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Lyrical Abstraction Movement
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![Painting, Lovers pond, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167805_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Early morning on the lake, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167804_1_grid.jpg)
Early morning on the lake
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 88.9 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 47 x 1 inch
€3,153
![Painting, Lover pond, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167803_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Water lilies, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167802_1_grid.jpg)
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Morning on the lake
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 89.9 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,347
![Painting, Morning on the lake, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167793_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Morning on the lake, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167792_1_grid.jpg)
Morning on the lake
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 99.1 x 179.8 x 3 cm Painting - 39 x 70.8 x 1.2 inch
€3,832
![Painting, Peach blossom in spring, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1885344_1_grid.jpg)
Peach blossom in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 79.8 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 31.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,104
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Peach blossoms bloom in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 79.8 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 31.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,396
![Painting, Peach blossom in spring, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1843251_1_grid.jpg)
Peach blossom in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 85.1 x 104.9 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch
€2,813
![Painting, Peach blossom in spring, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842804_1_grid.jpg)
Peach blossom in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,134
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Peach blossom in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 99.8 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 39.3 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,493
![Painting, Morning (Water lily, Flower of purity), Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818756_1_grid.jpg)
Morning (Water lily, Flower of purity)
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 119.9 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,007
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Spring, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 87.6 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 34.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,754
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Spring peach blossom bloom
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 89.9 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,978
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Le Prêtre 1983 The Priest COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 150 x 120 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
€24,500
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Prophète sur ciel bleu 2000 Prophet on blue sky
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 120 x 150 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 inch
€19,500
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1999 Religieuse en rose Nun on pink COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 52 x 52 cm Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 inch
€9,500
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Puente en la ciudad / Townbridge
Jorge Castillo
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 inch
€4,200
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My culture, my identity
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 77 x 77 x 1 cm Painting - 30.3 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
€2,295
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Guerre Légende des fils perdus War Legend of lost sons
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
€7,500
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Icon XIII icône COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 110 x 130 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 inch
€19,500
![Painting, Vif Argent Deux Prophètes 2002 Two Prophets on Silver COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA, Joze Ciuha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169970_1_grid.jpg)
Vif Argent Deux Prophètes 2002 Two Prophets on Silver COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 99 x 99 cm Painting - 39 x 39 inch
€19,500
![Painting, Le prophète des oiseaux 1979 Prophet of birds COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA, Joze Ciuha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169964_1_grid.jpg)
Le prophète des oiseaux 1979 Prophet of birds COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 86 x 96 x 0.3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 37.8 x 0.1 inch
€18,500
![Painting, Le Loup 2002 The Wolf, Joze Ciuha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1016511_1_grid.jpg)
Le Loup 2002 The Wolf
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 69 x 54 x 0.75 cm Painting - 27.2 x 21.3 x 0.3 inch
€9,500
![Print, New York, Jorge Castillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177896_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cherry blossoms in spring, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167866_1_grid.jpg)
Cherry blossoms in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 99.1 x 177.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 70 x 1 inch
€5,719
![Painting, Mount Fuji in spring, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1831197_1_grid.jpg)
Mount Fuji in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 89.9 x 180.1 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
€6,984
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Peach blossom in Spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 100.1 x 128 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 50.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,784
![Painting, Water lily, Flower of purity, Le anh Tuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1866111_1_grid.jpg)
Water lily, Flower of purity
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 89.9 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€3,784
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Coup de foudre sur l'ocean
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
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Hotel de la plage
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
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Geronimo dans la rade
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
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The eye and the world
Stavri Kalinov
Painting - 125 x 125 x 4 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch
€17,900
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Cold ceramic composition
Stavri Kalinov
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,900
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Lyrical Abstraction Movement
Lyrical abstraction first developed in Europe as a response to geometric abstraction and its systematic treatment of pictorial forms. Vassily Kandinsky can be considered the pioneer of lyrical abstraction with his “improvisations." However, this term was actually first established in 1947 by French painter, Georges Mathieu, who used it to refer to paintings intended to highlight artists' expressiveness and personal feelings. Like Surrealism, lyrical abstraction shares its spontaneity in expression, whilst its gestural painting style is reminiscent of abstract expressionism.
George Mathieu was at the heart of two exhibitions in Paris that were crucial in the development of lyrical abstraction.The first exhibition took place at the Palais du Luxembourg, and revealed a wide range of painters from Jean-Paul Riopelle and George Mathieu to Pablo Picasso and Hans Hartung. It was during this exhibition that the term 'lyrical abstraction' was first coined, and intended to communicate an art form that favoured expression and gestural painting.
George Mathieu a French painter and one of the fathers of lyrical abstraction, Matthieu created his works through an expressive vocabulary similar to that of calligraphy. He became well-known for his creation of large-scale paintings in front of an audience, exploring art as a performance; a concept already seen in Jackson Pollock's all-over paintings. In 1956, Mathieu created a 12-metre-long canvas called Hommage aux poètes du monde entier (tribute to the poets of the world) at the Sarah-Bernardt theatre in just twenty minutes. The spontaneity of his painting style can also be seen in his almost entirely monochrome piece, Les Capétiens partout ! (Capetians everywhere!).
Jean Paul Riopelle is an abstract Canadian expressionist best known for his non-figurative landscapes. He joined the lyrical abstraction movement after participating in one of George Mathieu's exhibitions. Riopelle worked predominantly with freshly squeezed paint, which he would liberally apply with a palette knife to produce dense and large-scale mosaics. His diverse work was inspired by Jackson Pollock's all-over paintings.
Nicolas de Staël
A unique artist who met a tragic end, Nicolas de Staël occupies a unique place in post-war art. Overcoming the "abstraction-figuration" conflict that characterised the art world at the time, he was met with both controversy and adoration. He quickly found fame on an international level, garnering interest from a continuously increasing audience. In his work, Nice, the city is depicted through juxtaposing squares and blocks of colour.
Hans Hartung
One of the most important figures in abstract art, Hartung was also the father of 'Tachism', a term derived from the French word 'tache' (stain). It was a French style of abstract painting, introduced by critic, Charles Estienne, which used dabs and splashes of colour. One of Hartung's most famous paintings, Untitled, is particularly striking due to its use of monochrome lines.
Lyrical abstraction is a movement that believes wholeheartedly in the power of the artist's gesture. Discover the contemporary artists on Artsper who place emotion and expression at the core of their pieces!