In the. last 10 years of his life, Wolfang Lettl collaborated intensively with his son, Florian. This made possible the creation of over 100 surreal paintings between 1998 and 2007, despite a serious illness and the decline of physical and mental abilities. As for the last painting shown here, Florian Lettl not only collaborated intensely on the development of the theme, but also finished the painting to make it available for exhibition. After Wolfgang Lettl lost his strength and realized he could no longer paint, he decided to die. He died on February 10, 2008 in the arms of his son Florian, surrounded by his paintings.

On the one hand, this final painting shows the conductor and his orchestra in an upward movement. Art comes from the unconscious, it is hidden in this painting in the depths of the water. It is the artist's creative act that elevates it to the light of day and makes it visible.

In contrast to the black-clad conductor who reaches out with both arms, with the wand emphasizing the upward movement, the white marble sculpture of San Bruno by René-Michel Slodtz, known as Michel-Ange Slodtz (1705- 1764), is already standing on its pedestal. The sculpture was made in 1744 for St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

One hand of the Saint makes a gesture of refusal, the other is pointing downwards. For compositional reasons, the painting lacks both the putto who wants to present the bishop's insignia to the saint, and the attributes of the saint (skull, chain and book) to which the hand is pointing.

The gestures of the painting therefore refer to the conductor and his work; they admonish the artist to modesty and discreetly remind him of his transience.