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."

Read more
Painting, Abstract 2433, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,281

Fine Art Drawings, Visages, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

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

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Hans Hartung

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

€1,200

Print, The Bureaucrat, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 56.5 x 38.5 x 0.5 cm Print . 22.2 x 15.2 x 0.2 inch

€3,000

Print, Jugoyoe, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

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

€1,800

Print, Farandole 3, Hans Hartung

Hans Hartung

Print . 49 x 74 cm Print . 19.3 x 29.1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Bellissima, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,300

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Antoni Tapies

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

€850

Painting, Silence, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,321

Fine Art Drawings, Balancing Act 2, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€1,561

Print, L 50, Hans Hartung

Hans Hartung

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

€5,600

Fine Art Drawings, Que Font Ces Gens, Salvador Dali

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, Landscape 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Maeva, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Painting, Rosentor, Greet Helsen

Greet Helsen

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

€1,201

Painting, Paysage rosé, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

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

€1,400

Print, Koons Book, Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

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

€4,500

Painting, Timeless, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Champêtre, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,890

Sculpture, Ballon Animals, Jeff Koons

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, Cercle II, Antoni Tapies

Antoni Tapies

Print . 55 x 74.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.3 x 0 inch

€2,200

Sculpture, Chat malin, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

€129

Painting, Claim 153, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,320

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500 €2,250

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Kitty Sabatier

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

€2,500

Painting, Explosion, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting . 130 x 55 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Flex, Muriel Deumie

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, Luna, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,900

Print, L 1977-3, Hans Hartung

Hans Hartung

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

€3,000

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

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

€3,242

Painting, Vortex, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting . 180 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Kitty Sabatier

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

€1,400

Sculpture, Diamond (red), Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

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

€17,500

1/50