Taking this argument a step further, the removal of painterly gestures of any kind would in effect require the elimination of the artist's hand. (sfmoma.org)
The eleven oil paintings on view here spring from the expressive potential of contained painterly gestures. (artforum.com)
There is also the very simple observation that the larger his canvases, the more reduced his pictorial language and painterly gesture get. (juxtapoz.com)