Claus Bertermann (1965) - Tuesday

Artist: Claus Bertermann

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.bertermann.art

The story behind "Tuesday"

Nothing is being celebrated here. No anniversary, no wedding, no birthday, no holiday, just an ordinary Tuesday. Two heads rest against each other, so close that their outlines run into one another. He turns his eyes towards her. She looks straight at you, calm and a little amused, as if she had noticed you a moment ago and decided you were welcome to stay.

Tuesday carries the name of Tiw, or Týr, the old Germanic god of oaths and promises, who once placed his own hand in the mouth of a wolf as a pledge that he would keep his word. Big promises are made on Saturdays, in front of guests and cameras. They are kept on Tuesdays, when no one is watching, in a thousand small ways that never make it into a photo album. This painting is that photo. And her look at you is not a question but a quiet confirmation: the promise holds, week after week, and you are welcome to be its witness.

About the artist

Claus Bertermann holds a Master's degree in Architecture (TU Munich) and is an internationally collected contemporary artist, with more than 1,000 large-format works in private and institutional collections, including a monumental triptych at the Technical University of Munich. His abstract paintings have reached top auction results such as €18,900 at C. h. r. i. s. t. i. e´s Paris and €15,240 at S. o. t. h. e. b. y´s Cologne, with further sales at V. a. n. H. a. m, A. r. t. c. u. r. i. a. l and D. o. r. o. t. h. e. u. m.

In 2026 he started a radically new figurative series: people and scenes in bold, emotional colour, inspired by German Expressionism. First he paints the background with loose, broad brushstrokes. Then he draws the figures on top with oil stick, in clear and confident lines.

Visual description

On the left, a man with a shock of yellow, orange and green hair leans his pale blue face towards the woman beside him, his eyes turned to her. On the right, the woman's warm, light face looks directly out of the canvas with deep brown eyes. Below them glows a mass of red and orange, set against black on the left and a broad field of emerald green on the right. Signed in yellow oil stick at the lower right.

One detail for those who look twice: a single strong line of blue runs from the top of the canvas down between the two faces and belongs to both of them at once, like a seam that holds the couple together.

Why it is worth the price

A large, museum-scale painting from the first year of a radically new figurative series, at 150 x 200 cm a true statement piece for a living room, a gallery wall or a collector's study. Its electric blues, glowing reds and deep emerald green give a room real presence, and the play of the two gazes, one turned inward and one turned towards the viewer, makes the painting feel alive from every corner of the room. A tender, confident work for collectors who love paintings that carry a second story beneath the first.

Key details for collectors

– Title: Tuesday
– Year: 2026
– Dimensions (H x W): 150 x 200 cm (59 × 79 inches)
– Medium: Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
– Original, one-of-a-kind artwork
– Signed by the artist on the front and back side; title, year and the artist's full name inscribed on the back
– Certificate of authenticity included
– Condition: excellent; all surface irregularities are intentional and part of the artist's process
– Sold unframed and without stretcher bars; shipped rolled for safe international transport
– Additional white border of approx. 10 cm (approx. 4 inches) on all sides, allowing professional restretching on museum-quality stretcher bars up to 6 cm (approx. 2.4 inches) deep for a clean, frameless, gallery-style presentation
– Professional stretching is the responsibility of the buyer
– Professional packaging and worldwide shipping with premium carriers such as UPS

Please note regarding the room views:

Some of the photographs show the painting digitally placed in an interior. These room views are AI-visualisations, created to give an impression of scale and presence only — they are not photographs of the actual work hanging in a room. Both the size proportions and the colours shown in them may differ from the original. The binding references are the dimensions stated above (H x W) and the studio photograph of the painting itself. Please also note that colours may appear differently depending on screen calibration.

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