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Original oil and acrylic on canvas by Ralf Altrieth, titled Décidémentales 4 - XXL, 160 × 80 cm, dated 2026, signed on the back with an authenticity certificate, from France and sold directly by the artist, in excellent condition.
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At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive surge. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually discovers a thriving universe where characters, creatures and improbable forms appear to evolve with a freedom that is as decided as it is surprisingly so. Nothing is fixed. Each detail participates in a living composition that reveals itself progressively depending on distance, light, and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, transform, and sometimes disappear in favor of other presences. The gaze circulates without ever tiring, guided from one discovery to the next. Seeing becomes an active, playful, almost physical experience.
Under its apparent spontaneity, the work reveals a remarkable balance. The lines, colors, and rhythms interweave with a freedom that is perfectly mastered, giving rise to a scene where the imaginary 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 look reveals a detail, a character, or a relationship previously unnoticed.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Thick, professional-quality 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 ET PRESSE:
"In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childlike chant. From the crucible of improvisation he forges a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gesture-and-color writing 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
EMBALLAGE:
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 work once mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy tensioning by your local framer.
EXPÉDITION:
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 over in person.
EXPOSITIONS notables:
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 surge. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually discovers a thriving universe where characters, creatures and improbable forms appear to evolve with a freedom that is as decided as it is surprisingly so. Nothing is fixed. Each detail participates in a living composition that reveals itself progressively depending on distance, light, and the time spent before it.
In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, transform, and sometimes disappear in favor of other presences. The gaze circulates without ever tiring, guided from one discovery to the next. Seeing becomes an active, playful, almost physical experience.
Under its apparent spontaneity, the work reveals a remarkable balance. The lines, colors, and rhythms interweave with a freedom that is perfectly mastered, giving rise to a scene where the imaginary 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 look reveals a detail, a character, or a relationship previously unnoticed.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Thick, professional-quality 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 ET PRESSE:
"In this sense, the pictorial poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childlike chant. From the crucible of improvisation he forges a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His gesture-and-color writing 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
EMBALLAGE:
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 work once mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy tensioning by your local framer.
EXPÉDITION:
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 over in person.
EXPOSITIONS notables:
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
Décidémentales 4 - XXL
Technique
Acrylic painting, Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
160 cm
Width
80 cm
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
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