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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, El bien, Nikolaos Schizas

El bien

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,150

Painting, Volupté, Muriel Deumie

Volupté

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,490

Sculpture, Chat malin, Âme Sauvage

Chat malin

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture . 18 x 8 x 11 cm Sculpture . 7.1 x 3.1 x 4.3 inch

€129

Painting, I do know, Nikolaos Schizas

I do know

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,507

Design, 527 Pixels, Gaëlle Wagner

527 Pixels

Gaëlle Wagner

Design . 119 x 269 x 3 cm Design . 46.9 x 105.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,900

Painting, Winter blaze, Nikolaos Schizas

Winter blaze

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

€4,250 €3,825

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

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

€1,572

Painting, Sans-titre, Philippe Cognée

Sans-titre

Philippe Cognée

Painting . 10 x 15 x 0.2 cm Painting . 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print . 77 x 57 cm Print . 30.3 x 22.4 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Nemesis, Nikolaos Schizas

Nemesis

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€690

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

Sculpture, Diamond (red), Jeff Koons

Diamond (red)

Jeff Koons

Sculpture . 31.8 x 39.3 x 32 cm Sculpture . 12.5 x 15.5 x 12.6 inch

€17,500

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, Landscape 4, Gina Vor

Landscape 4

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Rosentor, Greet Helsen

Rosentor

Greet Helsen

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

€1,209

Sculpture, Peace Menorah, Salvador Dali

Peace Menorah

Salvador Dali

Sculpture . 50.8 x 50.8 x 1 cm Sculpture . 20 x 20 x 0.4 inch

€25,000

Print, L 50, Hans Hartung

L 50

Hans Hartung

Print . 76.2 x 56.5 cm Print . 30 x 22.2 inch

€5,600

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Lumenis 43

Tracey Adams

Painting . 61 x 61 cm Painting . 24 x 24 inch

€3,265

Painting, Diagram, Laura Newman

Diagram

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,265

Fine Art Drawings, Douceur, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Douceur

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

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

€850

Painting, Claim 156, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 156

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,200

Painting, Graze, Nikolaos Schizas

Graze

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 65 x 44 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Luna, Sébastien Allart

Luna

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€2,900

Painting, Sans titre 15, Arsène Odin

Sans titre 15

Arsène Odin

Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

€180

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

Painting, Monotype2, H-Nguyen

Monotype2

H-Nguyen

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

€1,040

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 €2,000

Print, Jugoyoe, Salvador Dali

Jugoyoe

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Botany by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Botany by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,390

Sculpture, Ballon Animals, Jeff Koons

Ballon Animals

Jeff Koons

Sculpture . 39.2 x 34.9 x 20.9 cm Sculpture . 15.4 x 13.7 x 8.2 inch

€35,000

Print, H-21, Hans Hartung

H-21

Hans Hartung

Print . 66 x 55 x 1 cm Print . 26 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

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

Painting, N° COL1021P2, Kyung-Ae Hur

N° COL1021P2

Kyung-Ae Hur

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

€7,600

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.9 x 0 inch

€2,180

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, Awakening, Marta Zawadzka

Awakening

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 120 x 160 x 2.3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0.9 inch

€5,900

Painting, The earth, Tiny de Bruin

The earth

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 173 x 273 x 2 cm Painting . 68.1 x 107.5 x 0.8 inch

€14,950

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