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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, Prophecy, Nikolaos Schizas

Prophecy

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 116 x 89 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0 inch

€3,620

Painting, Un vent fort, Âme Sauvage

Un vent fort

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,200

Painting, Abstract 2449, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2449

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,810

Painting, Abstract 2444, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2444

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,810

Painting, Persona YB2402, Alex Senchenko

Persona YB2402

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,810

Painting, Persona YB2401, Alex Senchenko

Persona YB2401

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,810

Painting, Abstract 2292, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2292

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,292

Painting, Abstract 2283, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2283

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,051

Painting, Abstract 2275, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2275

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,051

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 2437, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2437

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,292

Painting, Abstract 2434, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2434

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,292

Painting, Abstract 2432, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2432

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,292

Painting, Lighthouse, Greet Helsen

Lighthouse

Greet Helsen

Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,448

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, Afrique n°2, Molok

Afrique n°2

Molok

Painting . 131 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.6 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

Painting, Pink pool, Gaëlle Wagner

Pink pool

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€450

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, Narrative, Daniela Pasqualini

Narrative

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,062

Painting, Spring, Francesco Martini

Spring

Francesco Martini

Painting . 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Abstract 2304, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2304

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,896

Painting, Abstract 2203, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2203

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,896

Painting, Claim 158, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 158

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Trapeze, Laura Newman

Trapeze

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,740

Painting, Josephine, Gaëlle Wagner

Josephine

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€320

Painting, Razor claws, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,310

Print, Old Faust, Salvador Dali

Old Faust

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11 x 0 inch

€4,800

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, Abstract 2288, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2288

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,982

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

€4,585

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

€5,188

Painting, Les 4 sages, Âme Sauvage

Les 4 sages

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Intuition, Muriel Deumie

Intuition

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€890 €784

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

€5,430

Painting, Le Cyclo, Cosmos

Le Cyclo

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 200 x 3.2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.3 inch

€12,600

Painting, Spheres, Laura Newman

Spheres

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,740

Painting, Comédie, Yichao Sun

Comédie

Yichao Sun

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Claim 156, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 156

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Maria, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Maria

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print . 75 x 105 cm Print . 29.5 x 41.3 inch

€4,500

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