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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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Print, Composition, Antoni Tapies

Composition

Antoni Tapies

Print . 63 x 90 x 1 cm Print . 24.8 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Painting, Interiors, Laura Newman

Interiors

Laura Newman

Painting . 122 x 91.4 cm Painting . 48 x 36 inch

€8,025

Painting, Mystic, Max Yaskin

Mystic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Painting, Manhattan, Max Yaskin

Manhattan

Max Yaskin

Painting . 105 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 41.3 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,750

Painting, Nola, Marta Zawadzka

Nola

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,800

Painting, Green ballet, Marta Zawadzka

Green ballet

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,000

Print, Mitjó, Antoni Tapies

Mitjó

Antoni Tapies

Print . 60 x 78 x 0.02 cm Print . 23.6 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€5,000

Print, Détail, Kitty Sabatier

Détail

Kitty Sabatier

Print . 53 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.9 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€190

Painting, Claim 164, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 164

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 140 x 240 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

€6,900

Painting, Kiss me, Sébastien Allart

Kiss me

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Painting, Jungle Birds, Tic

Jungle Birds

Tic

Painting . 150 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Nuptials, Newel Hunter

Nuptials

Newel Hunter

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

€1,961

Painting, Looking Blue, Gina Vor

Looking Blue

Gina Vor

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, City Lights, Gina Vor

City Lights

Gina Vor

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

€3,000

Painting, Scène taurine, Juan Benito

Scène taurine

Juan Benito

Painting . 50 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€690

Painting, Trees, Stanislav Bojankov

Trees

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€450

Painting, Los Jardines Del Prado, Cosmos

Los Jardines Del Prado

Cosmos

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2.4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.9 inch

€12,600

Painting, Claim 108, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 108

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Steven, Mark Hellbusch

Steven

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Translucide, Yichao Sun

Translucide

Yichao Sun

Painting . 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,800 €2,520

Painting, Day & Night 4, Max Yaskin

Day & Night 4

Max Yaskin

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

€1,560

Painting, Fusion, Bald

Fusion

Bald

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

€1,100

Painting, Sweet sunshine I, H-Nguyen

Sweet sunshine I

H-Nguyen

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

€2,260

Print, AL 2, Hans Hartung

AL 2

Hans Hartung

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€2,800

Print, Roba interior, Antoni Tapies

Roba interior

Antoni Tapies

Print . 58.8 x 77 x 0.02 cm Print . 23.1 x 30.3 x 0 inch

€6,000

Painting, High Beams, Laura Newman

High Beams

Laura Newman

Painting . 76 x 107 cm Painting . 29.9 x 42.1 inch

€6,991

Painting, Lunettes, Apo

Lunettes

Apo

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

€100

Painting, Claim 101, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 101

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Phantasy, Aloyzas Smilingis

Phantasy

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€7,500

Painting, Shadow, Darlene Watson

Shadow

Darlene Watson

Painting . 203.2 x 292.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 80 x 115 x 2 inch

€16,036

Painting, Fish, Stanislav Bojankov

Fish

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€1,900 €1,330

Painting, Peps, Muriel Deumie

Peps

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Two Scoops, Newel Hunter

Two Scoops

Newel Hunter

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch

€1,783

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, Wideflung, Kerry Horne

Wideflung

Kerry Horne

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

€4,900

Painting, Diamonds, Laura Newman

Diamonds

Laura Newman

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 cm Painting . 40 x 30 inch

€7,538