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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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Fine Art Drawings, Visages, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Visages

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, I do know, Nikolaos Schizas

I do know

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,499

Print, The Bureaucrat, Salvador Dali

The Bureaucrat

Salvador Dali

Print . 56.5 x 38.5 x 0.5 cm Print . 22.2 x 15.2 x 0.2 inch

€3,000

Print, Farandole 3, Hans Hartung

Farandole 3

Hans Hartung

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

€1,500

Painting, Maeva, Sébastien Allart

Maeva

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Balancing Act 2, Tracey Adams

Balancing Act 2

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings . 66 x 50.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 20 inch

€1,569

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Nemesis, Nikolaos Schizas

Nemesis

Nikolaos Schizas

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€690

Painting, Landscape 4, Gina Vor

Landscape 4

Gina Vor

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

€800

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print . 77 x 57 cm Print . 30.3 x 22.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Flow

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,750

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Lumenis 43

Tracey Adams

Painting . 61 x 61 cm Painting . 24 x 24 inch

€3,258

Painting, Diagram, Laura Newman

Diagram

Laura Newman

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

€3,258

Print, L 50, Hans Hartung

L 50

Hans Hartung

Print . 76.2 x 56.5 cm Print . 30 x 22.2 inch

€5,600

Painting, The night of love, Eric Robin

The night of love

Eric Robin

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Bellissima, Nikolaos Schizas

Bellissima

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,300

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

Print, Jugoyoe, Salvador Dali

Jugoyoe

Salvador Dali

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

€1,800

Print, Cercle II, Antoni Tapies

Cercle II

Antoni Tapies

Print . 55 x 74.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.3 x 0 inch

€2,200

Painting, Lavender, Marco Saporiti

Lavender

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Blind

Laura Newman

Painting . 77 x 56 cm Painting . 30.3 x 22 inch

€4,947

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.9 x 0 inch

€2,180

Print, L 1977-3, Hans Hartung

L 1977-3

Hans Hartung

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

€3,000

Painting, Hilaire, Sébastien Allart

Hilaire

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Painting, Renouveau, Aude De Voc

Renouveau

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Gola 2, Philippe Cognée

Gola 2

Philippe Cognée

Painting . 65 x 92 x 5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 2 inch

€22,000

Painting, Pastel Dreams 3, Gina Vor

Pastel Dreams 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Recif, Michel Castanet (Mica)

Recif

Michel Castanet (Mica)

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

€1,600

Painting, Life Journeys, H-Nguyen

Life Journeys

H-Nguyen

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

€1,960

Fine Art Drawings, Douceur, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Douceur

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

City 4

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500

Painting, Composition, Antoni Amat

Composition

Antoni Amat

Painting . 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, Poise, Victoria Horkan

Poise

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,620

Print, HC L-52, Hans Hartung

HC L-52

Hans Hartung

Print . 75 x 105 cm Print . 29.5 x 41.3 inch

€2,000

Painting, Guna II, Tracey Adams

Guna II

Tracey Adams

Painting . 91.4 x 66 cm Painting . 36 x 26 inch

€3,318

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, Graze, Nikolaos Schizas

Graze

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 65 x 44 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Sculpture, Peace Menorah, Salvador Dali

Peace Menorah

Salvador Dali

Sculpture . 50.8 x 50.8 x 1 cm Sculpture . 20 x 20 x 0.4 inch

€25,000

Painting, Art water, Âme Sauvage

Art water

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,200

Painting, Alice, Sébastien Allart

Alice

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Still Life, Laura Newman

Still Life

Laura Newman

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

€6,938

Painting, Abstract 22124, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 22124

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,810