition, shipped direct from the artist in France.
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Description from the seller
A tender and dreamlike painting, one that prefers to discover itself rather than define itself.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free and jubilant momentum. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually reveals a more complex world, populated by unexpected characters, moving shapes and unlikely associations. Nothing is fixed. The work evolves continually with distance, light and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction, figuration and imagination remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, stories seem to begin, then transform immediately. The gaze is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost playful experience.
But beyond its immediate energy, Ralf Altrieth's works settle durably into space. They command attention through their density. Through their presence. And by that rare ability to transform the atmosphere of the place in which they take their place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic on canvas, 2018
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 ET PRESSE:
"In this sense, the painterly poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation he brings forth a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His writing by gesture and color describes 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 refer to the work mounted on stretcher. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow easy re-stretching. The buyer 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 TranslateA tender and dreamlike painting, one that prefers to discover itself rather than define itself.
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free and jubilant momentum. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually reveals a more complex world, populated by unexpected characters, moving shapes and unlikely associations. Nothing is fixed. The work evolves continually with distance, light and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction, figuration and imagination remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, stories seem to begin, then transform immediately. The gaze is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost playful experience.
But beyond its immediate energy, Ralf Altrieth's works settle durably into space. They command attention through their density. Through their presence. And by that rare ability to transform the atmosphere of the place in which they take their place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic on canvas, 2018
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 ET PRESSE:
"In this sense, the painterly poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation he brings forth a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His writing by gesture and color describes 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 refer to the work mounted on stretcher. The canvas includes additional white margins to allow easy re-stretching. The buyer 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
Is this me ? - XXL
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2018
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
150 cm
Width
120 cm
Style
Expressionism
Period
2010-2020
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