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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, Composition, Antoni Amat

Composition

Antoni Amat

Painting . 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, December IV, H-Nguyen

December IV

H-Nguyen

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

€840

Painting, NotWithstanding, Kris Haas

NotWithstanding

Kris Haas

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

€905

Painting, Avatar, Max Yaskin

Avatar

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100.1 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59 x 1 inch

€1,471

Painting, Blume IV, Mark Hellbusch

Blume IV

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,275

Painting, Hide & seek II, Paulo Gnecco

Hide & seek II

Paulo Gnecco

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

€1,337

Print, Chair, Robert Motherwell

Chair

Robert Motherwell

Print . 97 x 71 x 0.2 cm Print . 38.2 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,800

Painting, La Part Des Choses, Cosmos

La Part Des Choses

Cosmos

Painting . 150 x 210 x 3.2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 82.7 x 1.3 inch

€12,600

Painting, Frames, Laura Newman

Frames

Laura Newman

Painting . 56 x 38 cm Painting . 22 x 15 inch

€3,040

Painting, Box 25.04, Eric Robin

Box 25.04

Eric Robin

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

€400

Painting, Agape, Margaux Salvador

Agape

Margaux Salvador

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Painting, Diptych Untitled, Noa Gosley

Diptych Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 60 x 84 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,744

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print . 77 x 57 cm Print . 30.3 x 22.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting . 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Reka, Veronika Rokashevich

Reka

Veronika Rokashevich

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

€1,500

Painting, Sun, Tic

Sun

Tic

Painting . 120 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0 inch

€1,250

Painting, Abstract 2569, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2569

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,371

Painting, BlackJack, Cosmos

BlackJack

Cosmos

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

€3,400

Painting, Between Worlds, Ole Hedeager

Between Worlds

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,080

Painting, Prussian Blue 14, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 14

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Print, HC L-52, Hans Hartung

HC L-52

Hans Hartung

Print . 75 x 105 cm Print . 29.5 x 41.3 inch

€2,000

Painting, Celebrity, Max Yaskin

Celebrity

Max Yaskin

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

€1,350 €1,013

Painting, Still Waiting, Susan L

Still Waiting

Susan L

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,249

Painting, Chute libre 8, Muriel Deumie

Chute libre 8

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€1,100

Painting, Elements n°16, Alice Maier

Elements n°16

Alice Maier

Painting . 173 x 103 x 0.5 cm Painting . 68.1 x 40.6 x 0.2 inch

€990

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, Abstract 2160, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2160

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,310

Painting, Untitled UT40, Marcel Speet

Untitled UT40

Marcel Speet

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

€1,700

Painting, Winter, Juliana Haggoo

Winter

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Print, LLambrec, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec

Antoni Tapies

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

€1,400

Painting, Emilia, Sébastien Allart

Emilia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Confrontation 3, Max Yaskin

Confrontation 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 199.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€1,114

Painting, Blume VIII, Mark Hellbusch

Blume VIII

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,700

Print, Oasis, Aloyzas Smilingis

Oasis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Print . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Revolution, Eliana Sá

Revolution

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

Print, Primary styles 66, Cren

Primary styles 66

Cren

Print . 37 x 37 x 2 cm Print . 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Gold rain, Arsène Odin

Gold rain

Arsène Odin

Painting . 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Blind

Laura Newman

Painting . 77 x 56 cm Painting . 30.3 x 22 inch

€4,985