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Ralf Altrieth, original hand‑painted mixed‑media on canvas titled Etonnement éternel - XXXL, 155 × 220 cm, created in France in 2026, signed and dated on the back with a certificate of authenticity.
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Description from the seller
Through acrylic, decals and transfers of matter, Ralf Altrieth brings to life a gallery of characters who seem to mingle, respond to each other or simply evolve side by side, like in a world whose rules belong only to them.
The bold colors and the layers of material give the surface great richness. The colored lines structure the shapes while the flats, traces and transfers reveal different strata of painting. The whole retains a very direct spontaneity, but also a true sense of rhythm and composition.
Between free figuration, instinctive drawing and graphic poetry, the work does not seek to tell a specific story. It opens rather a space where the imagination can circulate freely.
By its energy, its colors and its resolutely singular character, it provides an immediate presence to the space. It first attracts with its expressiveness, then holds the eye with the multitude of details that gradually reveal themselves.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic with decals and transfers of matter on canvas
Thick, professional-quality canvas
155 × 220 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 gestural writing and color describe 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
MARGES:
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a stretcher. The canvas includes additional white margins that will allow easy tensioning by your local framer.
EXPÉDITION:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced tube, specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport. The work is entrusted to an express carrier providing home delivery, with full tracking and signature upon delivery, to guarantee the best protection of the work until handover.
Note: The situational presentation images are presentation suggestions made with AI based on photos of the actual work. The photos of the real object prevail (close-ups, full work, back and profile photo). Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen 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 TranslateThrough acrylic, decals and transfers of matter, Ralf Altrieth brings to life a gallery of characters who seem to mingle, respond to each other or simply evolve side by side, like in a world whose rules belong only to them.
The bold colors and the layers of material give the surface great richness. The colored lines structure the shapes while the flats, traces and transfers reveal different strata of painting. The whole retains a very direct spontaneity, but also a true sense of rhythm and composition.
Between free figuration, instinctive drawing and graphic poetry, the work does not seek to tell a specific story. It opens rather a space where the imagination can circulate freely.
By its energy, its colors and its resolutely singular character, it provides an immediate presence to the space. It first attracts with its expressiveness, then holds the eye with the multitude of details that gradually reveal themselves.
TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic with decals and transfers of matter on canvas
Thick, professional-quality canvas
155 × 220 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 gestural writing and color describe 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
MARGES:
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work mounted on a stretcher. The canvas includes additional white margins that will allow easy tensioning by your local framer.
EXPÉDITION:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced tube, specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport. The work is entrusted to an express carrier providing home delivery, with full tracking and signature upon delivery, to guarantee the best protection of the work until handover.
Note: The situational presentation images are presentation suggestions made with AI based on photos of the actual work. The photos of the real object prevail (close-ups, full work, back and profile photo). Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen 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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Artist
Ralf Altrieth
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Etonnement éternel - XXXL
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
155 cm
Width
220 cm
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
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