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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, H-21, Hans Hartung

H-21

Hans Hartung

Print . 66 x 55 x 1 cm Print . 26 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Untitled, Noa Gosley

Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,296

Painting, The orange cube, Max Yaskin

The orange cube

Max Yaskin

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€778

Painting, Eclipse, Rafael Sliks

Eclipse

Rafael Sliks

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

€6,500

Print, Dulcinea, Salvador Dali

Dulcinea

Salvador Dali

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

€1,800

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 €1,500

Painting, Terre Indigo, Aude De Voc

Terre Indigo

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Black Sand 2, Eric Robin

Black Sand 2

Eric Robin

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

€3,000

Print, Julie I, Rafael Sliks

Julie I

Rafael Sliks

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

€1,295

Print, Mohawks, Muriel Deumie

Mohawks

Muriel Deumie

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,190

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

Print, H-20, Hans Hartung

H-20

Hans Hartung

Print . 60 x 50 cm Print . 23.6 x 19.7 inch

€1,000

Painting, The Queen, Marta Zawadzka

The Queen

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,900

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, Dazzle me !, Gaëlle Wagner

Dazzle me !

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€3,300

Print, Leda, Salvador Dali

Leda

Salvador Dali

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€12,800

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

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

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, 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

€1,371

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Blind

Laura Newman

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

€5,024

Print, Berlin Suite, Antoni Tapies

Berlin Suite

Antoni Tapies

Print . 55 x 76 x 0.05 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,800

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

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 €2,700

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, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

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

€4,500

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 66 x 55 x 0.5 cm Painting . 26 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500