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Ralf Altrieth, 17-5-22 - XXL, oil and aerosol on canvas, 180 × 190 cm, created in 2020 or later, original hand-painted work signed and dated by the artist, with a certificate of authenticity, produced in France and sold directly by the artist, in excellent condition.
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Description from the seller
In this painting, Ralf Altrieth composes a world populated by figures, silhouettes and signs that seem to arise freely from color. Nothing is truly stable: shapes intersect, overlap, disappear into the matter and reappear elsewhere, like an inner landscape in perpetual transformation.
Colors play an essential role here. They diffuse, blend and respond to each other in a multitude of strokes, blotches and spontaneous gestures. The eye wanders through the painting just as it would through a world to be discovered. The forms do not tell a precise story: they suggest rather a multitude of presences, leaving free rein to the imagination.
There is a very particular poetry emanating from the work, at once playful, light and slightly mysterious. The spontaneity of the gesture never prevents the eye from finding rhythms, correspondences and new details.
Through its energetic color and graphic freedom, this canvas adds a warm presence to the space. It first attracts with its brightness and abundance, then invites you to return to it to discover its details.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic on canvas
Professional-grade canvas
180 × 190 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 childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he conjures a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His writing through 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 of the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
EMBALLAGE:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a large-format reinforced tube (180 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a frame. The canvas includes extra white margins to allow easy tensioning by your local framer.
EXPÉDITION:
The artwork is entrusted to an express carrier ensuring home delivery, with full tracking and signature on delivery, in order to guarantee the best protection of the piece until it is handed over in person.
Note: The situational presentation images are presentation suggestions created with AI based on photos of the actual work. The photos of the real object are authoritative (close-ups and full work). Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen’s color profile.
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 TranslateIn this painting, Ralf Altrieth composes a world populated by figures, silhouettes and signs that seem to arise freely from color. Nothing is truly stable: shapes intersect, overlap, disappear into the matter and reappear elsewhere, like an inner landscape in perpetual transformation.
Colors play an essential role here. They diffuse, blend and respond to each other in a multitude of strokes, blotches and spontaneous gestures. The eye wanders through the painting just as it would through a world to be discovered. The forms do not tell a precise story: they suggest rather a multitude of presences, leaving free rein to the imagination.
There is a very particular poetry emanating from the work, at once playful, light and slightly mysterious. The spontaneity of the gesture never prevents the eye from finding rhythms, correspondences and new details.
Through its energetic color and graphic freedom, this canvas adds a warm presence to the space. It first attracts with its brightness and abundance, then invites you to return to it to discover its details.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic on canvas
Professional-grade canvas
180 × 190 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 childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation, he conjures a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director
"His writing through 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 of the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator
EMBALLAGE:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a large-format reinforced tube (180 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a frame. The canvas includes extra white margins to allow easy tensioning by your local framer.
EXPÉDITION:
The artwork is entrusted to an express carrier ensuring home delivery, with full tracking and signature on delivery, in order to guarantee the best protection of the piece until it is handed over in person.
Note: The situational presentation images are presentation suggestions created with AI based on photos of the actual work. The photos of the real object are authoritative (close-ups and full work). Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen’s color profile.
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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Edition
Original
Artist
Ralf Altrieth
Title of artwork
17-5-22 - XXL
Technique
Oil painting, Spray paint
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
180 cm
Width
190 cm
Style
Abstract Expressionism
Period
2020+
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