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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, Abstract 2577, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2577

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,371

Painting, Abstract 2573, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2573

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

Painting, Abstract 2565, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2565

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

Painting, Kilauea, Gaëlle Wagner

Kilauea

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Painting, Lola, Gaëlle Wagner

Lola

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Painting, Embouchure, Âme Sauvage

Embouchure

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Abstract 2556, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2556

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,310

Painting, Oui et Non, Cosmos

Oui et Non

Cosmos

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€7,400

Painting, La pianiste, Âme Sauvage

La pianiste

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Abstract 2564, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2564

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

Painting, Abstract 2561, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2561

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

Painting, Abstract 2559, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2559

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2558, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2558

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2550, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2550

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2542, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2542

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,310

Painting, Lemonade, Gaëlle Wagner

Lemonade

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Painting, Tagada, Âme Sauvage

Tagada

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Abstract 2557, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2557

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,310

Painting, Primavera, Nikolaos Schizas

Primavera

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,444

Print, Apples, Aloyzas Smilingis

Apples

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print . 140 x 105 x 2 cm Print . 55.1 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Pink dreams, Nikolaos Schizas

Pink dreams

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,620

Painting, On purpose, Nikolaos Schizas

On purpose

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,228

Painting, Jack, Mark Hellbusch

Jack

Mark Hellbusch

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

€990

Painting, Landscape 3, Gina Vor

Landscape 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Abstract 2549, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2549

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2467, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2467

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,310

Print, Le Vitrail, Salvador Dali

Le Vitrail

Salvador Dali

Print . 38.1 x 26.42 x 2.54 cm Print . 15 x 10.4 x 1 inch

€5,465

Fine Art Drawings, Linear Momentum, Tracey Adams

Linear Momentum

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings . 91.5 x 91.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 36 inch

€5,471

Painting, Primevere, Aude De Voc

Primevere

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, New York, Max Yaskin

New York

Max Yaskin

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

€1,480

Painting, Pop Love, Isabelle Pelletane

Pop Love

Isabelle Pelletane

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

€1,680

Painting, Forest Clearing, Greet Helsen

Forest Clearing

Greet Helsen

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

€1,033

Painting, Joy Addiction, Victoria Horkan

Joy Addiction

Victoria Horkan

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,483

Painting, Butterfly Halo, Victoria Horkan

Butterfly Halo

Victoria Horkan

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,407

Painting, A walk, Stanislav Bojankov

A walk

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 22 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Vanessa, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Vanessa

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€950 €855

Painting, Warriors, Âme Sauvage

Warriors

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€200

Painting, Auric flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Auric flow

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,500