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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, Japon Times, Bald

Japon Times

Bald

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 66 x 55 x 0.5 cm Painting . 26 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Dark time, Âme Sauvage

Dark time

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€150

Painting, Sea Beasts, Tic

Sea Beasts

Tic

Painting . 120 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€1,350

Painting, Lake of Hope, Alex Senchenko

Lake of Hope

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,946

Painting, Composition (1), Antoni Amat

Composition (1)

Antoni Amat

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, Keni, Sunny Jim

Keni

Sunny Jim

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Force of Nature, Newel Hunter

Force of Nature

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,220

Painting, Intrecci rosa, Marco Saporiti

Intrecci rosa

Marco Saporiti

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€250

Painting, Virages, Aloyzas Smilingis

Virages

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 58 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Hidden Light, Alex Senchenko

Hidden Light

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,600

Painting, sans titre, Harrison Prignet

sans titre

Harrison Prignet

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

€2,300

Fine Art Drawings, #11062022, Michael Verlangieri

#11062022

Michael Verlangieri

Fine Art Drawings . 63.5 x 77.5 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 30.5 x 0.3 inch

€7,226

Painting, Green Fields, Kiran Chugani

Green Fields

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€880

Painting, Effervescent, Kerry Horne

Effervescent

Kerry Horne

Painting . 120 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1 inch

€5,600

Painting, Strange, Gina Vor

Strange

Gina Vor

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

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Pasión, Nikolaos Schizas

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

Painting, Frozen Dreams, Alex Senchenko

Frozen Dreams

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,189

Painting, Celebrity, Max Yaskin

Celebrity

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Feeling flow

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,200

Painting, New moon, Nikolaos Schizas

New moon

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,800

Painting, Profondeur, Âme Sauvage

Profondeur

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,000

Painting, Driftwood 5, Mr Garcia

Driftwood 5

Mr Garcia

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€600

Painting, Endles IV, Lia Van Leeuwen

Endles IV

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

€2,100

Painting, Winter, Max Yaskin

Winter

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€850

Painting, Étoiles, Yichao Sun

Étoiles

Yichao Sun

Painting . 125 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Painting, Diptych Untitled, Noa Gosley

Diptych Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 60 x 84 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,796

Painting, Space game, Muriel Deumie

Space game

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 89 x 115 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Landscape 4, Gina Vor

Landscape 4

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

Impermanence

H-Nguyen

Painting . 95 x 75 cm Painting . 37.4 x 29.5 inch

€920

Print, Farandole 5, Hans Hartung

Farandole 5

Hans Hartung

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

€1,500

Painting, Cliffs, Greet Helsen

Cliffs

Greet Helsen

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

€1,034