How much does QUINTANA cost?

QUINTANA (2026) is priced at $6,900 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 QUINTANA?

QUINTANA (2026) measures 200 × 120 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 QUINTANA about?

GEO STORY: QUINTANA is a large-format abstract painting completed in 2026 by German-Spanish contemporary artist Claus Bertermann. At 200 × 120 cm, the work occupies the space between a conventional canvas and an architectural presence — it is not meant to be viewed from a single fixed point, but experienced as the viewer moves. The title refers to the Quintana square in Oviedo, Spain, where Bertermann lives and works — a place defined by limestone, shadow, and the accumulated weight of centuries. In the painting, this geographical reference is translated into a purely chromatic and material logic: the canvas becomes a terrain of deposited and excavated color, not a representation of a place but a structural echo of how places accumulate meaning over time. Quintana was created using Bertermann's signature sedimentary method: multiple layers of oil paint are applied over an extended period, each allowed to partially cure before the next is introduced. The resulting surface carries a visible depth — not in the illusionistic sense, but materially, as the edges of earlier layers become legible beneath newer applications. A wide palette knife is then used in sustained, irreversible passes across the surface, opening passages through several layers simultaneously and revealing chromatic material that would otherwise remain permanently buried. What distinguishes QUINTANA within Bertermann's body of work is the deliberate tension between the horizontal format — panoramic, landscape-like — and the vertical energy of the paint application. The scraping motions run against the natural orientation of the canvas, creating a friction between surface logic and painterly gesture that the viewer registers physically before intellectually. QUINTANA is available through bertermann.art The title refers to the Quintana square in Oviedo, Spain, where Bertermann lives and works — a place defined by limestone, shadow, and the accumulated weight of centuries. In the painting, this geographical reference is translated into a purely chromatic and material logic: the canvas becomes a terrain of deposited and excavated color, not a representation of a place but a structural echo of how places accumulate meaning over time. Quintana was created using Bertermann's signature sedimentary method: multiple layers of oil paint are applied over an extended period, each allowed to partially cure before the next is introduced. The resulting surface carries a visible depth — not in the illusionistic sense, but materially, as the edges of earlier layers become legible beneath newer applications. A wide palette knife is then used in sustained, irreversible passes across the surface, opening passages through several layers simultaneously and revealing chromatic material that would otherwise remain permanently buried. What distinguishes QUINTANA within Bertermann's body of work is the deliberate tension between the horizontal format — panoramic, landscape-like — and the vertical energy of the paint application. The scraping motions run against the natural orientation of the canvas, creating a friction between surface logic and painterly gesture that the viewer registers physically before intellectually. QUINTANA is available through bertermann.art

Is QUINTANA AI-generated?

No. QUINTANA 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.

QUINTANA | Abstract Works | Claus Bertermann

QUINTANA (2026) — 200 × 120 cm | 79 × 47 in

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

QUINTANA, 2026 — detail 10 | Claus Bertermann

QUINTANA, 2026, 200 × 120 cm — full view | Claus Bertermann

QUINTANA, 2026 — detail 1 | Claus Bertermann

CLAUS BERTERMANN — QUINTANA (2026), 200 x 120 cm