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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, Dive in Pi, VeraD

Dive in Pi

VeraD

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Still Life, Laura Newman

Still Life

Laura Newman

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

€7,001

Painting, Rhythm, Gina Vor

Rhythm

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 55.5 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.9 inch

€2,200

Painting, Japon Times, Bald

Japon Times

Bald

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.9 x 0 inch

€2,180

Print, Madrid, Emilio Vedova

Madrid

Emilio Vedova

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

€900

Painting, New life, Âme Sauvage

New life

Âme Sauvage

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

€850

Painting, Frozen Dreams, Alex Senchenko

Frozen Dreams

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,192

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, Stripes, Aloyzas Smilingis

Stripes

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,700

Painting, No Plans For Love, Cosmos

No Plans For Love

Cosmos

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

€7,400

Painting, Green Fields, Kiran Chugani

Green Fields

Kiran Chugani

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

€880

Painting, Color Me Crazy, Muriel Deumie

Color Me Crazy

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,000 €900

Painting, Felicia, Sébastien Allart

Felicia

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Painting, Carnaval, Gaëlle Wagner

Carnaval

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 140 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, Blume VI, Mark Hellbusch

Blume VI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Painting, sans titre, Harrison Prignet

sans titre

Harrison Prignet

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,300

Painting, Emerge, Gaëlle Wagner

Emerge

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€3,300

Painting, Mum, Gaëlle Wagner

Mum

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

Painting, Indy, Gaëlle Wagner

Indy

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, XO Crew, Gaëlle Wagner

XO Crew

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, Moss and Mist, Alex Senchenko

Moss and Mist

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,557

Painting, Silent Spring, Alex Senchenko

Silent Spring

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,557

Painting, Velvet Moss, Alex Senchenko

Velvet Moss

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,557

Painting, Baum VI, Mark Hellbusch

Baum VI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,900

Painting, Untitled, Noa Gosley

Untitled

Noa Gosley

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

€3,215

Painting, Étoiles, Yichao Sun

Étoiles

Yichao Sun

Painting . 125 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Painting, Driftwood 5, Mr Garcia

Driftwood 5

Mr Garcia

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€600

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, Like a Prayer, Marta Zawadzka

Like a Prayer

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 120 x 2.3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,800

Painting, The Thaw, Alex Senchenko

The Thaw

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,192

Painting, Abstract 2160, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2160

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,313

Painting, Meta 3, Allan S

Meta 3

Allan S

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

€2,435

Painting, Abstract 2353, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2353

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,070

Painting, Abstract 2398, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2398

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,131