How much does CAEO#CB cost?

CAEO#CB (2024) is priced at $5,600 USD. The work is currently available for acquisition directly from the studio, through partner galleries, or via 1stDibs.

What are the dimensions and medium of CAEO#CB?

CAEO#CB (2024) measures 130 × 150 cm and was created in Oil 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 CAEO#CB about?

CAEO#CB is an abstract oil painting (130 × 150 cm) created in 2024 by Claus Bertermann. It represents one of many canvases from a sustained production period in which Bertermann pushed the material and temporal logic of his sedimentary method: the idea that a painting's history remains visible in its present surface, that the viewer who looks closely is reading a record of accumulated decisions rather than a singular act of creation. The archaeological metaphor that runs through Bertermann's abstract practice is particularly apt for CAEO#CB. Archaeology is the discipline of reading present material evidence for absent past events — of determining what happened from what remains. Bertermann's painted surfaces are structured analogously: the stratigraphy of oil layers, the marks of palette knife passes, the chromatic evidence of earlier sessions visible through scraped passages — all of this constitutes a material record of the painting's own creation. CAEO#CB at 130 × 150 cm is a horizontal format — wider than it is tall — which produces a specific kind of visual movement in the composition: the horizontal orientation encourages the eye to sweep laterally, following the directional marks of the palette knife, before descending into the depth of the surface layers. This lateral-then-deep movement is characteristic of Bertermann's horizontal abstract canvases and constitutes a specific form of visual experience distinct from his square or vertical works.

Is CAEO#CB AI-generated?

No. CAEO#CB is a hand-painted original created entirely by Claus Bertermann — Oil 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.

CAEO#CB | Abstract Works | Claus Bertermann

CAEO#CB (2024) — 130 × 150 cm | 51 × 59 in

Oil on canvas. Hand-painted original — made by a human artist.

CAEO#CB, 2024 — detail 5 | Claus Bertermann

CAEO#CB, 2024, 130 × 150 cm — full view | Claus Bertermann

CAEO#CB, 2024 — detail 1 | Claus Bertermann

CLAUS BERTERMANN — CAEO#CB (2024), 130 x 150 cm