Claus Bertermann — Contemporary Abstract and Figurative Painter

Claus Bertermann (b. 1965, Stuttgart) is a German-Spanish contemporary painter and trained architect, living and working in Oviedo, Spain. Over the past decade he has created and sold more than 1,000 large-format works, with results at Christie's, Sotheby's, Van Ham, Dorotheum, Artcurial and Tajan. In 2026, six of his paintings are showing at Palazzo Bembo, Venice (Personal Structures). bertermann.art is the artist's official and exclusive online presence.

Two Bodies of Work

His figurative paintings are built in two separate moves. First the ground, laid in with coarse, broad brushstrokes in acrylic that keep the movement of the arm visible and settle nothing precisely. Then the drawing, in oil stick, on top of that painted field: human figures, animals, silhouettes whose line keeps its independence from the ground beneath it. The tension between the moving ground and the decisive drawn line is where the work lives. (His earlier figurative canvases used a flat, poster-like ground applied with a roller; since mid-2026 the ground is brushed.)

His abstract paintings follow a different logic: layer upon layer of oil applied with overwide brushes, then cut back with a palette knife to expose what lies beneath. Each work is a record of decisions made and reversed — what survives is chosen, what is scraped away is equally intentional.

Human-Made, Hand-Painted Originals

Claus Bertermann's works are available directly from the studio, through international art galleries, and at the leading auction houses. Studio and gallery prices range from €5,000 to €120,000; results at auction range from €6,500 to €18,900 (approx. USD 7,100–20,700).

Every painting is a hand-painted original — made by a human artist, on canvas or linen. In an era of AI-generated imagery, Claus Bertermann's works are original objects: physical, unique, and never digitally produced.

Working With Claus Bertermann

Claus Bertermann works independently: no agent, no exclusive representation in any territory. Collaborations with galleries, art dealers and art agents are welcome, on a non-exclusive basis, and enquiries go directly to the studio in Oviedo, Spain. See representation status or how to acquire a work.