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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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Painting, Silence, Nikolaos Schizas

Silence

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,341

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, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Delirium

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€1,750

Painting, Primevere, Aude De Voc

Primevere

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Street art, Muriel Deumie

Street art

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,500

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

€1,132

Print, Libertad, Emilio Vedova

Libertad

Emilio Vedova

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

€1,500

Painting, Smiley V, Mark Hellbusch

Smiley V

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

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

€4,500

Painting, Soleil D'Hiver, Aude De Voc

Soleil D'Hiver

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

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

€670

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

€670

Painting, Landscape 2, Gina Vor

Landscape 2

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Screens

Laura Newman

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

€3,799

Painting, Summertime, Lia Van Leeuwen

Summertime

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

€2,200

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

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, 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

€1,225

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

€1,225

Painting, Claim 158, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 158

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Landscape 1

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Liquide, Âme Sauvage

Liquide

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch

€850

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Scaffold

Laura Newman

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

€3,799

Painting, Endless, Nikolaos Schizas

Endless

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,742

Painting, Razor claws, Tiny de Bruin

Razor claws

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Painting, Iliana, Sébastien Allart

Iliana

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Painting, Lupin 3, Marco Saporiti

Lupin 3

Marco Saporiti

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

€280

Painting, Spring, Greet Helsen

Spring

Greet Helsen

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

€2,621

Painting, Porch, Laura Newman

Porch

Laura Newman

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

€3,799

Painting, Emotion, Philippe Hautenauve

Emotion

Philippe Hautenauve

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Print, Minor, Antoni Tapies

Minor

Antoni Tapies

Print . 40 x 56 cm Print . 15.7 x 22 inch

€2,450

Painting, Smiley VII, Mark Hellbusch

Smiley VII

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Painting, Kora, Sébastien Allart

Kora

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, Blessings, Nikolaos Schizas

Blessings

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,803

Painting, Timeless, Nikolaos Schizas

Timeless

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,803

Print, Cordill, Antoni Tapies

Cordill

Antoni Tapies

Print . 78 x 60 cm Print . 30.7 x 23.6 inch

€5,500

Painting, Sables Mouvants, Aude De Voc

Sables Mouvants

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500