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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, Small Bay, Greet Helsen

Small Bay

Greet Helsen

Painting . 40 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€1,458

Painting, Landscape 3, Gina Vor

Landscape 3

Gina Vor

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

€800 €720

Painting, Kill Devil Hills, Kerry Horne

Kill Devil Hills

Kerry Horne

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,200

Painting, On purpose, Nikolaos Schizas

On purpose

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,226

Painting, Pop Love, Isabelle Pelletane

Pop Love

Isabelle Pelletane

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

€1,680

Painting, Méchoui, Said Ouarzaz

Méchoui

Said Ouarzaz

Painting . 28 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,000

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Pink flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Pink flow

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€4,862

Painting, Blue leaves and colors, Tic

Blue leaves and colors

Tic

Painting . 150 x 215 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 84.6 x 0 inch

€1,850

Painting, Claim 156, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 156

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,200

Painting, Beau Temps, Cosmos

Beau Temps

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 200 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€12,600

Painting, Silence, Nikolaos Schizas

Silence

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,337

Painting, Sakura diptych, Max Yaskin

Sakura diptych

Max Yaskin

Painting . 200 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,890

Painting, Bloomings, Harrison Prignet

Bloomings

Harrison Prignet

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

€2,500

Painting, Lighthouse, Greet Helsen

Lighthouse

Greet Helsen

Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,458

Painting, Autumn mirrors 2, Nestor Toro

Autumn mirrors 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.7 inch

€1,122

Painting, Monocrom 01, H-Nguyen

Monocrom 01

H-Nguyen

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

€1,860

Painting, Primevere, Aude De Voc

Primevere

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Les 4 sages, Âme Sauvage

Les 4 sages

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Clarté, Âme Sauvage

Clarté

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Delirium, Nikolaos Schizas

Delirium

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€1,750

Painting, Liquide, Âme Sauvage

Liquide

Âme Sauvage

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

€850

Painting, Screens, Laura Newman

Screens

Laura Newman

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting . 22 x 30 inch

€3,768

Painting, Summertime, Lia Van Leeuwen

Summertime

Lia Van Leeuwen

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

€2,200

Painting, Equilibre, Sunny Jim

Equilibre

Sunny Jim

Painting . 19.8 x 46.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.8 x 18.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Implosion, Âme Sauvage

Implosion

Âme Sauvage

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

€300

Painting, Street art, Muriel Deumie

Street art

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,500 €1,305

Painting, White Peony, Marta Zawadzka

White Peony

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€6,200

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, 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

€1,490

Painting, Back then, Nikolaos Schizas

Back then

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 90 x 270 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 106.3 x 1.2 inch

€7,414

Painting, Scaffold, Laura Newman

Scaffold

Laura Newman

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 cm Painting . 22 x 30 inch

€3,768

Painting, Soleil D'Hiver, Aude De Voc

Soleil D'Hiver

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Dark Matter, Nikolaos Schizas

Dark Matter

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€1,750