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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, Styx, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Styx

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Fine Art Drawings, La mulata, Carlos Velilla

La mulata

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€750

Fine Art Drawings, No se desprende, Carlos Velilla

No se desprende

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 21.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.5 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€750

Fine Art Drawings, No se desprende, Carlos Velilla

No se desprende

Carlos Velilla

Fine Art Drawings . 21.5 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.5 x 6.1 inch

€750

Painting, Incandescent, Bald

Incandescent

Bald

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€670

Painting, Theta Sparkles IV, VeraD

Theta Sparkles IV

VeraD

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€760

Painting, Helicoco HC5, Marcel Speet

Helicoco HC5

Marcel Speet

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€765

Painting, Ligne dorée, Filip Pavlik

Ligne dorée

Filip Pavlik

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,450

Painting, Golden sticks, Filip Pavlik

Golden sticks

Filip Pavlik

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,490

Painting, Neon III, Paulo Gnecco

Neon III

Paulo Gnecco

Painting . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€627

Fine Art Drawings, Vanessa, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Vanessa

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€950

Painting, Paradoxe, Gus Artiste

Paradoxe

Gus Artiste

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,140

Sculpture, Beach II, Aloyzas Smilingis

Beach II

Aloyzas Smilingis

Sculpture . 42 x 17 x 19 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 6.7 x 7.5 inch

€9,000

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 35.2 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€850

Fine Art Drawings, Naïade, Gino Charpentier

Naïade

Gino Charpentier

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

€400

Sculpture, Maïna, Muriel Deumie

Maïna

Muriel Deumie

Sculpture . 84 x 47 x 15 cm Sculpture . 33.1 x 18.5 x 5.9 inch

€1,000

Painting, Nature, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Nature

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€500 €450

Fine Art Drawings, Esquisse, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Esquisse

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€500

Painting, Evening, Marta Zawadzka

Evening

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

Sculpture, Solina, Muriel Deumie

Solina

Muriel Deumie

Sculpture . 80 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture . 31.5 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch

€1,000

Sculpture, Dancer, Aloyzas Smilingis

Dancer

Aloyzas Smilingis

Sculpture . 56 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture . 22 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch

€16,000

Painting, Figure-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Figure, Stanislav Bojankov

Figure

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Nus, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Nus

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€260

Painting, Rêveuse, Gus Artiste

Rêveuse

Gus Artiste

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,650

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cobra, Gino Charpentier

Femme cobra

Gino Charpentier

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

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Act-XV, Stanislav Bojankov

Act-XV

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, View, Stanislav Bojankov

View

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 29 x 19 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€120

Painting, Woman, Aloyzas Smilingis

Woman

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 49 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Fine Art Drawings, Clef de Femme, Gino Charpentier

Clef de Femme

Gino Charpentier

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

€400