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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, Julie I, Rafael Sliks

Julie I

Rafael Sliks

Print . 100 x 71 cm Print . 39.4 x 28 inch

€1,303

Painting, Abstract 2132, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2132

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,067

Painting, Naissance, Gaëlle Wagner

Naissance

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,100

Painting, Wendy, Sébastien Allart

Wendy

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,200

Design, Balloon Venus, Jeff Koons

Balloon Venus

Jeff Koons

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

€1,950

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Frames

Laura Newman

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

€3,040

Painting, Abstract 2551, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2551

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 80 x 210 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 82.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,371

Painting, YEN DHELL, Morko

YEN DHELL

Morko

Painting . 110 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,020

Painting, Lumix.0, Muriel Deumie

Lumix.0

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,350

Painting, New Born, Gaëlle Wagner

New Born

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,550

Painting, sans titre, Harrison Prignet

sans titre

Harrison Prignet

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,300

Painting, Like a Prayer, Marta Zawadzka

Like a Prayer

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 120 x 2.3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,800

Print, Henry VI, Salvador Dali

Henry VI

Salvador Dali

Print . 45 x 31.5 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.4 inch

€1,000 €800

Design, I Hope..., Chiharu Shiota

I Hope...

Chiharu Shiota

Design . 120 x 120 x 120 cm Design . 47.2 x 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€17,000

Painting, Dive in Pi, VeraD

Dive in Pi

VeraD

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Sculpture, Cooling, Mark Hellbusch

Cooling

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture . 72 x 65 x 4 cm Sculpture . 28.3 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Print, Iago, Charles Lapicque

Iago

Charles Lapicque

Print . 57 x 38 cm Print . 22.4 x 15 inch

€300

Painting, Hide & seek II, Paulo Gnecco

Hide & seek II

Paulo Gnecco

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

€1,365

Painting, Sans titre, Pasturo

Sans titre

Pasturo

Painting . 115 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€4,200

Print, Spring, Aloyzas Smilingis

Spring

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€1,000

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, Back then, Nikolaos Schizas

Back then

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 270 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 106.3 x 1.2 inch

€7,416

Painting, Felicia, Sébastien Allart

Felicia

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900 €1,672

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

Painting, Sakura Blush, Alex Senchenko

Sakura Blush

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,945

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 137, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 137

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print . 75 x 106 cm Print . 29.5 x 41.7 inch

€4,500

Print, The Kiss, Salvador Dali

The Kiss

Salvador Dali

Print . 40 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

€1,500

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