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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, Hero, Marta Zawadzka

Hero

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,900

Painting, Mindnomind 03, H-Nguyen

Mindnomind 03

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Blue II, Paulo Gnecco

Blue II

Paulo Gnecco

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

€822

Painting, Claim 161, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 161

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,560

Painting, Dream, Gina Vor

Dream

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 30 x 21 x 0.05 cm Print . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Fugato, Aloyzas Smilingis

Fugato

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€3,500

Painting, Tango, Laura Newman

Tango

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.8 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,536

Painting, Le Cyclo, Cosmos

Le Cyclo

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 200 x 3.2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.3 inch

€12,600

Painting, Tiny De Bruin, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny De Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Painting, Hope, Yichao Sun

Hope

Yichao Sun

Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Painting, Élya, Sébastien Allart

Élya

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,400

Painting, Mer Agitée, Aude De Voc

Mer Agitée

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Shadow, Darlene Watson

Shadow

Darlene Watson

Painting . 203.2 x 292.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 80 x 115 x 2 inch

€16,431

Painting, The Wall, Juliana Haggoo

The Wall

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€2,200

Painting, Calligraph, Laura Newman

Calligraph

Laura Newman

Painting . 78.7 x 57.2 cm Painting . 31 x 22.5 inch

€3,292

Painting, Claim 160, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 160

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,320

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, Incertitude, Muriel Deumie

Incertitude

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 40 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€990

Painting, Water Flowers, Marta Zawadzka

Water Flowers

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Jewelia, Christian Valentine

Jewelia

Christian Valentine

Painting . 101.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 16 x 2 inch

€639

Painting, Les chevaux, Juan Benito

Les chevaux

Juan Benito

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

€690

Painting, Emotion, Philippe Hautenauve

Emotion

Philippe Hautenauve

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, The curve, Juliana Haggoo

The curve

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,300

Painting, InSinErator, Newel Hunter

InSinErator

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€2,055

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, 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, Gabriel, Thomas Jeunet

Gabriel

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 146 x 96 x 3.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 37.8 x 1.4 inch

€690

Painting, Today, Francesco Martini

Today

Francesco Martini

Painting . 195 x 85 x 1 cm Painting . 76.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Where?, Tic

Where?

Tic

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

€1,650

Painting, Browns, Tiny de Bruin

Browns

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,410

Painting, Brainstorming, Molok

Brainstorming

Molok

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

€2,600

Painting, Tangle 17, Tracey Adams

Tangle 17

Tracey Adams

Painting . 76.2 x 56 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,902

Painting, Claim 153, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 153

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,320

Painting, N° 21.34 Energie, Isa-L

N° 21.34 Energie

Isa-L

Painting . 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Soul of Tree, Marta Zawadzka

Soul of Tree

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,400

Painting, Saphia, Sébastien Allart

Saphia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Painting, Sans titre, Yichao Sun

Sans titre

Yichao Sun

Painting . 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Painting, April Wish-I, H-Nguyen

April Wish-I

H-Nguyen

Painting . 95 x 95 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 inch

€1,160