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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, 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, 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, Indy, Gaëlle Wagner

Indy

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, XO Crew, Gaëlle Wagner

XO Crew

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, Male Female, Gaëlle Wagner

Male Female

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, Punch, Gaëlle Wagner

Punch

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Abstract 2278, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2278

Alex Senchenko

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

€724 €579

Painting, Abstract 2277, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2277

Alex Senchenko

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

€724 €579

Painting, 0118.3, Tracey Adams

0118.3

Tracey Adams

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

€1,568

Painting, Endless, Nikolaos Schizas

Endless

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,714

Painting, Gradient 7, Nikolaos Schizas

Gradient 7

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,256

Painting, Emergence, Nikolaos Schizas

Emergence

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,256

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, Flashdance, Gaëlle Wagner

Flashdance

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,650

Print, Sans titre 89, Yichao Sun

Sans titre 89

Yichao Sun

Print . 16 x 16 x 1 cm Print . 6.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inch

€120

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Screens

Laura Newman

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

€3,739

Painting, Colors of Life, Muriel Deumie

Colors of Life

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 195 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,800 €2,520

Painting, Finger prints, Thomas Jeunet

Finger prints

Thomas Jeunet

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

€190

Print, Minor, Antoni Tapies

Minor

Antoni Tapies

Print . 40 x 56 cm Print . 15.7 x 22 inch

€2,450

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

Painting, Visions, Nikolaos Schizas

Visions

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 114 x 146 x 1 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

€5,427

Painting, Sunny, Gaëlle Wagner

Sunny

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 180 x 300 x 0.1 cm Painting . 70.9 x 118.1 x 0 inch

€12,000

Painting, Abstract 2265, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2265

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€567 €453

Painting, 0118.2, Tracey Adams

0118.2

Tracey Adams

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

€1,568

Painting, Worries, Nikolaos Schizas

Worries

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch

€6,452

Painting, Rem, Nikolaos Schizas

Rem

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 1 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch

€4,885

Painting, Floating Light, Yichao Sun

Floating Light

Yichao Sun

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

€2,800

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, Split, Tic

Split

Tic

Painting . 152 x 215 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.8 x 84.6 x 0 inch

€1,450

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Scaffold

Laura Newman

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

€3,739

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, Waves, Gaëlle Wagner

Waves

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 59 x 87 cm Print . 23.2 x 34.3 inch

€3,000

Painting, Memento, Nikolaos Schizas

Memento

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,583

Painting, Blessings, Nikolaos Schizas

Blessings

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,774

Painting, Timeless, Nikolaos Schizas

Timeless

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,774

Painting, Beauty rose, Eliana Sá

Beauty rose

Eliana Sá

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

€1,500

Painting, Agape, Margaux Salvador

Agape

Margaux Salvador

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

€3,500

Painting, No matter, Nikolaos Schizas

No matter

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,583

Painting, Echo bloom, Nikolaos Schizas

Echo bloom

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 114 x 146 x 1 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

€5,427

Painting, Next to you, Nikolaos Schizas

Next to you

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,583

Painting, The World, Cosmos

The World

Cosmos

Painting . 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,700

Painting, 0118.13, Tracey Adams

0118.13

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€1,568

Painting, Claim 163, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 163

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Translucide, Yichao Sun

Translucide

Yichao Sun

Painting . 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,800

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Landscape 1

Gina Vor

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

€800

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