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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, Landscape 4, Gina Vor

Landscape 4

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Cliffs, Greet Helsen

Cliffs

Greet Helsen

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,033

Painting, No matter, Nikolaos Schizas

No matter

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,620

Painting, N° COL1021P2, Kyung-Ae Hur

N° COL1021P2

Kyung-Ae Hur

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

€7,600

Painting, Le dessert, Âme Sauvage

Le dessert

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€150

Painting, The Thaw, Alex Senchenko

The Thaw

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,189

Painting, Pop Star, Muriel Deumie

Pop Star

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Graze, Nikolaos Schizas

Graze

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 65 x 44 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Abstract 2353, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2353

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Patchwork 2, Max Yaskin

Patchwork 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 79 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 31.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,150 €1,035

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print . 56 x 87 cm Print . 22 x 34.3 inch

€1,800

Painting, Pink life, Âme Sauvage

Pink life

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€75

Painting, Blume IX, Mark Hellbusch

Blume IX

Mark Hellbusch

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

€3,750

Painting, Unbound, Darlene Watson

Unbound

Darlene Watson

Painting . 195.6 x 154.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 77 x 61 x 2 inch

€5,282

Painting, Abstract 2398, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2398

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

Painting, Twisted, Ole Hedeager

Twisted

Ole Hedeager

Painting . 50 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Emergence, Alex Senchenko

Emergence

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

Painting, Space game, Muriel Deumie

Space game

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 89 x 115 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,300 €1,170

Painting, Afrique n°2, Molok

Afrique n°2

Molok

Painting . 131 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.6 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

Painting, Stand by me, Nikolaos Schizas

Stand by me

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€6,400

Painting, Auric flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Auric flow

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,500

Painting, Electro, Âme Sauvage

Electro

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Prophecy, Nikolaos Schizas

Prophecy

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 116 x 89 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0 inch

€3,648

Painting, Menton, Marta Zawadzka

Menton

Marta Zawadzka

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

€7,250

Painting, Golden Chaos, Alex Senchenko

Golden Chaos

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,945

Painting, Sables Mouvants, Aude De Voc

Sables Mouvants

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Abstract 2132, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2132

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 35.2 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€850

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 35.2 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€850

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 35.2 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€850

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 35.2 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€850

Painting, Abstract 2109, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2109

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Print, Apples, Aloyzas Smilingis

Apples

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€1,500