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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, Black Sand 2, Eric Robin

Black Sand 2

Eric Robin

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Celebrity 2, Max Yaskin

Celebrity 2

Max Yaskin

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

€980

Painting, Claim 164, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 164

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 140 x 240 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

€6,900

Print, L 50, Hans Hartung

L 50

Hans Hartung

Print . 76.2 x 56.5 cm Print . 30 x 22.2 inch

€5,600

Sculpture, Alla deriva, Marco Saporiti

Alla deriva

Marco Saporiti

Sculpture . 24 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch

€990

Print, Cercle II, Antoni Tapies

Cercle II

Antoni Tapies

Print . 55 x 74.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.3 x 0 inch

€2,200

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Frames

Laura Newman

Painting . 56 x 38 cm Painting . 22 x 15 inch

€3,038

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Flex, Muriel Deumie

Flex

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€990

Painting, N° 20.97 Blue too, Isa-L

N° 20.97 Blue too

Isa-L

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

€4,500

Fine Art Drawings, Small Sign No. 12, Gina Vor

Small Sign No. 12

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€100 €95

Painting, Film Noir, Newel Hunter

Film Noir

Newel Hunter

Painting . 208.3 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 82 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€8,372

Painting, Untitled, Aron Kroes

Untitled

Aron Kroes

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,950

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Between Worlds, Ole Hedeager

Between Worlds

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,080

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.9 x 0 inch

€2,180

Painting, Reka, Veronika Rokashevich

Reka

Veronika Rokashevich

Painting . 140 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 10.6 inch

€1,400

Print, Primary styles 66, Cren

Primary styles 66

Cren

Print . 37 x 37 x 2 cm Print . 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Chute libre 8, Muriel Deumie

Chute libre 8

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€1,100

Painting, Untitled UT40, Marcel Speet

Untitled UT40

Marcel Speet

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

€1,700

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

Impermanence

H-Nguyen

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

€920

Painting, Emilia, Sébastien Allart

Emilia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,100 €880

Print, HC L-52, Hans Hartung

HC L-52

Hans Hartung

Print . 75 x 105 cm Print . 29.5 x 41.3 inch

€2,000

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

City 4

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500

Painting, Youth Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Youth Queen

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,700

Painting, Wave, Stanislav Bojankov

Wave

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Implant, Tic

Implant

Tic

Painting . 135 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 53.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€950

Painting, Beginnings, Darlene Watson

Beginnings

Darlene Watson

Painting . 101.6 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 80 x 2 inch

€5,460

Painting, Love 16, Isabelle Pelletane

Love 16

Isabelle Pelletane

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

€1,350

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 25.2 x 35.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.9 x 13.9 x 0 inch

€850

Painting, Untitled, Noa Gosley

Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,629

Painting, The Circle, Juliana Haggoo

The Circle

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,100

Painting, Strange, Gina Vor

Strange

Gina Vor

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

€3,000

Painting, Blume IX, Mark Hellbusch

Blume IX

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Eva -III, Stanislav Bojankov

Eva -III

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, ENGIS DAYA, Morko

ENGIS DAYA

Morko

Painting . 71 x 118.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 46.7 x 0 inch

€1,020

Painting, Sunset flowers, Max Yaskin

Sunset flowers

Max Yaskin

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

€1,650

Print, Oasis, Aloyzas Smilingis

Oasis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Print . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Pink dreams, Nikolaos Schizas

Pink dreams

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,618

Fine Art Drawings, La negra siesta, Carlos Velilla

La negra siesta

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

Painting, Revolution, Eliana Sá

Revolution

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Blind

Laura Newman

Painting . 77 x 56 cm Painting . 30.3 x 22 inch

€4,983