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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, Orange park, Marta Zawadzka

Orange park

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,600

Painting, Sans titre, Sophie Mangelsen

Sans titre

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€300

Painting, Ciao Cacao, Gina Vor

Ciao Cacao

Gina Vor

Painting . 58.5 x 79 x 0.4 cm Painting . 23 x 31.1 x 0.2 inch

€800

Painting, Bon Pour La Casse, Cosmos

Bon Pour La Casse

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 210 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

€12,600

Painting, Wanted 1, Marco Saporiti

Wanted 1

Marco Saporiti

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€280

Painting, Coloration, Yichao Sun

Coloration

Yichao Sun

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

€3,500

Painting, Plaisir, Yichao Sun

Plaisir

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500

Painting, Judgment ride, Marta Zawadzka

Judgment ride

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Painting, Theorem 2, Max Yaskin

Theorem 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 250 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 98.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,580

Painting, Grey, Aloyzas Smilingis

Grey

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 122 x 91 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 35.8 x 0.1 inch

€5,600

Painting, Strangers 5, Max Yaskin

Strangers 5

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,550 €1,913

Painting, Abstract No. 95, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 95

Gina Vor

Painting . 39 x 28.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.4 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract No. 94, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 94

Gina Vor

Painting . 39.5 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.6 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract No. 92, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 92

Gina Vor

Painting . 37 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract No. 91, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 91

Gina Vor

Painting . 37 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Portrait

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Claim 99, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 99

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 95, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 95

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,680

Painting, Claim 90, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 90

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,340

Painting, Claim 82, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 82

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 81, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 81

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Summer Rhytm, Marta Zawadzka

Summer Rhytm

Marta Zawadzka

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

€4,400

Painting, Beauty rose, Eliana Sá

Beauty rose

Eliana Sá

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

€1,500

Painting, Rio, Bald

Rio

Bald

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

€1,820

Painting, Geisha, Newel Hunter

Geisha

Newel Hunter

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

€2,079

Painting, Interactions VI, Paulo Gnecco

Interactions VI

Paulo Gnecco

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

€1,627

Painting, Chaoscopie, Tic

Chaoscopie

Tic

Painting . 160 x 115 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 45.3 x 0 inch

€1,150

Painting, Sun, Marta Zawadzka

Sun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Painting, Paradis Perdu, Muriel Deumie

Paradis Perdu

Muriel Deumie

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

€560 €392

Painting, Sdo-2, H-Nguyen

Sdo-2

H-Nguyen

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

€750

Painting, Claim 189, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 189

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Painting, Claim 188, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 188

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Painting, Claim 179, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 179

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Claim 165, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 165

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Painting, Résister, Muriel Deumie

Résister

Muriel Deumie

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

€690

Painting, Abstract No. 89, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 89

Gina Vor

Painting . 41.5 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Paul, Mark Hellbusch

Paul

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,900

Painting, Portrait, Stanislav Bojankov

Portrait

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 34 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.4 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Give Me five, Cosmos

Give Me five

Cosmos

Painting . 145 x 113 x 3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,700

Painting, Claim 130, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 130

Mark Hellbusch

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

€990

Painting, Blue silence, H-Nguyen

Blue silence

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,360

Painting, Spring glimmer, Nestor Toro

Spring glimmer

Nestor Toro

Painting . 88.9 x 55.9 x 1.3 cm Painting . 35 x 22 x 0.5 inch

€1,961

Painting, Water and Forest, Nestor Toro

Water and Forest

Nestor Toro

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

€922

Painting, Split Panorama 1, Nestor Toro

Split Panorama 1

Nestor Toro

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

€922

Painting, Sunny Dimensions, Nestor Toro

Sunny Dimensions

Nestor Toro

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

€931