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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, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

High & Dry

Newel Hunter

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.2 inch

€1,539

Painting, Rest Stop, Newel Hunter

Rest Stop

Newel Hunter

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

€1,720

Painting, Heartbreaker, Newel Hunter

Heartbreaker

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,539

Painting, Inner light, Newel Hunter

Inner light

Newel Hunter

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

€1,765

Painting, Verve, Newel Hunter

Verve

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€1,561

Painting, Maximum Mojo, Newel Hunter

Maximum Mojo

Newel Hunter

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

€1,765

Painting, Full of Itself, Newel Hunter

Full of Itself

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,629

Painting, Hot times, Newel Hunter

Hot times

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,629

Painting, A greener grass, Nestor Toro

A greener grass

Nestor Toro

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

€932

Painting, Green garden, Nestor Toro

Green garden

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,969

Painting, Bestia-II, Stanislav Bojankov

Bestia-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Atelier, Stanislav Bojankov

Atelier

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 80 x 58 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

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, Underground Spirit, Bonus

Underground Spirit

Bonus

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

€5,500

Painting, Embrasement, Muriel Deumie

Embrasement

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Sdo-2, H-Nguyen

Sdo-2

H-Nguyen

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

€750

Painting, Immensité, Muriel Deumie

Immensité

Muriel Deumie

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

€990

Painting, Lisbonne, Muriel Deumie

Lisbonne

Muriel Deumie

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

€900

Painting, Claim 155, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 155

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€950

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, Splash 51, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 51

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Painting, Splash 49, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 49

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 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, 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, Sursis, Thomas Jeunet

Sursis

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€690

Painting, Sensuality, Juliana Haggoo

Sensuality

Juliana Haggoo

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

€5,400

Painting, Marsfeld CLVI, Mark Hellbusch

Marsfeld CLVI

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€3,900

Painting, RE18, Mark Hellbusch

RE18

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 90 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Claim 121, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 121

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,340

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, Those Eyes, Newel Hunter

Those Eyes

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,855

Painting, Birds ad fishes, Tic

Birds ad fishes

Tic

Painting . 145 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting . 57.1 x 80.7 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Claim 202, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 202

Mark Hellbusch

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

€450

Painting, Ciseaux, Apo

Ciseaux

Apo

Painting . 21 x 14.8 x 0.05 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch

€100

Painting, Abstract No. 88, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 88

Gina Vor

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

€200

Painting, Claim 100, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 100

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,700

Painting, RE 14, Mark Hellbusch

RE 14

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 140 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

€3,500