Ralf Altrieth - Übung unser Vögelein

Acrylic painting on paper mounted on a wood panel
65 x 50 cm
Unique work, handmade
Excellent condition
Ready to hang

Signed and dated on the back by Ralf Altrieth
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth

DESCRIPTION:

This original work by Ralf Altrieth unfolds a universe where human figures, gazes, animals and signs seem to emerge spontaneously before merging again into the composition. Each element appears as an obvious choice, without an imposed narrative, leaving the viewer free to project their own story onto it.

The gesture is direct, living, without artifice. The flat white field dialogues with straight lines, assertive contours, and a rich pictorial material that give the whole its immediately perceptible energy. The colors oscillate between softness and intensity, creating a singular balance where tension, humor, fragility and poetry coexist naturally.

The marouflage of paper onto a wood panel gives the work the presence of a painting while preserving the spontaneity and freshness inherent to working on paper.

At the boundary between libre figuration, contemporary expressionism and instinctive writing, this work testifies to a deeply personal approach. Nothing here is decorative in the conventional sense: everything seems to spring from an inner necessity. A singular, living and expressive piece that continues to reveal new details over time.

CRITIQUE:

"There is a lot of poetry in this painting, as in all of this artist’s works. They are populated with narrative codes and fantastical tales. In that sense, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are a pure childish song... But the most astonishing thing that manifests in these paintings is a communicative tenderness for the states of mind of human beings."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, museum director and art historian

"His writing through gesture and color describes a world opened to new voices and experiences never attempted. The canvases and works on paper by Ralf Altrieth demonstrate that painting remains a major expression of the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator

BIOGRAPHY:

Ralf Altrieth (Heilbronn, 1966) is a Franco-German painter and musician recognized for his expressive and spontaneous universe, at the border between figuration and abstraction. Trained in his teens by painter Georg Schaible and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nürtingen in the late 1980s, his work is distinguished by rare pictorial energy and a particularly sensitive language. His works are now in numerous private collections around the world.

SHIPPING:

Express shipping with tracking and signature required. The work will be carefully packaged in a rigid crate prepared by the artist (protective board, bubble wrap, cardboard reinforcements, etc.) to ensure secure transport.

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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