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."

A Matter of Nature 5

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,269

Reflection of colors 5

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Reflection of colors 4

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Caribbean reflections 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

A matter of nature 8 (Greater Antilles)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

A matter of nature 7 (Fire lights)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Caribbean reflections 4

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

A Matter of Nature 9 (Tropics reflections)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€2,061

A matter of nature 10 (deep in the forest)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Frozen in time (Iridescent colorfield)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,061

Caribbean reflections 6

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

High frequency garden 4

Nestor Toro

Painting . 86.4 x 71.1 x 1.8 cm Painting . 34 x 28 x 0.7 inch

€1,537

Autumn motion

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 0.7 inch

€1,808

Dynamic drizzles (Abstract language)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Dynamic drizzles (Yellow reflection)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Dynamic drizzles (Abstract language) 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

A forest song (Faces of green) 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Buddha's window 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Buddha's window 3

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 3

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 4

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

An instant paradise

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

An instant paradise,

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,971

An instant paradise 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,971

A Warm Feeling

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,831

Ultra radiant fire spectra

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,736

Radiant purple synergy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,736

Drizzles Ave., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,736

Ultimate brightness

Nestor Toro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 0.7 inch

€2,224

Color splendor (Over silver blue)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch

€2,170

Where sounds disappear 3

Nestor Toro

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch

€1,925

A Forest Song (Circle of seasons)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch

€1,925

Strange phenomena

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,338

Fast nature (Among bees)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€2,314

Fast Nature (nighttime motion)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€2,314

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #12312022

Michael Verlangieri

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€3,620

TOBBOL

Morko

Painting . 120 x 67 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 26.4 x 0 inch

€1,090

Beyond the rain-drenched streets #8

Michèle Laurence Prévost

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

€1,600

Urbain II

Yichao Sun

Painting . 137 x 75 x 1 cm Painting . 53.9 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Les Arlésiennes

Juan Benito

Painting . 20 x 14 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.2 inch

€300

A forest song (Faces of green) 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Buddha's window 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Buddha's window 3

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

High & Dry

Newel Hunter

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.2 inch

€1,537

A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 3

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

A Forest Song (Faces of Green) 4

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,287

Rest Stop

Newel Hunter

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.3 inch

€1,718

Cathedral Voices

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,582

Heartbreaker

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,537

Inner light

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.3 inch

€1,763

Verve

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€1,559

Cock of the Walk

Newel Hunter

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

€1,898

Maximum Mojo

Newel Hunter

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.3 inch

€1,763

Full of Itself

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,627

Hot times

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,627

Flickering garden

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,971

Flickering garden 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,971

Like a sunday morning

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,971

A greener grass

Nestor Toro

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.7 inch

€931

Hazel Sky (Glowing grass)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€931

Green garden

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,966

Au-delà du réel

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 196 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 77.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Landscaping on Jazz-XCV

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€900

Sans titre

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€300 €270

En Compression

Jérémie Rebourgeard

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€110

Argent

Yichao Sun

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

€3,500

Underground Spirit

Bonus

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

€5,500

Fric

Muriel Deumie

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

€900

Llambrec 16

Antoni Tapies

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

€2,200

Llambrec 15

Antoni Tapies

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

€2,000

PULSSION

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,100

Possible

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,200

Mur de Passage

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Claim 202

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€450

Claim 155

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€950

Abstract No. 93

Gina Vor

Painting . 40 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Abstract No. 88

Gina Vor

Painting . 39.5 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.6 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€200

Labyrinth

Francesco Martini

Painting . 12 x 12 cm Painting . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€133

Fragments of Dreams 4

H-Nguyen

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€880

Fragments of Dreams 1

H-Nguyen

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

€1,480

Splash 51

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Splash 49

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Claim 100

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,700

Judgment ride

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,900

La muse de plumes

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 71 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€950

Jam session-XX

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

Portrait

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 34 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.4 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Sursis

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€690

Sensuality

Juliana Haggoo

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

€5,400

Rainy music-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Marsfeld CLVI

Mark Hellbusch

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

€3,900

Afternoon Chat

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,600

Aïka

Muriel Deumie

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

€888

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