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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, Le Téléphone, Salvador Dali

Le Téléphone

Salvador Dali

Print . 67 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.4 x 18.7 x 0 inch

€3,800 €3,420

Print, Space Elephant, Salvador Dali

Space Elephant

Salvador Dali

Print . 75.5 x 53.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0 inch

€11,680 €9,928

Photography, Dans la machine, Muriel Deumie

Dans la machine

Muriel Deumie

Photography . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€550 €495

Painting, Golden Echo, Alex Senchenko

Golden Echo

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,951

Painting, Rem, Nikolaos Schizas

Rem

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 1 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch

€4,939

Print, Trajan, Salvador Dali

Trajan

Salvador Dali

Print . 90 x 63 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 24.8 x 0 inch

€13,100

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, Le Monde XXX, Caroline Vis

Le Monde XXX

Caroline Vis

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€12,500 €11,250

Print, Old Age, Salvador Dali

Old Age

Salvador Dali

Print . 60.8 x 43 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch

€1,800

Print, Zebulun, Salvador Dali

Zebulun

Salvador Dali

Print . 49.5 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.5 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,400

Painting, Big Box 35-B30, Eric Robin

Big Box 35-B30

Eric Robin

Painting . 33 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 13 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€800

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Print, Virgo, Salvador Dali

Virgo

Salvador Dali

Print . 35 x 26.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 10.3 x 0 inch

€3,000

Print, L'Ouroboros, Salvador Dali

L'Ouroboros

Salvador Dali

Print . 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch

€5,860 €5,274

Painting, Vortex, Gina Vor

Vortex

Gina Vor

Painting . 180 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

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, Wild Berries, Alex Senchenko

Wild Berries

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,268

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, Bleu intense, Âme Sauvage

Bleu intense

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€1,300