Ralf Altrieth - Tout est là - XXL

Ralf Altrieth draws and paints here with great spontaneity. The forms are deliberately simple, the outlines direct, the colors bold, as if the figures had been discovered rather than invented. Yet behind this apparent simplicity lies a genuine sense of rhythm: the figures respond to one another, overlap, or seem to float around each other.

The imaginary figures give the whole a poetic, almost dreamlike quality. There is something joyful and slightly offbeat about the composition, leaving the viewer considerable freedom to interpret it.

Decalcomania, layering, and sgraffito lend the surface great richness. The work therefore exudes a particularly warm presence. It draws you in with its colors and instantly recognizable figures, then holds your gaze with its inventiveness and little details.

In a contemporary interior, it brings a free-spirited, playful, and poetic artistic touch, while never losing the distinctive quality of Ralf Altrieth’s gesture.

TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic with decalcomania and sgraffito on canvas
Heavyweight, professional-quality canvas
160 × 170 cm
One-of-a-kind, hand-painted artwork
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth

REVIEWS AND PRESS:
“In this sense, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are pure children’s song. From the crucible of improvisation, he conjures an intact world made of spontaneous joys and powerful impulses.”
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director

“His visual language of gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and untried experiences. Ralf Altrieth’s canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression of the contemporary art scene.”
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator

MARGINS:
The dimensions given correspond to the artwork once stretched on a frame. The canvas has additional white margins that will make it easy for your local framer to stretch it.

SHIPPING:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced tube, specially designed to provide maximum protection during transit. The work is entrusted to an express carrier that provides home delivery, full tracking, and delivery against signature, ensuring the artwork is protected as thoroughly as possible until it is handed over in person.

Note: The mock-up images are presentation suggestions generated with AI based on photographs of the actual artwork. Photos of the actual item are definitive (close-ups, full artwork, back view). Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen’s color profile.

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