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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, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 75 x 56.5 x 0.02 cm Print . 29.5 x 22.2 x 0 inch

€2,500

Painting, Horizon 3, Gina Vor

Horizon 3

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Los Jardines Del Prado, Cosmos

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

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, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting . 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Impact 4

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 16

Gina Vor

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

€800

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, Tangle 17, Tracey Adams

Tangle 17

Tracey Adams

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

€3,859

Painting, Calligraph, Laura Newman

Calligraph

Laura Newman

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

€3,256

Painting, Cascades, Gina Vor

Cascades

Gina Vor

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

€1,800

Painting, Floryda, Rafael Sliks

Floryda

Rafael Sliks

Painting . 150 x 108 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 42.5 x 1.2 inch

€10,600

Print, Poems 6, Antoni Tapies

Poems 6

Antoni Tapies

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

€2,200

Print, Dib 4, Antoni Tapies

Dib 4

Antoni Tapies

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

€2,200

Painting, Claim 189, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 189

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Painting, Claim 188, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 188

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Painting, Claim 179, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 179

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Horizon 2, Gina Vor

Horizon 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€200

Painting, No Plans For Love, Cosmos

No Plans For Love

Cosmos

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

€7,400

Painting, Claim 35, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 35

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,340

Painting, Hilaire, Sébastien Allart

Hilaire

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Where?, Tic

Where?

Tic

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

€1,650

Painting, Euphoria, Gina Vor

Euphoria

Gina Vor

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

€1,800

Painting, Impact 3, Gina Vor

Impact 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Painting, Joyful Day, H-Nguyen

Joyful Day

H-Nguyen

Painting . 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Winter

Gina Vor

Painting . 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Rhythm, Gina Vor

Rhythm

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Victoria, Gina Vor

Victoria

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Painting, Abstract No. 63, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 63

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Follow the line 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€800

Painting, Blue Abstract No. 5, Gina Vor

Blue Abstract No. 5

Gina Vor

Painting . 90 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Terra Cotta

Gina Vor

Painting . 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting . 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Japan

Gina Vor

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

€1,200

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 10

Gina Vor

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

€1,200

Painting, Space, Gina Vor

Space

Gina Vor

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

€1,500

Print, Aparicions, Antoni Tapies

Aparicions

Antoni Tapies

Print . 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€4,000

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

€2,019

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

Painting, Claim 174, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 174

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Edward, Mark Hellbusch

Edward

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,400

Painting, Yris, Sébastien Allart

Yris

Sébastien Allart

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

€7,900

Painting, Boum 2, Muriel Deumie

Boum 2

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,000

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