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."

Abstract 2561

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,116

Abstract 2559

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,056

Abstract 2558

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,056

Abstract 2557

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,298

Abstract 2550

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,056

Sagittarius from Signs of the Zodiac

Salvador Dali

Print . 73 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€6,840 €6,156

Gravure et carborumdun

Antoni Tapies

Print . 63 x 90 x 0.04 cm Print . 24.8 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€4,000

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche I (23)

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche IV

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche VI

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XXV

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XXIII

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XXI

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XX

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XIX

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XVIII

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,750

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XXIV

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XV

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XIII

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XI

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche X

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche VIII

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XVI

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche I

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800

Abstract 2542

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,298

Mondes en création

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,200 €1,080

Don Quichotte

Salvador Dali

Print . 55 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€3,860 €3,281

Abstraction concrète 160

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€790

The World of Currier & Ives

Salvador Dali

Print . 83 x 63 x 1 cm Print . 32.7 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€990

A plate, from Les Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,800 €1,620

#12092020

Michael Verlangieri

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€3,638

Behind the Image XI

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,570

Smiley V

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€850

Femme à la chaussure

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28 x 1 cm Print . 15 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Caballero

Salvador Dali

Print . 101 x 81 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.8 x 31.9 x 0 inch

€7,860 €7,074

Aquarius from Signs of the Zodiac

Salvador Dali

Print . 73 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€6,840 €6,156

Scorpio from Signs of the Zodiac

Salvador Dali

Print . 73 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€6,840 €6,156

Libra from Signs of the Zodiac

Salvador Dali

Print . 73 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€6,840 €6,156

Balloon Monkey (Blue)

Jeff Koons

Sculpture . 20.9 x 24.9 x 32.9 cm Sculpture . 8.2 x 9.8 x 13 inch

€15,500

Consolation

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Painting . 60 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Miserable Flat from The Marquis de Sade

Salvador Dali

Print . 52.5 x 42.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.7 x 16.7 x 0 inch

€3,860 €3,474

La Lettre from Vermeer

Salvador Dali

Print . 89 x 63 x 1 cm Print . 35 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€2,000

Le Cerf Malade

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€2,000

Le Chêne et le Roseau

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 57 x 0.05 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€2,000

Hautes températures

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 24 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€90

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

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

€850

Mer et sable

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€150

La marée monte

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€85

L'innocence se rêve

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 81 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€700

Le Chimère d'Horace (Horace's chimera)

Salvador Dali

Print . 68 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,100

Forest Clearing

Greet Helsen

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,028

Iris of Dali's Youth

Salvador Dali

Print . 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

€3,860 €3,474

Kniphofia Aphrodisiaca

Salvador Dali

Print . 75 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.9 x 0 inch

€2,980 €2,682

Abstract 2549

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,056

Abstract R 2512

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€2,419

Bleu intense

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€1,300

Désintégration solaire - tableau orange

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€800

Danse infinie

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€800

Pays caché de l'arc-en-ciel

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,100

The Prison from The Marquis de Sade

Salvador Dali

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€3,860 €3,474

Abstract 2467

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,298

Planetary and scatological visionlithograph

Salvador Dali

Print . 99.7 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€3,980 €3,582

Abstract 22116

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,088

Koma Ga Take

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€690

Peinture 200925

Gérard Pairé

Painting . 46 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

L'Espoir

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

La lune du désert

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€90

Blue clouds blow away

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€690

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

Bloomings

Harrison Prignet

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

€2,500

Poise

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,628

Vortex

Gina Vor

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

€4,000

Urania

Salvador Dali

Print . 51 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€5,700

Révérence du groseillier (Curtsying Gooseberry Bush)

Salvador Dali

Print . 74.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.3 x 21.5 x 0 inch

€5,700

Hamlet, Complete text and set of 10 color etchings

Salvador Dali

Print . 56.5 x 40.3 x 5 cm Print . 22.2 x 15.9 x 2 inch

€48,600 €41,310

Abstract 2547

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,814

Abstract 2545

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,298

Abstract 2544

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,298

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 €1,080

Abstract 2518

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,298

Terpsichore, from Les Muses

Salvador Dali

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€3,000 €2,700

L’Apothéose

Salvador Dali

Print . 66.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.2 x 19.9 x 0 inch

€3,260 €2,934

And So Came Life

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Zebulun, from Twelve Tribes of Israel

Salvador Dali

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€4,860 €4,374

Ponte de Rodillas

Salvador Dali

Print . 41 x 29 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.1 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€1,100

Homage To Mercure

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€3,460 €3,114

Rembrandt - Portrait du peintre par lui-même

Salvador Dali

Print . 84 x 63 x 0.1 cm Print . 33.1 x 24.8 x 0 inch

€2,980 €2,682

Primary palette-IV

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€220

Le piège se referme - tableau coloré

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2.4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch

€450

État du tendre

Margaux Salvador

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€3,800

Dragon Apple from Flordali suite

Salvador Dali

Print . 74.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.3 x 21.5 x 0 inch

€5,700

Don Quixote Pear from Flordali suite

Salvador Dali

Print . 74.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.3 x 21.5 x 0 inch

€5,700

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