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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, Dive in Pi, VeraD

Dive in Pi

VeraD

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Print, Spring, Aloyzas Smilingis

Spring

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€1,000

Painting, Hide & seek II, Paulo Gnecco

Hide & seek II

Paulo Gnecco

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,354

Painting, Sans titre, Pasturo

Sans titre

Pasturo

Painting . 115 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€4,200

Painting, Beau Temps, Cosmos

Beau Temps

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 200 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€12,600

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

€2,292

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, Abstract 2398, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2398

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,111

Painting, Dans Mon Jardin, Aude De Voc

Dans Mon Jardin

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 10.6 inch

€1,400

Painting, Emergence, Alex Senchenko

Emergence

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,930

Painting, Confrontation 3, Max Yaskin

Confrontation 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 199.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€1,128

Painting, Abstract 2518, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2518

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,292

Painting, Clouds, Gaëlle Wagner

Clouds

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,450

Print, Double croix, Antoni Tapies

Double croix

Antoni Tapies

Print . 33 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print . 13 x 20.1 x 0 inch

€2,080

Painting, Magellan, Gaëlle Wagner

Magellan

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,390

Painting, Equilibre, Sunny Jim

Equilibre

Sunny Jim

Painting . 19.8 x 46.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.8 x 18.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Abstract 2430, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2430

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,292

Painting, Abstract 2395, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2395

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,075

Painting, Abstract 2357, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2357

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,051

Painting, Red hot, Gaëlle Wagner

Red hot

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,390

Painting, Brooklyn, Gaëlle Wagner

Brooklyn

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,390

Painting, Artichoke, Gaëlle Wagner

Artichoke

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€990

Painting, Golden Chaos, Alex Senchenko

Golden Chaos

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,930

Painting, Dark paths, Nikolaos Schizas

Dark paths

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,887

Painting, Emerge, Gaëlle Wagner

Emerge

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,950

Painting, Dodgem Car, Gaëlle Wagner

Dodgem Car

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Painting, Carnaval, Gaëlle Wagner

Carnaval

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 140 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, XO Crew 21, Gaëlle Wagner

XO Crew 21

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,100

Painting, Abstract 2108, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2108

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,051

Painting, Abstract 2101, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2101

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,051

Painting, Abstract 1186, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1186

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,051

Sculpture, Cooling, Mark Hellbusch

Cooling

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture . 72 x 65 x 4 cm Sculpture . 28.3 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Painting, Victoria, Gaëlle Wagner

Victoria

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€690

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 64 x 45 x 0.02 cm Print . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€4,500

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, 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, Golden Echo, Alex Senchenko

Golden Echo

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,930

Painting, Abstract 2574, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2574

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,111

Painting, Dazzle me !, Gaëlle Wagner

Dazzle me !

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,650

Painting, Abstract 2255, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2255

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,292

Painting, Wild Berries, Alex Senchenko

Wild Berries

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,223

Painting, Abstract 2109, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2109

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,051

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

€3,791

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