Ralf Altrieth - Décidémentales 2 - XXL





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Ralf Altrieth’s original 160 × 80 cm painting titled Décidémentales 2 - XXL, an acrylic and oil on canvas, signed and dated on the back, in excellent condition and sold direct from the artist, with a certificate of authenticity.
Description from the seller
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a freely instinctive impulse. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually reveals a lush universe where characters, creatures, and improbable shapes appear to evolve with a freedom as decisively bold as it is surprisingly striking. Nothing is fixed. Each detail participates in a living composition that unfolds progressively depending on distance, light, and the time spent in front of it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, transform, sometimes disappear in favor of other presences. the eye moves without ever tiring, guided from one discovery to the next. Seeing becomes an active, playful, almost physical experience.
Beneath its apparent spontaneity, the work reveals a remarkable balance. The lines, colors, and rhythms weave together with a freedom that is perfectly mastered, giving birth to a scene where the imagination seems to invent itself as it unfolds.
But beyond its immediate energy, this painting settles durably into space. Through its visual density. Through its discreet humor. And through this rare ability to transform a wall into a territory of exploration, where every new glance reveals a detail, a character, or a relationship that had previously gone unnoticed.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Thick professional-grade canvas
160 × 80 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 pure childish songs. From the crucible of improvisation, he brings forth a pristine world of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His brushwork by gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and 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
PACKAGING:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced large-format tube (120 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the piece once mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy tensioning by your 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 of the work until it is handed 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
At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a freely instinctive impulse. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually reveals a lush universe where characters, creatures, and improbable shapes appear to evolve with a freedom as decisively bold as it is surprisingly striking. Nothing is fixed. Each detail participates in a living composition that unfolds progressively depending on distance, light, and the time spent in front of it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, transform, sometimes disappear in favor of other presences. the eye moves without ever tiring, guided from one discovery to the next. Seeing becomes an active, playful, almost physical experience.
Beneath its apparent spontaneity, the work reveals a remarkable balance. The lines, colors, and rhythms weave together with a freedom that is perfectly mastered, giving birth to a scene where the imagination seems to invent itself as it unfolds.
But beyond its immediate energy, this painting settles durably into space. Through its visual density. Through its discreet humor. And through this rare ability to transform a wall into a territory of exploration, where every new glance reveals a detail, a character, or a relationship that had previously gone unnoticed.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Thick professional-grade canvas
160 × 80 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 pure childish songs. From the crucible of improvisation, he brings forth a pristine world of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His brushwork by gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and 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
PACKAGING:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced large-format tube (120 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the piece once mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy tensioning by your 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 of the work until it is handed 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

