Ralf Altrieth (1966) - Still hungry

'Still hungry', 2026

Acrylic on canvas, mixed media combining pressure imprinting (decoupage) and textures obtained through stamping

60 × 60 cm
Mounted on a solid wooden frame (pine), beautiful patina. Thickness: 2,5 cm

Signed, dated and titled on the back by the artist

The edges are painted white, allowing immediate hanging without a frame, for a contemporary presentation.

Sold by Recodier Art, France
Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist

DESCRIPTION :

The museum director and art historian Dr. Friedhelm Häring describes the pictorial universe of Ralf Altrieth as follows :

"There is a lot of poetry in this painting, as in all the works of this artist. They are populated by narrative codes and fantastical tales. In that sense, the painterly poems of Ralf Altrieth are a pure childish song... But the most astonishing thing manifested in these canvases is a communicative tenderness for the emotional states of the human being."

In his paintings, Ralf Altrieth lets the forms rise and transform with the gesture, in a free and spontaneous movement. The figures often appear fleetingly, as if they hesitate between being and disappearing.

The image forms through superpositions, the elements seem to float, respond to each other, intertwine, creating a living and open visual space.

The title is generally added afterwards. It aims to suggest a clue, a narrative dimension, poetic or sometimes simply humorous, never confining the image to a single interpretation.

An expressive work that immediately captures the eye and gradually reveals its full richness.

BIOGRAPHY :

Ralf Altrieth (Heilbronn, 1966) is a German-born painter and musician. Trained in his teens with the painter Georg Schaible and later at the Nürtingen University of Applied Arts in the late 1980s, he has exhibited in France and Germany, notably at Galerie Hartmut Beck (Erlangen), the MAC Paris and Galerie Théo de Seine (Paris). He lives and works today in the south of France.

SHIPPING :

Tracked shipping with signature. The work will be carefully packaged in a rigid, custom-made packaging by the artist (protective board, bubble wrap, cardboard reinforcements, etc.) to ensure secure transport.