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Gestural Abstraction

The phrase gestural abstraction refers to a way of making art - not what necessarily gets painted, but how it does.  By abandoning the application of paint to a surface in a controlled and premeditated way, gestural painters apply paint intuitively, physically, by dripping, splattering, pouring, smearing or throwing it at the surface itself. What matters to the gestural abstraction painters then isn't the paint but the physicality, honesty, intuition and deep personal expression. This in turn leads to the artist abandoning a focus on subject matter, turning inward for inspiration. As such, the act of painting itself becomes the subject. Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner and Franz Kline led this movement from the 1940s onwards, with Jackson Pollock undoubtedly being the most notable with his pierced paint tins, dripping across the surface of Number 1A, 1948 (1948).  Abstract gestural painters explore their deepest emotions and they express that part of themselves during the physical act of painting. Pollock would later note that he had no fears about making changes to a painting, because, he said, the work has a life of its own. The painting itself is a relic of the action, it is a recording of the gestures made. Still influencing artists today, the likes of Caroline Vis and Sebastien Desnos (s3b desnos) both reference Pollock in their work, either echoing the expression of emotion or indeed as Desnos puts it, “action painting."

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Painting, Dieux des mers, Âme Sauvage

Dieux des mers

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch

€680 €476

Painting, Marsfeld CLVI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld CLVI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€3,900

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print . 75 x 105 cm Print . 29.5 x 41.3 inch

€4,500

Painting, Abstract 2437, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2437

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,311

Painting, 0118.6, Tracey Adams

0118.6

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,581

Painting, Sans titre 12, Arsène Odin

Sans titre 12

Arsène Odin

Painting . 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€1,200

Painting, Revolution 2, Max Yaskin

Revolution 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Fine Art Drawings, Trees-II, Stanislav Bojankov

Trees-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€110

Painting, Pleasure party, Âme Sauvage

Pleasure party

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 54 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting . 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch

€550

Painting, Spring, Francesco Martini

Spring

Francesco Martini

Painting . 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Gradient 7, Nikolaos Schizas

Gradient 7

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,284

Painting, Emergence, Nikolaos Schizas

Emergence

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,284

Painting, Summertime, Lia Van Leeuwen

Summertime

Lia Van Leeuwen

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Dark paths, Nikolaos Schizas

Dark paths

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,927

Painting, Vague d'amour, Âme Sauvage

Vague d'amour

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Screens

Laura Newman

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting . 22 x 30 inch

€3,771

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 41 x 53 cm Print . 16.1 x 20.9 inch

€1,500

Painting, 0118.4, Tracey Adams

0118.4

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,581

Painting, Sables Mouvants, Aude De Voc

Sables Mouvants

Aude De Voc

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Intuition, Muriel Deumie

Intuition

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€890

Painting, Sutil, Nikolaos Schizas

Sutil

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 110 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,562

Painting, Endless, Nikolaos Schizas

Endless

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,737

Painting, Razor claws, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,310

Painting, Landscape 2, Gina Vor

Landscape 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Feeling flow

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Painting, Shambala 2, Max Yaskin

Shambala 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,150

Print, Sans titre 89, Yichao Sun

Sans titre 89

Yichao Sun

Print . 16 x 16 x 1 cm Print . 6.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inch

€120

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