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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, MOON HORE, Morko

MOON HORE

Morko

Painting . 108.5 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 42.7 x 24.6 x 0 inch

€1,020

Painting, Red Valley 2, Nestor Toro

Red Valley 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€931

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

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

€2,200

Painting, Claim 174, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 174

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Abstract No. 93, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 93

Gina Vor

Painting . 40 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract No. 88, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 88

Gina Vor

Painting . 39.5 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.6 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Autumn, Aloyzas Smilingis

Autumn

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Pink Soul

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,500

Painting, Hope, Eliana Sá

Hope

Eliana Sá

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Hope, Marta Zawadzka

Hope

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Thaw 14, Jaanika Peerna

Thaw 14

Jaanika Peerna

Fine Art Drawings . 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 36 x 0 inch

€4,743

Painting, Dream Flower, Marta Zawadzka

Dream Flower

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,500

Painting, My autumn, Marta Zawadzka

My autumn

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,000

Print, Composition, Antoni Tapies

Composition

Antoni Tapies

Print . 63 x 90 x 1 cm Print . 24.8 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Painting, Life force, Marta Zawadzka

Life force

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,500

Painting, Narew, Marta Zawadzka

Narew

Marta Zawadzka

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

€4,100

Painting, White Melody, Marta Zawadzka

White Melody

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,900

Painting, Ladder, Marta Zawadzka

Ladder

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 120 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Painting, Playground, Marta Zawadzka

Playground

Marta Zawadzka

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

€4,100

Print, Farandole 1, Hans Hartung

Farandole 1

Hans Hartung

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

€1,500

Painting, Claim 175, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 175

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Claim 176, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 176

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Claim 177, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 177

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Fine Art Drawings, El bosque desnudo, Carlos Velilla

El bosque desnudo

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,400

Painting, Life Journeys, H-Nguyen

Life Journeys

H-Nguyen

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

€1,960

Painting, Rider, Newel Hunter

Rider

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,988

Painting, Infatuation,, Newel Hunter

Infatuation,

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,898

Painting, The Old Ways,, Newel Hunter

The Old Ways,

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,853

Painting, Icy waterflow, Nestor Toro

Icy waterflow

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.7 inch

€1,826

Painting, A color equation, Nestor Toro

A color equation

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Painting, Faces of nature, Nestor Toro

Faces of nature

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287