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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, Élya, Sébastien Allart

Élya

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,400

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, Ydha, Sébastien Allart

Ydha

Sébastien Allart

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

€7,900

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, 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, Jasmine, Sébastien Allart

Jasmine

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

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, 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

€2,075

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

€1,624

Painting, Chaoscopie, Tic

Chaoscopie

Tic

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

€1,150

Painting, Sdo-2, H-Nguyen

Sdo-2

H-Nguyen

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

€750

Painting, Ecosite, Muriel Deumie

Ecosite

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,250

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

€1,958

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

€920

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

€920

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

€929

Painting, MOON HORE, Morko

MOON HORE

Morko

Painting . 108.5 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 42.7 x 24.6 x 0 inch

€1,020

Painting, Red Valley 2, Nestor Toro

Red Valley 2

Nestor Toro

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

€929

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, 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, Abstract No. 93, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 93

Gina Vor

Painting . 40 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Autumn, Aloyzas Smilingis

Autumn

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Hope, Eliana Sá

Hope

Eliana Sá

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

€1,200

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, Tony Bennett, Marta Zawadzka

Tony Bennett

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€5,000