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."

Rome and Cadaqués - Heliogravure and drypoint etching on Arches paper

Salvador Dali

Print . 57 x 76.5 cm Print . 22.4 x 30.1 inch

€2,000

Tides of Serenity

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting . 182.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 72 x 48 x 2 inch

€10,924

Abstract R 2506

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 230 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 90.6 x 0 inch

€2,918

Le souffle intense

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,200

Untitled(N° COL1122P3)

Kyung-Ae Hur

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

€2,000

New Born

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Carré Rouge

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Lake of Hope

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

Whispers of Hope

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

La Plage de Sète (The Beach at Sète)

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€3,600

Diptych Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 60 x 84 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,823

Drips 7

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Velvet Moss

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,553

I Love to Eat Bacon, Too #7 — Deformation of Presence

Ovidiu Kloska

Painting . 45 x 32 x 0.5 cm Painting . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch

€3,500

The Colour Within

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

Frozen Dreams

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,188

La chapelle au clair de lune

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€75

Mais o belle Dionee, from L'Art d'aimer suite

Salvador Dali

Print . 74 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€2,480 €2,232

Roseline

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Abstract 2410

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,334

Enchanted Glade

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,500 €2,300

Emerge

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,950 €2,685

Rose & Blue # 6

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,950

Dazzle me !

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,650

L'ange triomphant

Salvador Dali

Sculpture . 50 x 18 x 17 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 7.1 x 6.7 inch

€32,880

Velvet Illusion

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,188

Sainte Lucie

Salvador Dali

Print . 90 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 25 x 0 inch

€7,000

Le chevalier romain

Salvador Dali

Print . 24.7 x 20 x 1 cm Print . 9.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

La Tête

Salvador Dali

Print . 38.5 x 28.5 cm Print . 15.2 x 11.2 inch

€2,500

Nuances d'Afrique

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch

€1,100

Urashima Taro

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Kumo (The weaver spider)

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Shitakiri (The tongue-cut sparrow)

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Abstract 2477

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,310

Ôde à la danse

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch

€3,200

Ocean

Rafael Sliks

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

€6,500

Anja's dream

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 125 x 98 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Winning freedom !

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,650

I want it for myself

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 140 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€3,800

Mum

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Indy

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Garden Party

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

XO Crew

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Five Summer Stories

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Male Female

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Punch

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Le lac en suspension

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

€680

Fleurs d'un jour

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2.4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch

€550

Dreams Growing in the Light

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,188

DITHYRAMP (II)

Aleksandar Bezinovic

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

€8,500

Abstract 2430

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,310

Black Metal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Puppy

Jeff Koons

Design . 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Design . 11 x 15 x 1 inch

€4,096

Abstract 2398

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

White Pop Flowers

Isabelle Pelletane

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

€1,650

The Horse and the Wolf - drypoint etching with stencil on extremely fine Japanese paper

Salvador Dali

Print . 57 x 76 cm Print . 22.4 x 29.9 inch

€2,500

Kosonaga chojo (The princess and the herd boy)

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Energie d'amour - Série Haute vibration, plein de lumière

Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€440

Train Fantôme

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Hippofemmes (série Femmes et Chevaux)

Salvador Dali

Print . 44.5 x 31.2 cm Print . 17.5 x 12.3 inch

€1,000 €750

On voit cette reine ... - L'Art d'Aimer - Ovide (Edition originale Chevalier & Navarre)

Salvador Dali

Print . 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,000 €800

Evolving Language - Composition of 6 paintings

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting . 101.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,185

Double croix

Antoni Tapies

Print . 33 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print . 13 x 20.1 x 0 inch

€2,080 €1,872

Abstract 22157

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 90 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,249

Fragments of Light

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

Emergence

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

Elefante-cicogna (Elephant-stork) - Coloured lithograph on Arches paper

Salvador Dali

Print . 65 x 48 cm Print . 25.6 x 18.9 inch

€2,500

Histoires du monde

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2.4 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.9 inch

€1,250 €1,063

No matter

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,620

La Cogida y la Muerte

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

€1,480 €1,332

Abstract -VI (six hearts)

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 89.9 x 139.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 55 x 1 inch

€2,094

Flashdance

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,650

Abstract 23104

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,371

L'Ouraboros

Salvador Dali

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print . 30 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€8,648

Energie spirituelle

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2.4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch

€550

Claim 142

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey - Drypoint etching with stencil

Salvador Dali

Print . 57 x 76 cm Print . 22.4 x 29.9 inch

€2,500

Profondeur

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€1,000 €850

Le souffle créateur

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2.4 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.9 inch

€1,250 €1,063

Hagoromo (The robe of feathers)

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€2,500

Chevalier à Genou

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€2,200

La Fée (The Fairy)

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€2,200

Fleur en Lys

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€950

Diabolik & Eva

Marco Saporiti

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

€300

Comédie

Yichao Sun

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

€4,000

L'or du pays froid

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Euterpe - Hand-coloured drypoint etching on Arches paper

Salvador Dali

Print . 50 x 65 cm Print . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

€3,500

Terpsichore - Hand-coloured drypoint etching on Arches paper

Salvador Dali

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€3,000

Civiltà Sconfitta(Civilization Defeated)

Salvador Dali

Print . 47.5 x 64 cm Print . 18.7 x 25.2 inch

€2,500

The Blood of Yin and Yang from Conquest of the Cosmos II

Salvador Dali

Print . 96 x 66 x 0.1 cm Print . 37.8 x 26 x 0 inch

€7,680 €6,912

The unicorn laser disintegrates the horns of cosmic rhinoceros

Salvador Dali

Print . 96 x 66 x 0.1 cm Print . 37.8 x 26 x 0 inch

€6,840 €6,156

Gala Mon Seul Désir (La Dame La Licorne)

Salvador Dali

Print . 53 x 67 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.9 x 26.4 x 0 inch

€6,840 €6,156

BlackJack

Cosmos

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

€3,400

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