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."

Enfant Soleil

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€800

Marsfeld LXXXIV

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€890

Love Affair 6

Jaanika Peerna

Fine Art Drawings . 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 36 x 0 inch

€7,536

Flamme bleue

Yichao Sun

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

About fear

Yichao Sun

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Geisha

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.3 inch

€2,056

AL 2

Hans Hartung

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

€2,800

Primary palette-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 19 x 16 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.5 x 6.3 x 0 inch

€70

Rythme du geste A229 (encadré)

Jean-Jacques Marie

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€680

Lucky Clover I

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€590

Flower I

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€590

Horizon 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€200

Estelle

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Coloration

Yichao Sun

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

€3,500

Golfeur Hors Swing

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,190

Earth vision

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Rio

Bald

Painting . 120 x 39.5 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,820

Sin freno

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,400

Morning Fire

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Starlit Starry Night

Darlene Watson

Painting . 289.6 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 114 x 60 x 2 inch

€13,677

Peinture 201114

Gérard Pairé

Painting . 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Brighella Mask

Marco Saporiti

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

€330

Totem pour ceux qu’on n’écoute pas

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 120 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,120

Worn & Torn series #82

Kris Haas

Painting . 61 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting . 24 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€850

Aparicions 6

Antoni Tapies

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

€3,000

Sailing

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€190

Kanelle

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€2,800

Claim 95

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Claim 90

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Le Dernier Chapiteau

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€900

Parfum printanier

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€890

Hong Kong Overhead Shot

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,190

Rider

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,967

Solar Fire

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Yellow Reunion (Lost Lights) 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Caribbean waters (Cool Blue)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Buddha's window

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,430

Blinding sunlight

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,430

Water and Forest

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Intermittent Dreams 1

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Intermittent Dreams 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Intermittent Dreams 3

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Split Panorama 1

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€912

Split panorama 2 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Split panorama 3 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Split panorama 4 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Split panorama 5 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Red valley (Heat wave)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Many miles offshore,

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Double imagery (reflective pool),

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Many miles inland

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

A Time To Imagine

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€925

Sunny Dimensions

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

A Time To Imagine 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€916

Double Imagery (Forest Pond), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€925

Effusive Silence 4

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€894

Unexpected Memories

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,462

In Between Seasons 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.5 inch

€1,417

In Between Seasons 3,

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.5 inch

€1,417

Split panorama 4 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Split panorama 5 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Red valley (Heat wave)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Red Valley 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€921

Eventide Echoes, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Darlene Watson

Painting . 223.5 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 88 x 80 x 2 inch

€8,686

Pastel Dreams 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€800

Aqua 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Supernova No. 9

Gina Vor

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

€800

Monument-VII (The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, NY, 2007)

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 68 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€1,500

Mask (The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, 2007)

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 64 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€1,500

Peinture 210305

Gérard Pairé

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Peinture 210304

Gérard Pairé

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Broussailles

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings . 15.2 x 10.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6 x 4 inch

€400

Abstract 10 - Abstrait 10

Gina Vor

Painting . 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€800

3 in 1 - Abstract Triptych (Triptyque Abstrait)

Gina Vor

Painting . 96 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€250

Fly Me To The Moon - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Happy - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

couleurs en lumière

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,200

Claim 194

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€550

Shape of feminity

Harrison Prignet

Fine Art Drawings . 200 x 160 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 78.7 x 63 x 0.4 inch

€15,000

Deph

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch

€250

Formation 7

Susan L

Painting . 32 x 26 x 4 cm Painting . 12.6 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

€747

Paul

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Autumnal mood-XIII

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 42 x 34 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16.5 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch

€900

Éloigne toi

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

Odon

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

Claim 130

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€990

Nuages sur la côte

Charles Lapicque

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€750

Océan au Crépuscule

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 150 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

El bosque desnudo

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,400

Chute libre 6

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 120 x 39.5 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

Strange phenomena

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,323

Romance

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Urbain II

Yichao Sun

Painting . 137 x 75 x 1 cm Painting . 53.9 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

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