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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, Hommage A Hef, Cren

Hommage A Hef

Cren

Print . 55.9 x 55.9 cm Print . 22 x 22 inch

€180

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

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

€4,500

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

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

€2,650

Painting, Golden Chaos, Alex Senchenko

Golden Chaos

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,931

Painting, Blue silence, H-Nguyen

Blue silence

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,360

Painting, Composition (1), Antoni Amat

Composition (1)

Antoni Amat

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

€1,700

Print, Madrid, Emilio Vedova

Madrid

Emilio Vedova

Print . 70.5 x 50 cm Print . 27.8 x 19.7 inch

€900

Painting, The Circle, Juliana Haggoo

The Circle

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,100

Painting, Flashdance, Gaëlle Wagner

Flashdance

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,650

Print, Iago, Charles Lapicque

Iago

Charles Lapicque

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

€300

Painting, Diptych Untitled, Noa Gosley

Diptych Untitled

Noa Gosley

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

€3,780

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

€1,931

Print, Détail, Kitty Sabatier

Détail

Kitty Sabatier

Print . 53 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.9 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€190

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 87 cm Print . 22 x 34.3 inch

€2,200

Painting, Japon Times, Bald

Japon Times

Bald

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

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

Fine Art Drawings, #11062022, Michael Verlangieri

#11062022

Michael Verlangieri

Fine Art Drawings . 63.5 x 77.5 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 30.5 x 0.3 inch

€7,195

Print, Egg-VI, Stanislav Bojankov

Egg-VI

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€280 €252

Print, Sainte Lucie, Salvador Dali

Sainte Lucie

Salvador Dali

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

€7,000

Fine Art Drawings, Manga French, Muriel Deumie

Manga French

Muriel Deumie

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 20 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€900

Painting, Profondeur, Âme Sauvage

Profondeur

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,000

Painting, Ocean, Rafael Sliks

Ocean

Rafael Sliks

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

€6,500

Print, Double croix, Antoni Tapies

Double croix

Antoni Tapies

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

€2,080

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, Scène taurine, Juan Benito

Scène taurine

Juan Benito

Painting . 50 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€690

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 64 x 45 x 0.02 cm Print . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€4,500

Painting, Jack, Mark Hellbusch

Jack

Mark Hellbusch

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

€990

Print, L'Ouraboros, Salvador Dali

L'Ouraboros

Salvador Dali

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

€8,549

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

Painting, BlackJack, Cosmos

BlackJack

Cosmos

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

€3,400