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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, Winter Meadow 2, Max Yaskin

Winter Meadow 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,590

Painting, Mystérieuse, Muriel Deumie

Mystérieuse

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,100

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

Painting, Fate, Christian Valentine

Fate

Christian Valentine

Painting . 50.8 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting . 20 x 10 x 0.8 inch

€210

Painting, Argent, Yichao Sun

Argent

Yichao Sun

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

€3,500

Painting, Sdo-2, H-Nguyen

Sdo-2

H-Nguyen

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

€750

Painting, Vers ailleurs, Muriel Deumie

Vers ailleurs

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 115 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,180

Painting, Claim 181, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 181

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Claim 182, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 182

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Claim 183, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 183

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Claim 173, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 173

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

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, Judgment ride, Marta Zawadzka

Judgment ride

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,900

Painting, Voir plus loin, Muriel Deumie

Voir plus loin

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,500

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, Winter morning 2, Max Yaskin

Winter morning 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,750

Painting, The orange cube, Max Yaskin

The orange cube

Max Yaskin

Painting . 94 x 94 x 1 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 0.4 inch

€850

Painting, Strangers 7, Max Yaskin

Strangers 7

Max Yaskin

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

€2,150

Painting, Krabi by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Krabi by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

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

€1,450

Painting, Untitled, Aloyzas Smilingis

Untitled

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Million, Muriel Deumie

Million

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,290

Painting, La Boum, Muriel Deumie

La Boum

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,290

Painting, Summer flowers 2, Max Yaskin

Summer flowers 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Transformation, Muriel Deumie

Transformation

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Painting, Rider, Newel Hunter

Rider

Newel Hunter

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

€2,006

Painting, Infatuation,, Newel Hunter

Infatuation,

Newel Hunter

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

€1,915

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

€1,870

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

€1,842

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

€2,307

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

€2,307