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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, Danse, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Danse

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

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

€500

Print, Don Quichotte, Salvador Dali

Don Quichotte

Salvador Dali

Print . 78.5 x 58.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.9 x 23 x 0 inch

€12,460

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

Painting, Spheres, Laura Newman

Spheres

Laura Newman

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

€3,735

Fine Art Drawings, Maria, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Maria

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Painting, Intuition, Muriel Deumie

Intuition

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€890

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

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

€4,500

Painting, Hidden light, Daniela Pasqualini

Hidden light

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,168 €1,843

Fine Art Drawings, Linear Momentum, Tracey Adams

Linear Momentum

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings . 91.5 x 91.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 36 inch

€5,421

Painting, Storm, Marta Zawadzka

Storm

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, #11072022, Michael Verlangieri

#11072022

Michael Verlangieri

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 44 x 0.1 inch

€7,196

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, Sol Y Dali, Salvador Dali

Sol Y Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 55.63 x 41.91 x 2.54 cm Print . 21.9 x 16.5 x 1 inch

€13,326

Painting, Abstract 2554, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2554

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€663

Painting, Abstract 2553, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2553

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€663

Painting, Abstract 2335, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2335

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,205

Painting, Abstract 2334, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2334

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,205

Painting, Spring, Greet Helsen

Spring

Greet Helsen

Painting . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€2,590

Painting, Mer Agitée, Aude De Voc

Mer Agitée

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Dark Matter, Nikolaos Schizas

Dark Matter

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Gold rain, Arsène Odin

Gold rain

Arsène Odin

Painting . 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Autumn mirrors 2, Nestor Toro

Autumn mirrors 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.7 inch

€1,120

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Screens

Laura Newman

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

€3,735

Print, The Music, Salvador Dali

The Music

Salvador Dali

Print . 73.5 x 54 x 0.2 cm Print . 28.9 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€850