Is BLITZ LIEBE available for purchase?

BLITZ LIEBE has been sold. Other works by Claus Bertermann are available at bertermann.art/works.

What are the dimensions and medium of BLITZ LIEBE?

BLITZ LIEBE (2026) measures 160 × 160 cm and was created in Acrylic and oil pastel 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 BLITZ LIEBE about?

Blitz Liebe (2026) by Claus Bertermann is a large-format figurative painting — acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 160 × 160 cm, hand-painted, not AI-generated. Blitz Liebe (Lightning Love) catches two people in the exact instant the bolt lands: cheek pressed to cheek, four eyes thrown wide open, they stare out of the canvas with the slightly alarmed euphoria of having fallen in love far too quickly. A single butterfly escapes toward the upper corner. The painting refuses to clarify who struck whom first — it presents a condition, not a narrative: the coup de foudre, thrilling, irreversible, and just a little ridiculous. For his figurative works, Claus Bertermann deliberately shifts his physical painting process. Instead of traditional brushes, he applies the acrylic ground with a roller or extra-wide brush, forcing broader arm movements and reducing fine control. This produces a raw, electric field — here a vibrating acid-green — that carries visible momentum and bodily rhythm. The figures are then drawn directly with oil pastel — intuitively and independently from the painted ground. The lines do not conform to the surface beneath them; they cut across it. This separation between rough painterly field and assertive drawing establishes tension between structure and impulse. Unlike his abstract works, Claus Bertermann does not scrape back layers here. The image is built forward: coarse acrylic application followed by decisive oil-pastel contours. The composition centers on two intertwined figures pressed cheek to cheek, rendered through a dense network of expressive gestures and neon-like color fields. Brilliant electric pinks, intense yellows and deep blues erupt across the faces, set against the luminous acid-green ground. Four wide, orange-rimmed eyes dominate the upper half; a broad, toothy grin animates the larger figure on the right, while the smaller figure on the left tilts inward, a hand raised toward the face. A line-drawn butterfly hovers in the upper-left corner; long blue strands and restless, white-outlined fingers descend into a dark lower register. The acrylic surface remains rough and open, showing the marks of roller and wide brush; the oil-pastel lines sit visibly on top. All surface irregularities are intentional and integral to the artist's process. Signed by the artist on the front and back, Blitz Liebe reflects Claus Bertermann's ongoing exploration of contemporary connection, vulnerability and presence — a museum-scale work that balances expressive, raw force with sharp psychological wit.

Is BLITZ LIEBE AI-generated?

No. BLITZ LIEBE is a hand-painted original created entirely by Claus Bertermann — Acrylic and oil pastel 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.

BLITZ LIEBE | Figurative Works

BLITZ LIEBE (2026) — 160 × 160 cm | 63 × 63 in

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

BLITZ LIEBE, 2026 — detail 13 | Claus Bertermann

BLITZ LIEBE, 2026, 160 × 160 cm — full view | Claus Bertermann

BLITZ LIEBE, 2026 — detail 15 | Claus Bertermann

BLITZ LIEBE | Figurative Works | Claus Bertermann

CLAUS BERTERMANN — BLITZ LIEBE (2026), 160 x 160 cm