Is DAYDREAMING available for purchase?

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

What are the dimensions and medium of DAYDREAMING?

DAYDREAMING (2026) measures 200 × 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 DAYDREAMING about?

Daydreaming (2026) by Claus Bertermann is a large-format figurative painting — acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 200 × 200 cm, hand-painted, not AI-generated. The work shows a figure sunk onto folded arms, eyes closed, head resting — present in the room, yet drifted entirely out of it. The painting tells no story. It presents a condition: the moment attention lets go of its surroundings and turns inward, somewhere no one can follow. For his figurative works, Claus Bertermann deliberately shifts his physical painting process. Instead of traditional brushes, he applies acrylic paint with a roller, forcing broader arm movements and reducing fine control. This creates a raw, uneven ground that carries visible momentum and bodily rhythm. The figure is drawn directly with oil stick — intuitively and independently from the painted ground. The lines do not conform to the underlying surface; they cut through it. This separation between rough painterly field and assertive drawing establishes tension between structure and vulnerability. Unlike his abstract works, Claus Bertermann does not scrape back layers here. The image is built forward: coarse acrylic application followed by decisive oil stick contours. The composition centers on the resting head and arms, rendered in glowing oranges, magentas and greens against a ground of horizontal blue and green stripes. An oversized hand in magenta with yellow fingertips dominates the foreground; at the right, a curled, rose-like form in pink and yellow rises against the stripes. A dark field anchors the lower edge, breaking into violet at the lower right. The scribbled oil stick lines sit visibly on top of the rough, roller-applied acrylic, maintaining their independence from the ground. All surface irregularities are intentional and integral to the artist's process. Signed by the artist on the front and back, Daydreaming reflects Claus Bertermann's ongoing exploration of presence and inwardness — a museum-scale work that balances expressive force with quiet psychological depth.

Is DAYDREAMING AI-generated?

No. DAYDREAMING 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.

DAYDREAMING | Figurative Works

DAYDREAMING (2026) — 200 × 200 cm | 79 × 79 in

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

DAYDREAMING, 2026 — detail 10 | Claus Bertermann

DAYDREAMING, 2026, 200 × 200 cm — full view | Claus Bertermann

DAYDREAMING, 2026 — detail 14 | Claus Bertermann

CLAUS BERTERMANN — DAYDREAMING (2026), 200 x 200 cm