Gestural

What is Gestural?

Gestural art is a term that describes painting with freely sweeping brushstrokes. The primary goal of gestural art is to allow the artist to physically express emotional impulses. The varied, yet expressive paint marks are intended to convey the artist's inner thoughts and emotions, which viewers are believed to understand through the dynamic and spontaneous application of paint.
Untitled (SFE-071)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SFE-071), 1989

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 10,500

Untitled (SFE-013)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SFE-013), 1984

Limited Edition Print

Aquatint

USD 7,400

Untitled Red (American Foundation)

Sam Francis

Untitled Red (American Foundation), 1992

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 11,600

And Pink (SF-143)

Sam Francis

And Pink (SF-143), 1973

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 11,600

Another Footprint

Sam Francis

Another Footprint, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 11,600

Jumps Out at You, No?

Jim Dine

Jumps Out at You, No?, 1993

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 14,000 - 16,000

Folsom Street Variations II (Grey)

Richard Diebenkorn

Folsom Street Variations II (Grey), 1986

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 10,800

Ice

Howard Hodgkin

Ice, 2013

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

GBP 4,620

We Have To Reconnect What Words Separated

Etel Adnan

We Have To Reconnect What Words Separated, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Giclée printing

GBP 2,340

Untitled Colour Study

Etel Adnan

Untitled Colour Study, 1990

Drawing / Watercolor

Pastel

GBP 25,000 - 32,500

Untitled (Teacup)

Etel Adnan

Untitled (Teacup), 1992

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

GBP 7,500 - 9,700

La Soleil a Vécu (The Sun has Lived)

Etel Adnan

La Soleil a Vécu (The Sun has Lived), 2020

Limited Edition Print

Etching

GBP 9,000

La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai I

Etel Adnan

La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai I, 2021

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

GBP 8,500 - 11,000

Fil du Temps

Etel Adnan

Fil du Temps, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Etching

GBP 5,500 - 7,000

Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278), 1988

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 7,500 - 10,000

Untitled (from the Fresh Air School portfolio)

Sam Francis

Untitled (from the Fresh Air School portfolio), 1972

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 1,850

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Photogravure

Photogravure is a high-quality printing process that involves etching a photograph onto a copper plate. The plate is inked and pressed onto paper, producing fine art prints with detailed, soft tones and rich textures. Developed in the 19th century, photogravure is renowned for its ability to create art reproductions with exceptional depth and subtlety.

Colour Field Painting

Colour Field Painting is an abstract style characterized by large areas of a single color or simple, solid colors. The term was first used in the 1950s to describe the work of three American Abstract Expressionist painters—Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. Their work emphasized the emotional power of color and the creation of vast, meditative spaces through expansive color fields.

Transavanguardia

Transavanguardia is the Italian version of Neo-Expressionism, referring to an art movement that emerged in Italy and other parts of Western Europe during the 1970s and 1980s. The term translates to beyond the avant-garde. Transavanguardia arose as a reaction against the dominance of conceptual art, reintroducing emotion and reviving painting as a primary medium. The movement marked a return to mythic imagery and figurative art, celebrating a rediscovery of traditional forms and themes in a contemporary context.

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