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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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Print, Trajan, Salvador Dali

Trajan

Salvador Dali

Print . 90 x 63 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 24.8 x 0 inch

€13,100

Print, St. George, Salvador Dali

St. George

Salvador Dali

Print . 68 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,100

Painting, Un vent fort, Âme Sauvage

Un vent fort

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,200 €1,080

Print, L'Ouroboros, Salvador Dali

L'Ouroboros

Salvador Dali

Print . 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch

€5,860 €5,274

Painting, Tree V, Mark Hellbusch

Tree V

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,490

Painting, Golden waterefall, H-Nguyen

Golden waterefall

H-Nguyen

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,980

Print, Virgo, Salvador Dali

Virgo

Salvador Dali

Print . 35 x 26.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 10.3 x 0 inch

€3,000

Painting, Afrique n°2, Molok

Afrique n°2

Molok

Painting . 131 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.6 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

Painting, L'Espoir, Aude De Voc

L'Espoir

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Bloomings, Harrison Prignet

Bloomings

Harrison Prignet

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Painting, Abstract 2581, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2581

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,433

Painting, Abstract 2571, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2571

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,372

Print, Old Faust, Salvador Dali

Old Faust

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11 x 0 inch

€4,800

Painting, Le pont agité, Âme Sauvage

Le pont agité

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€800

Painting, Sans titre 14, Arsène Odin

Sans titre 14

Arsène Odin

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

€800

Print, Don Quichotte, Salvador Dali

Don Quichotte

Salvador Dali

Print . 78.5 x 58.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.9 x 23 x 0 inch

€12,460 €10,591

Painting, Koma Ga Take, Gaëlle Wagner

Koma Ga Take

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€690

Print, Egg-VI, Stanislav Bojankov

Egg-VI

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€280

Painting, Le phénix, Âme Sauvage

Le phénix

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 41 x 24 x 2.4 cm Painting . 16.1 x 9.4 x 0.9 inch

€120

Fine Art Drawings, Pasión, Nikolaos Schizas

Pasión

Nikolaos Schizas

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€690

Painting, Japanese winter, Max Yaskin

Japanese winter

Max Yaskin

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

€2,300

Painting, Abstract 2570, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2570

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,372

Painting, Abstract 2569, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2569

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,372

Painting, Abstract 2568, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2568

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,372

Painting, Paisaje 33, Antoni Tapies

Paisaje 33

Antoni Tapies

Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€22,000

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