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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, Theorem 2, Max Yaskin

Theorem 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 250 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 98.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,580

Painting, Rider, Newel Hunter

Rider

Newel Hunter

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

€1,973

Painting, Solar Fire, Nestor Toro

Solar Fire

Nestor Toro

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

€915

Painting, Buddha's window, Nestor Toro

Buddha's window

Nestor Toro

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

€1,435

Painting, Water and Forest, Nestor Toro

Water and Forest

Nestor Toro

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

€915

Painting, Split Panorama 1, Nestor Toro

Split Panorama 1

Nestor Toro

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

€915

Painting, Sunny Dimensions, Nestor Toro

Sunny Dimensions

Nestor Toro

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

€924

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

€924

Painting, White And Black 4, Gina Vor

White And Black 4

Gina Vor

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

€500

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Rain 2

Gina Vor

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

€500

Print, Egg-VI, Stanislav Bojankov

Egg-VI

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€280

Print, Egg-V, Stanislav Bojankov

Egg-V

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€220

Painting, Formation 7, Susan L

Formation 7

Susan L

Painting . 32 x 26 x 4 cm Painting . 12.6 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

€747

Painting, Paul, Mark Hellbusch

Paul

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,900

Painting, Beauty rose, Eliana Sá

Beauty rose

Eliana Sá

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

€1,500

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, Elégance, Muriel Deumie

Elégance

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Romance

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Painting, Caribéen, Muriel Deumie

Caribéen

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,290

Painting, Urbain II, Yichao Sun

Urbain II

Yichao Sun

Painting . 137 x 75 x 1 cm Painting . 53.9 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

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, Soleil de plomb, Muriel Deumie

Soleil de plomb

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 97.5 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,300 €1,170

Painting, Urban art, Muriel Deumie

Urban art

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€900