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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, 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, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

La boxeuse

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

€320

Painting, Boum !, Âme Sauvage

Boum !

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Green Depth, Alex Senchenko

Green Depth

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,268

Painting, Primavera, Nikolaos Schizas

Primavera

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,463

Painting, Jack, Mark Hellbusch

Jack

Mark Hellbusch

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

€990

Painting, Blue leaves and colors, Tic

Blue leaves and colors

Tic

Painting . 150 x 215 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 84.6 x 0 inch

€1,850

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

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

Fine Art Drawings, Manga French, Muriel Deumie

Manga French

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 20 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€900 €765

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 35.2 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€850

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, Poise, Victoria Horkan

Poise

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,658

Painting, Abstract 2137, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2137

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,658

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

€2,439

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

Painting, Abstract 2176, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2176

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,024

Painting, Abstract 1265, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1265

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,805

Painting, Abstract 1259, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1259

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,683

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

€2,378

Print, H-20, Hans Hartung

H-20

Hans Hartung

Print . 60 x 50 cm Print . 23.6 x 19.7 inch

€1,000

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 No. 90, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 90

Gina Vor

Painting . 39.5 x 31 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.6 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract 2580, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2580

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,195

Painting, Abstract 2578, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2578

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,439

Painting, Abstract 2577, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2577

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,378

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

€2,378

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

€2,378

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

€2,378

Print, Le Vitrail, Salvador Dali

Le Vitrail

Salvador Dali

Print . 38.1 x 26.42 x 2.54 cm Print . 15 x 10.4 x 1 inch

€5,463

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, 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, Monde rouge, Âme Sauvage

Monde rouge

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€350

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