Ralf Altrieth - 7.5.23 - II - XL

Acrylic on heavy ivory-toned paper
100 × 70 cm (105 × 75 cm including margins)

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

DESCRIPTION:

This original work by Ralf Altrieth unfolds a richly populated world in which figures, sketched characters, signs, and abstract forms intersect in an ever-changing interplay of lines and colors. Some presences stand out clearly, while others remain half-hidden in the material. The eye moves freely from one appearance to the next, never exhausting the richness of the composition.

Between free figuration, instinctive drawing, and graphic poetry, the work does not seek to impose a precise reading. Instead, it allows the imagination to form its own associations.

With its energy and visual density, it first draws the viewer in with its abundance and colors, then holds their gaze with the multitude of details and presences that gradually come to light.

At the boundary between drawing and painting, this work bears witness to Ralf Altrieth’s deeply personal visual language: a free and instinctive creation in which gesture, imagination, and material come together without ever losing their spontaneity.

CRITICAL APPRAISAL:

“There is a great deal of poetry in this painting, as in all of this artist’s works. They are populated by narrative codes and fantastical tales. In this sense, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are pure children’s songs... But the most astonishing thing that emerges in these paintings is a communicative tenderness toward the emotional states of human beings.”
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, museum director and art historian

“His expressive use of gesture and color depicts a world open to new voices and experiences never before attempted. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major form of expression in the contemporary art scene.”
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator

BIOGRAPHY:

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

SHIPPING:

The work will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube to ensure safe transportation.
It will be entrusted to an express courier offering home delivery, with full tracking and a signature required upon delivery, to ensure the best possible protection for the work until it is handed over in person.

NOTE ABOUT THE MARGINS:
The outer margins of the paper show a few marks caused by the removal of the masking tape. These are completely normal and appear only in the unpainted areas. They will be concealed by the mat if you choose this option, or can be removed by trimming the work from 75 × 105 cm to 70 × 100 cm (see installation images): place the glass on the paper, then cut. Your local framer can easily take care of this.

Note: The installation images are presentation suggestions created with AI using photos of the actual work. The photos of the actual item are authoritative (full artwork, close-up details, profile photos, and signature on the back). Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen’s color profile.