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."

Sui-Generis_IV

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 67 x 67 x 2 cm Painting . 26.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Peinture 200712

Gérard Pairé

Painting . 46 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

LLambrec 6

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€1,400

Man and fish-III

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 7 x 10 x 0.1 cm Print . 2.8 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€70

Man and fish-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 10 x 11 x 0.1 cm Print . 3.9 x 4.3 x 0 inch

€80

Man and fish-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 7 x 10 x 0.1 cm Print . 2.8 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€70

Bestiaria-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 12 x 16 x 0.1 cm Print . 4.7 x 6.3 x 0 inch

€80

Bestiaria-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 12 x 16 x 0.1 cm Print . 4.7 x 6.3 x 0 inch

€90

Soothe my soul

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€300

Terre de Couleurs

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 50 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€1,090 €949

Sunset in New York 2

Max Yaskin

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

€1,750

Perfect Day

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€720

Meet me in my garden

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€790

Expression 13

Max Yaskin

Painting . 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Where?

Tic

Painting . 155 x 215 x 0.1 cm Painting . 61 x 84.6 x 0 inch

€1,650

Disco flowers

Max Yaskin

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

€1,450

Samurai

Max Yaskin

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

€1,450

Expression 12

Max Yaskin

Painting . 90 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,490

Winter morning 2 by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59 x 1 inch

€1,674

Sui generis-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 67 x 67 x 2 cm Painting . 26.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Holding It Togetherness

Victoria Horkan

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€3,259

La ha perdido

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,400

Landscaping-CLII

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€220

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #12162022,

Michael Verlangieri

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€3,625

IN SHADES OF PINK

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Strange Mood

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€3,200

Summers in Cali

Darlene Watson

Painting . 152.4 x 193 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 76 x 2 inch

€5,389

Interiors

Laura Newman

Painting . 122 x 91.4 cm Painting . 48 x 36 inch

€8,022

Jazzy mood-LXXV

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 21 x 21 x 0.5 cm Painting . 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

€150

Just rainy-LXXII

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€240

Landscaping on jazz-LXVI

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 46 x 64 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.2 x 0 inch

€350

Moment Etoilê

Jérémie Rebourgeard

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€110

Just rainy XXI

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€200

N°977

Michel Castanet (Mica)

Painting . 130 x 97 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 inch

€3,000

New day new Me

H-Nguyen

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

€1,090

December 23rd

H-Nguyen

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

€1,060

December Sunlight II

H-Nguyen

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

€980

November II

H-Nguyen

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

€980

November IV

H-Nguyen

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

€850

November I

H-Nguyen

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

€920

Novembre III

H-Nguyen

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

€920

Medidative I

H-Nguyen

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

€850

Four Black And White Dreams

Gina Vor

Painting . 58 x 41 x 0.2 cm Painting . 22.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch

€250

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 87 cm Print . 22 x 34.3 inch

€1,800

Projection nuancée A231 (encadré)

Jean-Jacques Marie

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€680

Plénitude

Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

Painting . 119 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 46.9 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,580

Sailing

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€190

Dans les plis du chagrin

Margaux Salvador

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€3,800

Claim 35

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,340

Crimson Horizons

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting . 20.3 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 8 x 8 x 1 inch

€453

Maya

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€3,800

Sourire de Printemps

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Monument-V (The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant,2007,NY,US)

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Abstract in blue (1)

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Never Too Late

Newel Hunter

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

€1,810

Solar Fire

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€923

J. Pollock style acrylic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 90 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Sweet Spontaneous

Kerry Horne

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€4,900

Wild Flowers 7 by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100.1 x 199.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€1,846

Abstract J. Pollock style acrylic

Max Yaskin

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

€1,350

Looking Blue

Gina Vor

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

City Lights

Gina Vor

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

€3,000

Peinture 201125

Gérard Pairé

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

€1,000

Scène taurine

Juan Benito

Painting . 50 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€690

LLambrec3

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€1,800

Musical abstraction-VIII

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 41 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€310

Musical abstaction-VII

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€330

Musical abstraction-VI

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€350

Los Jardines Del Prado

Cosmos

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2.4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.9 inch

€12,600

Claim 146

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 72 x 103 x 3 cm Painting . 28.3 x 40.6 x 1.2 inch

€950

Je vous ai vu et entendu

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€980

Architecture

Max Yaskin

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

€1,950

New York city lights 5

Max Yaskin

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

€1,490

Entre el pantano

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,400

At the campfire

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€4,200

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #12172022

Michael Verlangieri

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€3,625

Air 3

Michèle Laurence Prévost

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

€2,000

MADDORN

Morko

Painting . 120 x 73 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 28.7 x 0 inch

€1,090

Yellow Blossom

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€3,500

Merci vert et blue

Darlene Watson

Painting . 152.4 x 177.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 inch

€5,501

Longue Vue dans l'Espace

Jérémie Rebourgeard

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€110

Broussailles

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings . 15.2 x 10.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6 x 4 inch

€400

High Beams

Laura Newman

Painting . 76 x 107 cm Painting . 29.9 x 42.1 inch

€6,988

Blume II

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€590

Rythme du geste A229 (encadré)

Jean-Jacques Marie

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€680

Stillness in motion 1

H-Nguyen

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

€2,980

Found without looking for 3

H-Nguyen

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

€2,980

Finger prints

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€190

The Dreamer

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Hero

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Grenadine

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€890

Fresqu’eux

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,190

Dreams

Francesco Martini

Painting . 84 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 33.1 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

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