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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, Abstract 2196, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2196

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 90 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,189

Painting, Abstract 2195, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2195

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 90 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,946

Painting, Abstract 2101, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2101

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Jazz On, Sophie Mangelsen

Jazz On

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€530

Painting, New York, Max Yaskin

New York

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,480

Painting, Abstract 2466, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2466

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,311

Painting, Abstract 2463, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2463

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,311

Painting, Abstract 2461, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2461

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2460, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2460

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2459, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2459

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2458, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2458

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2457, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2457

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,824

Painting, Abstract 2455, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2455

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,824

Painting, Abstract 2454, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2454

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,311

Painting, Imagine!, Nikolaos Schizas

Imagine!

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,223

Painting, Sans titre V, Yichao Sun

Sans titre V

Yichao Sun

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

€800

Painting, Abstract 2292, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2292

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,311

Painting, Abstract 2283, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2283

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Abstract 2275, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2275

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Tree V, Mark Hellbusch

Tree V

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,290

Painting, Greens 2, Tiny de Bruin

Greens 2

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 60 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€950

Painting, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting . 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Touch, Nikolaos Schizas

Touch

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 130 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€4,135

Painting, Abstract 2453, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2453

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,311

Painting, Abstract 2452, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2452

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,311

Painting, Abstract 2449, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2449

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,824

Painting, Motion, Nikolaos Schizas

Motion

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,324

Painting, Gaza, Francesco Martini

Gaza

Francesco Martini

Painting . 180 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,800

Painting, Jette 2, Laura Newman

Jette 2

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.8 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,527

Painting, Box 25.04, Eric Robin

Box 25.04

Eric Robin

Painting . 24 x 24 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

€400

Painting, Involvement, Nikolaos Schizas

Involvement

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€6,384

Painting, Hana, Nikolaos Schizas

Hana

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€6,628

Painting, La libelula, Nikolaos Schizas

La libelula

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 114 x 146 x 2.3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.9 inch

€4,378

Painting, Claim 163, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 163

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,560

Painting, Tiny De Bruin, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny De Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Painting, Browns, Tiny de Bruin

Browns

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,410

Painting, People in love, Tiny de Bruin

People in love

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 180 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€7,000

Painting, Tenerife (1), Tiny de Bruin

Tenerife (1)

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 100 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€5,500

Painting, Talina, Sébastien Allart

Talina

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Naïri, Sébastien Allart

Naïri

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Madina, Sébastien Allart

Madina

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Prussian Blue 15, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 15

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Polaire, Bald

Polaire

Bald

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

€1,365

Painting, Source, Aloyzas Smilingis

Source

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 39 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€898