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Ralf Altrieth, Übung Flecken Sinn, 2014, mixed media on paper marouflaged to a wood panel, 65 × 50 cm, original unique work signed on the back with date and accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity, in excellent condition, direct from the artist in France.
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Acrylic sgraffito on paper, mounted on a wooden panel
65 x 50 cm
Unique work
Ready to hang
Signed and dated on the back by Ralf Altrieth
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth
Framed presentation images are for display suggestions.
DESCRIPTION:
This original work by Ralf Altrieth unfolds an universe where human figures, gazes, animals and signs seem to emerge spontaneously before melting back into the composition. Each element appears as self-evident, with no imposed narrative, leaving the viewer free to project their own story.
The gesture is direct, alive, unpretentious. The broad flat areas dialogue with direct lines, defined contours and a rich pictorial material that gives the whole its immediately perceptible energy. The colors oscillate between softness and intensity, creating a singular balance where tension, humor, fragility and poetry naturally coexist.
The mounting of the paper on a wooden panel gives the work the presence of a painting while preserving the spontaneity and freshness inherent in paper work. Once framed with a wide mat, it gains genuine architectural strength and becomes a focal point in a contemporary interior.
At the boundary between free figuration, contemporary expressionism and instinctive writing, this work bears witness to a deeply personal approach. Nothing here is decorative in the usual sense: everything seems to spring from an inner necessity. A singular, living and expressive piece that continues to reveal new details over time.
CRITIQUE:
"There is a lot of poetry in this painting, as in all of the artist's works. They are populated with narrative codes and fantastical tales. In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish chant... But the most astonishing thing manifested in these paintings is a communicative tenderness for the states of the human soul."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, museum director and art historian
"His writing through gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and to experiments 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
SHIPPING:
Tracked shipping. The work will be packed with the greatest care in a rigid, custom-made crate by the artist (protective board, bubble wrap, cardboard reinforcements, etc.) to ensure secure transport.
Seller's Story
Ralf Altrieth is a Franco-German painter regarded for his expressive and spontaneous universe, straddling 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 painter Georg Schaible and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nürtingen at the end of the 1980s, his works today appear in numerous private collections around the world. Exhibited in many galleries and European art venues, he lives and works today in the south of France.
EXHIBITIONS notable:
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
Translated by Google TranslateAcrylic sgraffito on paper, mounted on a wooden panel
65 x 50 cm
Unique work
Ready to hang
Signed and dated on the back by Ralf Altrieth
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth
Framed presentation images are for display suggestions.
DESCRIPTION:
This original work by Ralf Altrieth unfolds an universe where human figures, gazes, animals and signs seem to emerge spontaneously before melting back into the composition. Each element appears as self-evident, with no imposed narrative, leaving the viewer free to project their own story.
The gesture is direct, alive, unpretentious. The broad flat areas dialogue with direct lines, defined contours and a rich pictorial material that gives the whole its immediately perceptible energy. The colors oscillate between softness and intensity, creating a singular balance where tension, humor, fragility and poetry naturally coexist.
The mounting of the paper on a wooden panel gives the work the presence of a painting while preserving the spontaneity and freshness inherent in paper work. Once framed with a wide mat, it gains genuine architectural strength and becomes a focal point in a contemporary interior.
At the boundary between free figuration, contemporary expressionism and instinctive writing, this work bears witness to a deeply personal approach. Nothing here is decorative in the usual sense: everything seems to spring from an inner necessity. A singular, living and expressive piece that continues to reveal new details over time.
CRITIQUE:
"There is a lot of poetry in this painting, as in all of the artist's works. They are populated with narrative codes and fantastical tales. In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish chant... But the most astonishing thing manifested in these paintings is a communicative tenderness for the states of the human soul."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, museum director and art historian
"His writing through gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and to experiments 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
SHIPPING:
Tracked shipping. The work will be packed with the greatest care in a rigid, custom-made crate by the artist (protective board, bubble wrap, cardboard reinforcements, etc.) to ensure secure transport.
Seller's Story
Ralf Altrieth is a Franco-German painter regarded for his expressive and spontaneous universe, straddling 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 painter Georg Schaible and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nürtingen at the end of the 1980s, his works today appear in numerous private collections around the world. Exhibited in many galleries and European art venues, he lives and works today in the south of France.
EXHIBITIONS notable:
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
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Artist
Ralf Altrieth
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Übung Flecken Sinn
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2014
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
65 cm
Width
50 cm
Style
Expressionism
Period
2010-2020
