Is Parc Fermé available for purchase?

Parc Fermé has been sold. Other works by Claus Bertermann are available at bertermann.art/works.

What are the dimensions and medium of Parc Fermé?

Parc Fermé (2026) measures 150 × 200 cm and was created in Acrylic and oil stick on canvas.

How can I acquire a painting by Claus Bertermann?

Works by Claus Bertermann are available directly from the studio, through partner galleries, and via 1stDibs. Contact the studio via the form at bertermann.art/contact.

Does Claus Bertermann have a gallery representative or exclusive agent?

No. Claus Bertermann works as an independent artist without exclusive gallery representation, dealers, or agents. Works are acquired directly from the studio at bertermann.art, through non-exclusive gallery partnerships, and at international auction houses.

What is Parc Fermé about?

Parc Fermé (2026) by Claus Bertermann is a large-format figurative painting — acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 150 × 200 cm, hand-painted, not AI-generated. The work presents a condition rather than a narrative: the race is over, and the car has been pushed into parc fermé, the closed area where no one may touch it until the stewards have checked every part. In front of it stands the driver, relaxed and upright, his helmet in one hand, the other hand resting casually in his trouser pocket, looking straight at the viewer with complete calm. The twist of the picture: the stewards will check every bolt and find nothing, because the one part that made the difference is not in the car at all — the driver carries it in his hand, the helmet and the head that goes inside it. The car is locked away; the real secret of the race walks out freely. For this work, part of his 2026 figurative series and of his motor-racing cycle, Claus Bertermann separates the two operations that make the picture. The ground is painted first, in coarse, broad brushstrokes that keep the movement of the arm visible: the dark sky on the left and the deep blue on the right, the blocks of orange and red behind the car, the turquoise body of the car and the orange trousers. The drawing comes afterwards and lies on top of that painted ground — the oil stick sets the driver's orange hair, his green and blue face and steady eyes, the seams and orange pockets of his blue jacket, the yellow and green helmet in his hand, the wheels with their orange hubs and the loose orange lines that run across the car. Unlike his abstract works, nothing here is scraped back — the image is built forward: coarse painted ground below, decisive drawn contour above. The composition is built around a single standing figure: the driver stands at the centre of the canvas, close to life size, his head near the top edge, while the low turquoise car stretches behind him across the full width, one wheel at the lower left, one at the lower right. The palette sets turquoise, cobalt and deep blue against orange, vermilion and yellow, with a dark green-black sky on the left. The face is painted in green and blue; the same green returns in the helmet he carries. Anatomy and perspective are intentionally simplified and distorted, prioritising emotional weight over realism. All surface irregularities are intentional and integral to the artist's process. Signed by the artist on the front and back, Parc Fermé reflects Claus Bertermann's ongoing exploration of courage, focus and the human figure — a museum-scale portrait of calm confidence after the race.

Is Parc Fermé AI-generated?

No. Parc Fermé is a hand-painted original created entirely by Claus Bertermann — Acrylic and oil stick on canvas. All works by Claus Bertermann are made by hand. In a time when AI-generated imagery is increasingly common, every Bertermann painting is a unique physical object, never digitally produced.

Parc Fermé | Figurative Works

Parc Fermé (2026) — 150 × 200 cm | 59 × 79 in

Acrylic and oil stick on canvas. Hand-painted original — made by a human artist.

Parc Fermé, 2026 — detail 14 | Claus Bertermann

Parc Fermé, 2026, 150 × 200 cm — full view | Claus Bertermann

Parc Fermé, 2026 — detail 9 | Claus Bertermann

CLAUS BERTERMANN — Parc Fermé (2026), 150 x 200 cm