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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, Abstract 2433, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2433

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,277

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, No rules, Nikolaos Schizas

No rules

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 55 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,038

Painting, Rosentor, Greet Helsen

Rosentor

Greet Helsen

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,199

Painting, Sans-titre, Philippe Cognée

Sans-titre

Philippe Cognée

Painting . 102 x 64 x 0.1 cm Painting . 40.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch

€3,500

Fine Art Drawings, Balancing Act 2, Tracey Adams

Balancing Act 2

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings . 66 x 50.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 20 inch

€1,558

Painting, Élya, Sébastien Allart

Élya

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,400

Painting, Vacaciones, Eusebio Lopez

Vacaciones

Eusebio Lopez

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€850

Painting, Imagination, Gina Vor

Imagination

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Maeva, Sébastien Allart

Maeva

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

City 4

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500 €2,250

Painting, Storm, Marta Zawadzka

Storm

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Oasis, Thomas Jeunet

Oasis

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.4 inch

€890

Painting, Claim 35, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 35

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,340

Painting, Paysage rosé, H-Nguyen

Paysage rosé

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 115 cm Painting . 29.5 x 45.3 inch

€1,400

Painting, Still Life, Laura Newman

Still Life

Laura Newman

Painting . 102 x 76 cm Painting . 40.2 x 29.9 inch

€6,892

Fine Art Drawings, Visages, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Visages

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, Composition, Antoni Amat

Composition

Antoni Amat

Painting . 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, Reka, Veronika Rokashevich

Reka

Veronika Rokashevich

Painting . 140 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,500 €1,350

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 10.6 inch

€1,400

Fine Art Drawings, Flex, Muriel Deumie

Flex

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€990

Fine Art Drawings, Carne Dei Fiori, Philippe Cognée

Carne Dei Fiori

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings . 36.5 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€2,300

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

NotWithstanding

Kris Haas

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

€896

Painting, Soulages, Rafael Sliks

Soulages

Rafael Sliks

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

€6,500

Print, Koons Book, Jeff Koons

Koons Book

Jeff Koons

Print . 44 x 33 x 8.5 cm Print . 17.3 x 13 x 3.3 inch

€4,500

Painting, Waves, Juliana Haggoo

Waves

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, All Night Long, Cosmos

All Night Long

Cosmos

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

€7,400

Fine Art Drawings, Que Font Ces Gens, Salvador Dali

Que Font Ces Gens

Salvador Dali

Fine Art Drawings . 15.5 x 9.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.1 x 3.7 x 0.1 inch

€82,000

Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting . 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Painting, Gold rain, Arsène Odin

Gold rain

Arsène Odin

Painting . 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Lavender, Marco Saporiti

Lavender

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Sign No. 16, Gina Vor

Sign No. 16

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€200

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

Painting, Renouveau, Aude De Voc

Renouveau

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Sculpture, Cooling, Mark Hellbusch

Cooling

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture . 72 x 65 x 4 cm Sculpture . 28.3 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

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

Print, Oasis, Aloyzas Smilingis

Oasis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Print . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Hot times, Newel Hunter

Hot times

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,590

Print, Julie I, Rafael Sliks

Julie I

Rafael Sliks

Print . 100 x 71 cm Print . 39.4 x 28 inch

€1,300

Sculpture, Sans titre, Rafael Sliks

Sans titre

Rafael Sliks

Sculpture . 26.5 x 19.5 x 10 cm Sculpture . 10.4 x 7.7 x 3.9 inch

€2,500

Print, Mohawks, Muriel Deumie

Mohawks

Muriel Deumie

Print . 60 x 60 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Big Box 35-B30, Eric Robin

Big Box 35-B30

Eric Robin

Painting . 33 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 13 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€800

Painting, Red fire, Jo Sada

Red fire

Jo Sada

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€110

Painting, Pixels, Tic

Pixels

Tic

Painting . 140 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€1,800

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