Ralf Altrieth - On compte sur toi - XXL
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Ralf Altrieth presents an original hand-painted mixed‑media canvas titled 'On compte sur toi - XXL', 145 x 160 cm, created in 2026, signed on the back with a certificate of authenticity, in excellent condition and from France.
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Description from the seller
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive rush. 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 according to distance, light, and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration deliberately remains unstable. Silhouettes appear, gazes meet, stories seem to begin without ever settling. The viewer is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical, experience.
But beyond their immediate energy, Ralf Altrieth's works settle durably into space. They settle through their density. Through their presence. And through this rare capacity to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic with decoupage and material transfer on canvas
Thick, professional-grade 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 AND PRESS:
"In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childlike chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he forges a world pristine, made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gestural and chromatic writing describes a world open to new voices and experiments never tried. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression in the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
PACKAGING:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced large-diameter tube (180 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work once mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy stretching by your local framer.
SHIPPING:
The work is entrusted to an express carrier ensuring home delivery, with full tracking and signature on delivery, to guarantee the best protection until it is handed over to you in person.
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 TranslateAt first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive rush. 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 according to distance, light, and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration deliberately remains unstable. Silhouettes appear, gazes meet, stories seem to begin without ever settling. The viewer is engaged, set in motion. Seeing becomes an active, almost physical, experience.
But beyond their immediate energy, Ralf Altrieth's works settle durably into space. They settle through their density. Through their presence. And through this rare capacity to transform the space in which they take place.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic with decoupage and material transfer on canvas
Thick, professional-grade 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 AND PRESS:
"In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childlike chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he forges a world pristine, made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gestural and chromatic writing describes a world open to new voices and experiments never tried. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression in the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
PACKAGING:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced large-diameter tube (180 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work once mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy stretching by your local framer.
SHIPPING:
The work is entrusted to an express carrier ensuring home delivery, with full tracking and signature on delivery, to guarantee the best protection until it is handed over to you in person.
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
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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