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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, Chasing the Echo, Alex Senchenko

Chasing the Echo

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,170 €1,736

Painting, I do know, Nikolaos Schizas

I do know

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,497

Painting, Paysage rosé, H-Nguyen

Paysage rosé

H-Nguyen

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

€1,400

Painting, Maeva, Sébastien Allart

Maeva

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Rosentor, Greet Helsen

Rosentor

Greet Helsen

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,206

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, 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

€2,291

Painting, Bellissima, Nikolaos Schizas

Bellissima

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€2,300

Painting, Champêtre, Muriel Deumie

Champêtre

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,890

Painting, City 4, Yichao Sun

City 4

Yichao Sun

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

€2,500

Painting, Silence, Nikolaos Schizas

Silence

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,326

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

Painting, Luna, Sébastien Allart

Luna

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€2,900

Painting, Claim 137, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 137

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Painting, Renouveau, Aude De Voc

Renouveau

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Flow, Nikolaos Schizas

Flow

Nikolaos Schizas

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

€3,750

Painting, Vortex, Gina Vor

Vortex

Gina Vor

Painting . 180 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, Alchemy 3, Max Yaskin

Alchemy 3

Max Yaskin

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

€1,580 €1,264

Painting, Diagram, Laura Newman

Diagram

Laura Newman

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€3,256

Painting, Recif, Michel Castanet (Mica)

Recif

Michel Castanet (Mica)

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, Hilaire, Sébastien Allart

Hilaire

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Sea Beasts, Tic

Sea Beasts

Tic

Painting . 120 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€1,350

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

€2,110

Painting, Oasis, Thomas Jeunet

Oasis

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.4 inch

€890

Painting, Gola 2, Philippe Cognée

Gola 2

Philippe Cognée

Painting . 65 x 92 x 5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 2 inch

€22,000

Painting, Lavender, Marco Saporiti

Lavender

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Painting, Elements n°15, Alice Maier

Elements n°15

Alice Maier

Painting . 145 x 104 x 0.5 cm Painting . 57.1 x 40.9 x 0.2 inch

€890

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, Poise, Victoria Horkan

Poise

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,617

Painting, All Night Long, Cosmos

All Night Long

Cosmos

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

€7,400

Painting, The night of love, Eric Robin

The night of love

Eric Robin

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

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

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, Explosion, Francesco Martini

Explosion

Francesco Martini

Painting . 130 x 55 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Flowed, Eliana Sá

Flowed

Eliana Sá

Painting . 102 x 156 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 61.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, Bygone Era, Kris Haas

Bygone Era

Kris Haas

Painting . 121.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 30 x 1 inch

€3,272

Painting, 0118.15, Tracey Adams

0118.15

Tracey Adams

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€1,568

Painting, Claim 142, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 142

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 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 €1,350

Painting, The 7 Hearts, Juliana Haggoo

The 7 Hearts

Juliana Haggoo

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

€2,300

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, Water Flowers, Marta Zawadzka

Water Flowers

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Painting, Friends, Caroline Vis

Friends

Caroline Vis

Painting . 90 x 200 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€4,900

Painting, Jungle flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Jungle flowers 7

Max Yaskin

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

€890

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