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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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Print, Virgo, Salvador Dali

Virgo

Salvador Dali

Print . 35 x 26.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 10.3 x 0 inch

€3,000

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

Painting, Abstract 2544, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2544

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,284

Painting, Abstract 2541, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2541

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Abstract 2540, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2540

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Lunettes, Apo

Lunettes

Apo

Painting . 14.8 x 21 x 0.05 cm Painting . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€100

Painting, Abstract 2537, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2537

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Big Box 35-B30, Eric Robin

Big Box 35-B30

Eric Robin

Painting . 33 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 13 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€800 €720

Painting, N° COL1021P2, Kyung-Ae Hur

N° COL1021P2

Kyung-Ae Hur

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

€7,600

Painting, Lighthouse, Greet Helsen

Lighthouse

Greet Helsen

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

€1,443

Painting, Abstract 2532, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2532

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,284

Painting, Abstract 2530, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2530

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Abstract 2517, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2517

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Oui et Non, Cosmos

Oui et Non

Cosmos

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€7,400

Painting, Abstract 2528, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2528

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Abstract 2527, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2527

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,863

Painting, Abstract 2526, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2526

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Abstract 2525, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2525

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,344

Painting, Abstract 2503, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2503

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,803

Painting, Abstract 2477, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2477

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,284

Print, L'Ouroboros, Salvador Dali

L'Ouroboros

Salvador Dali

Print . 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch

€5,860

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Placebo

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,200

Painting, Abstract, Max Yaskin

Abstract

Max Yaskin

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

€1,550

Painting, Pop Love, Isabelle Pelletane

Pop Love

Isabelle Pelletane

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

€1,680

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

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