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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, Sounds of spring, VeraD

Sounds of spring

VeraD

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

€2,300

Painting, Blume II, Mark Hellbusch

Blume II

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€590

Painting, Smiley VII, Mark Hellbusch

Smiley VII

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,290

Painting, Flower V, Mark Hellbusch

Flower V

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,490

Painting, Claim 35, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 35

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,340

Painting, Split, Tic

Split

Tic

Painting . 152 x 215 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.8 x 84.6 x 0 inch

€1,450

Painting, Winter Meadow 2, Max Yaskin

Winter Meadow 2

Max Yaskin

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

€1,590

Painting, Theorem 2, Max Yaskin

Theorem 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100.1 x 249.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 98.4 x 1 inch

€2,576

Painting, Confrontation 3, Max Yaskin

Confrontation 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Painting, Dream, Eliana Sá

Dream

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

Painting, Fascination, Marta Zawadzka

Fascination

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 195 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 76.8 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

€6,700

Painting, Krabi by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Krabi by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Painting, Silver Tree, Max Yaskin

Silver Tree

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Painting, Summer flowers 2, Max Yaskin

Summer flowers 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Drips 12, Max Yaskin

Drips 12

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€950

Painting, Miracle, Marta Zawadzka

Miracle

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,700

Painting, Chinatown, Max Yaskin

Chinatown

Max Yaskin

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

€2,150

Painting, Blue Meadow, Max Yaskin

Blue Meadow

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,650

Painting, Meadow 34, Max Yaskin

Meadow 34

Max Yaskin

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

€1,580

Painting, Deep Blue by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Deep Blue by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

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

€1,950

Painting, Autumn Tree 6, Max Yaskin

Autumn Tree 6

Max Yaskin

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

€1,750

Painting, Maria, Marta Zawadzka

Maria

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Painting, Sphere 3, Max Yaskin

Sphere 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 95 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Painting, Lunar dream, Marta Zawadzka

Lunar dream

Marta Zawadzka

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

€6,600

Painting, Meadow of joy, Marta Zawadzka

Meadow of joy

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 210 x 255 x 3 cm Painting . 82.7 x 100.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,650

Painting, Silently Singing, Kerry Horne

Silently Singing

Kerry Horne

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€4,900

Painting, Wild Flowers 16, Max Yaskin

Wild Flowers 16

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Wild Flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Wild Flowers 7

Max Yaskin

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

€1,850

Painting, Big eyes, Marta Zawadzka

Big eyes

Marta Zawadzka

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

€6,000

Painting, Rainbow hair, Marta Zawadzka

Rainbow hair

Marta Zawadzka

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

€6,600

Painting, Two Stars, Max Yaskin

Two Stars

Max Yaskin

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

€1,650

Painting, Frozen city, Max Yaskin

Frozen city

Max Yaskin

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

€1,750

Painting, Patchwork 6, Max Yaskin

Patchwork 6

Max Yaskin

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

€1,900

Painting, Santorini 5, Max Yaskin

Santorini 5

Max Yaskin

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

€1,550

Painting, Mysterious city 2, Max Yaskin

Mysterious city 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Painting, Jungle, Max Yaskin

Jungle

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,850

Painting, Wild Flowers 5, Max Yaskin

Wild Flowers 5

Max Yaskin

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

€1,750

Painting, Space 4, Max Yaskin

Space 4

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,550

Painting, Mix 2, Max Yaskin

Mix 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€850

Painting, Strange, Gina Vor

Strange

Gina Vor

Painting . 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, November I, H-Nguyen

November I

H-Nguyen

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

€920

Painting, Novembre III, H-Nguyen

Novembre III

H-Nguyen

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

€920

Painting, Medidative I, H-Nguyen

Medidative I

H-Nguyen

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

€850

Painting, Le Cyclo, Cosmos

Le Cyclo

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 200 x 3.2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.3 inch

€12,600

Painting, Claim 146, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 146

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 72 x 103 x 3 cm Painting . 28.3 x 40.6 x 1.2 inch

€950

Painting, Landscape, Stanislav Bojankov

Landscape

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 41 x 51 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Painting, Winter morning 2, Max Yaskin

Winter morning 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,750

Painting, Storm, Bald

Storm

Bald

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Strangers 7, Max Yaskin

Strangers 7

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,150

Painting, Spartacus, Max Yaskin

Spartacus

Max Yaskin

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

€1,650