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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, Caballero, Salvador Dali

Caballero

Salvador Dali

Print . 101 x 81 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.8 x 31.9 x 0 inch

€7,860

Painting, Emergence, Alex Senchenko

Emergence

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,950

Print, Urania, Salvador Dali

Urania

Salvador Dali

Print . 51 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€5,700

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

€1,950

Painting, Naissance, Gaëlle Wagner

Naissance

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,900

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

Painting, New Born, Gaëlle Wagner

New Born

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€3,300

Painting, Still Life, Laura Newman

Still Life

Laura Newman

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

€7,046

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

Painting, Feeling flow, Juliana Haggoo

Feeling flow

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,200

Painting, Clouds, Gaëlle Wagner

Clouds

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€3,300

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, XO Crew 21, Gaëlle Wagner

XO Crew 21

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,900 €2,030

Painting, Golden waterefall, H-Nguyen

Golden waterefall

H-Nguyen

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

€2,980

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

€3,845

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

€1,950

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, Le centurion, Salvador Dali

Le centurion

Salvador Dali

Print . 68 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,100

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, Endles IV, Lia Van Leeuwen

Endles IV

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

€2,100

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