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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, Voile au Vent 3, VeraD

Voile au Vent 3

VeraD

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€225

Painting, Orange Flower, Kiran Chugani

Orange Flower

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Vanessa, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Vanessa

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€950

Painting, Pomegranate, Kiran Chugani

Pomegranate

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€250

Painting, Dahlia, Kiran Chugani

Dahlia

Kiran Chugani

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€250

Painting, Talina, Sébastien Allart

Talina

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Sex Party 10, VeraD

Sex Party 10

VeraD

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

€175

Print, L2, Hans Hartung

L2

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 75.7 cm Print . 22 x 29.8 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Naïri, Sébastien Allart

Naïri

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Qui l'eût cru, Muriel Deumie

Qui l'eût cru

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,350 €1,215

Painting, Frida Kahlo, Muriel Deumie

Frida Kahlo

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300 €1,170

Painting, Madina, Sébastien Allart

Madina

Sébastien Allart

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

Price upon request

Painting, Paradoxe, Gus Artiste

Paradoxe

Gus Artiste

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,140

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

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

€850

Sculpture, Hippie, Gus Artiste

Hippie

Gus Artiste

Sculpture . 114 x 118 x 2 cm Sculpture . 44.9 x 46.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,450

Painting, But why not, Nikolaos Schizas

But why not

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€5,479

Fine Art Drawings, Nudes, Franciszek Starowieyski

Nudes

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 16.5 inch

€1,100

Sculpture, Beach II, Aloyzas Smilingis

Beach II

Aloyzas Smilingis

Sculpture . 42 x 17 x 19 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 6.7 x 7.5 inch

€9,000

Painting, Figure-III, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-III

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€2,000 €1,200

Painting, Songe, Gus Artiste

Songe

Gus Artiste

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

€3,200

Painting, Evening, Marta Zawadzka

Evening

Marta Zawadzka

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

€4,700

Painting, The rise of us, Ole Hedeager

The rise of us

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,080

Fine Art Drawings, Naïade, Gino Charpentier

Naïade

Gino Charpentier

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€400

Sculpture, Maïna, Muriel Deumie

Maïna

Muriel Deumie

Sculpture . 84 x 47 x 15 cm Sculpture . 33.1 x 18.5 x 5.9 inch

€1,000

Painting, The Rise of man, Ole Hedeager

The Rise of man

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 150 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€3,530

Fine Art Drawings, Étude, Franciszek Starowieyski

Étude

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,400

Fine Art Drawings, Attitude, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Attitude

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Esquisse, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Esquisse

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Nus, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Nus

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€260

Painting, Figure-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Figure, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Rêveuse, Gus Artiste

Rêveuse

Gus Artiste

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,650

Painting, Cache cache, Muriel Deumie

Cache cache

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 73 x 183 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 72 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cobra, Gino Charpentier

Femme cobra

Gino Charpentier

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€400