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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, Silent Spring, Alex Senchenko

Silent Spring

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,539

Painting, Like a Prayer, Marta Zawadzka

Like a Prayer

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 120 x 2.3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,800

Fine Art Drawings, Winter is Gone, Nikolaos Schizas

Winter is Gone

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, Alchemy 3, Max Yaskin

Alchemy 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,580

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

Painting, The Thaw, Alex Senchenko

The Thaw

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,177

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

Print, L 1977-3, Hans Hartung

L 1977-3

Hans Hartung

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

€3,000

Painting, Friends, Caroline Vis

Friends

Caroline Vis

Painting . 90 x 200 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€4,900

Painting, Good vibes, Francesco Martini

Good vibes

Francesco Martini

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,525

Print, Arc Blau, Antoni Tapies

Arc Blau

Antoni Tapies

Print . 58 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.8 x 30.5 x 0 inch

€2,000

Painting, Still Life, Laura Newman

Still Life

Laura Newman

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

€6,953

Painting, Marie M, Sunny Jim

Marie M

Sunny Jim

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Abstract 2160, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2160

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,298

Painting, Blue silence, H-Nguyen

Blue silence

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,360

Painting, Pastel Dreams 3, Gina Vor

Pastel Dreams 3

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Untitled, Noa Gosley

Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,650

Painting, Agape, Margaux Salvador

Agape

Margaux Salvador

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

€1,700

Painting, Abstract 2566, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2566

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,177

Painting, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Stripes

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,700

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, Implant, Tic

Implant

Tic

Painting . 135 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 53.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€950

Painting, Claim 137, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 137

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Painting, Rorschach, Bald

Rorschach

Bald

Painting . 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

NotWithstanding

Kris Haas

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

€930

Print, HC L-52, Hans Hartung

HC L-52

Hans Hartung

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

€2,000

Painting, Abstract 22124, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 22124

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,814

Painting, Suspension, Victoria Horkan

Suspension

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,870

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Box 25.04, Eric Robin

Box 25.04

Eric Robin

Painting . 24 x 24 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Flex 2, Muriel Deumie

Flex 2

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 40 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€990 €891

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

Painting, Hidden Light, Alex Senchenko

Hidden Light

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,935

Painting, MADDORN, Morko

MADDORN

Morko

Painting . 120 x 73 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 28.7 x 0 inch

€1,090

Painting, Flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Flow

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,750

Painting, Wild Flowers 4, Max Yaskin

Wild Flowers 4

Max Yaskin

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

€950 €855

Painting, Sacred Light, Alex Senchenko

Sacred Light

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,177

Painting, Genèse / 82606, John3seven

Genèse / 82606

John3seven

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

€1,800

Painting, N° 20.97 Blue too, Isa-L

N° 20.97 Blue too

Isa-L

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

€4,500

Print, Primary styles 66, Cren

Primary styles 66

Cren

Print . 37 x 37 x 2 cm Print . 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

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, Revolution, Eliana Sá

Revolution

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

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

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, Keni, Sunny Jim

Keni

Sunny Jim

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

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, 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