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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, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

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

€2,000

Painting, Love 5, Isabelle Pelletane

Love 5

Isabelle Pelletane

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

Painting, Grand bateau, Âme Sauvage

Grand bateau

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

Painting, Eclosion, Âme Sauvage

Eclosion

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

Painting, Claim 159, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 159

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,320

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

Painting, Ordinary, Nikolaos Schizas

Ordinary

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,252

Painting, Biofilia, Rafael Sliks

Biofilia

Rafael Sliks

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€11,700

Painting, Abstract 2359, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2359

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,044

Painting, Abstract 2341, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2341

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,284

Painting, Abstract 2302, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2302

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,284

Painting, 0118.4, Tracey Adams

0118.4

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,563

Painting, Senna & Prost, Marta Zawadzka

Senna & Prost

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 110 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Kora, Sébastien Allart

Kora

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Feeling flow

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,200

Painting, Summertime, Lia Van Leeuwen

Summertime

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

€2,200

Painting, Blue orchid, Nikolaos Schizas

Blue orchid

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,300

Painting, Electro, Âme Sauvage

Electro

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Jungle Birds, Tic

Jungle Birds

Tic

Painting . 150 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Street Art, Muriel Deumie

Street Art

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,000

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

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

€1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Nuit, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Nuit

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€260

Painting, Marsfeld CLVI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld CLVI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€3,900

Painting, Shambala 2, Max Yaskin

Shambala 2

Max Yaskin

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

€2,150

Painting, 0118.3, Tracey Adams

0118.3

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,563

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Delirium

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Razor claws 2, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws 2

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Painting, Landscape 2, Gina Vor

Landscape 2

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Involvement, Nikolaos Schizas

Involvement

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,312

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

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Laura Newman

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€3,727

Print, Sans titre 89, Yichao Sun

Sans titre 89

Yichao Sun

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