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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 2341, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2341

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,310

Painting, Jette 3, Laura Newman

Jette 3

Laura Newman

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

€3,526

Painting, Mâyâ, Tic

Mâyâ

Tic

Painting . 210 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 82.7 x 63 x 0 inch

€1,950

Painting, Abundance, Marta Zawadzka

Abundance

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€6,600

Painting, N° 21.34 Energie, Isa-L

N° 21.34 Energie

Isa-L

Painting . 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€6,000 €4,200

Painting, Imagine!, Nikolaos Schizas

Imagine!

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,222

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, The earth, Tiny de Bruin

The earth

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 173 x 273 x 2 cm Painting . 68.1 x 107.5 x 0.8 inch

€14,950

Painting, Abstract 2554, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2554

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€669

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 30 x 21 x 0.05 cm Print . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Box bleu 1225, Eric Robin

Box bleu 1225

Eric Robin

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

€400

Painting, Touch, Nikolaos Schizas

Touch

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€4,134

Painting, Motion, Nikolaos Schizas

Motion

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,322

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, 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, 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

Painting, MADDORN, Morko

MADDORN

Morko

Painting . 120 x 73 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 28.7 x 0 inch

€1,090

Painting, Jette 2, Laura Newman

Jette 2

Laura Newman

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

€3,526

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 64 x 45 x 0.02 cm Print . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€4,500

Painting, Aurora II, Susan L

Aurora II

Susan L

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

€3,040

Painting, La plume, Âme Sauvage

La plume

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch

€300

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, Perdre ses ailes, Muriel Deumie

Perdre ses ailes

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€990 €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, Le Corail, Aude De Voc

Le Corail

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

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

€1,934

Painting, Hana, Nikolaos Schizas

Hana

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,626

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

€4,377