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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, Farandole 1, Hans Hartung

Farandole 1

Hans Hartung

Print . 49 x 74 cm Print . 19.3 x 29.1 inch

€1,500

Print, Farandole 5, Hans Hartung

Farandole 5

Hans Hartung

Print . 49 x 74 cm Print . 19.3 x 29.1 inch

€1,500

Print, Farandole 2, Hans Hartung

Farandole 2

Hans Hartung

Print . 49 x 74 cm Print . 19.3 x 29.1 inch

€1,500

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 87 cm Print . 22 x 34.3 inch

€1,800

Painting, The Fire, Gaëlle Wagner

The Fire

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€6,500

Painting, Bang !, Gaëlle Wagner

Bang !

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,600

Painting, Primavera, Nikolaos Schizas

Primavera

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,363

Print, The Music, Salvador Dali

The Music

Salvador Dali

Print . 73.5 x 54 x 0.2 cm Print . 28.9 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€850

Print, H-21, Hans Hartung

H-21

Hans Hartung

Print . 66 x 55 x 1 cm Print . 26 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Still Life, Laura Newman

Still Life

Laura Newman

Painting . 102 x 76 cm Painting . 40.2 x 29.9 inch

€6,903

Print, Old Faust, Salvador Dali

Old Faust

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11 x 0 inch

€4,800

Painting, Involvement, Nikolaos Schizas

Involvement

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,303

Painting, Monocrom 01, H-Nguyen

Monocrom 01

H-Nguyen

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

€1,860

Painting, Diagram, Laura Newman

Diagram

Laura Newman

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

€3,242

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Frames

Laura Newman

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

€3,002

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Placebo

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,200

Painting, 0118.15, Tracey Adams

0118.15

Tracey Adams

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

€1,561

Painting, 0118.14, Tracey Adams

0118.14

Tracey Adams

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

€1,561

Painting, 0118.6, Tracey Adams

0118.6

Tracey Adams

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

€1,561

Painting, Motion, Nikolaos Schizas

Motion

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,243

Painting, Ordinary, Nikolaos Schizas

Ordinary

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,243

Print, Le Picador, Salvador Dali

Le Picador

Salvador Dali

Print . 68 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,100

Print, Le centurion, Salvador Dali

Le centurion

Salvador Dali

Print . 68 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,100

Print, Clavilegnio, Salvador Dali

Clavilegnio

Salvador Dali

Print . 68 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,100

Print, St. George, Salvador Dali

St. George

Salvador Dali

Print . 68 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,100

Painting, Eclosion, Âme Sauvage

Eclosion

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

Print, Le Vitrail, Salvador Dali

Le Vitrail

Salvador Dali

Print . 38.1 x 26.42 x 2.54 cm Print . 15 x 10.4 x 1 inch

€5,364

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