Abstract expressionism

Abstract Expressionism established itself as one of the major turning points in twentieth-century art, emerging in New York in the 1940s around what would become known as the New York School.

Driven by figures as diverse as Jackson Pollock and his gestural dripping technique, Mark Rothko and his meditative fields of color, or Willem de Kooning and his energetic compositions oscillating between figuration and abstraction, the movement marked a decisive break with European traditions by placing spontaneity of gesture, monumental scale, and a direct physical relationship between painter and canvas at the heart of artistic practice.

Drawing on Surrealist explorations of automatism and the unconscious, it transformed painting into a space for experimentation in which color, material, and movement ceased to serve representation and instead became an autonomous language carrying an unprecedented emotional and existential intensity.

This shift in the center of gravity of Western art toward New York also represented the affirmation of an American cultural identity on the international stage, whose impact would resonate throughout contemporary artistic creation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works that extend this foundational legacy through lyrical abstraction, gestural energy, and chromatic explorations, reflecting the enduring vitality of a movement that profoundly transformed our understanding of what painting can be.

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Painting, Heart VI, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 165

Painting, Heart V, Stanislav Bojankov

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 165

Painting, 2107., Alejandra Quintanilla

Alejandra Quintanilla

Painting . 135 x 180 x 0.3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 7,119

Painting, A2005, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 632

Painting, Untitled, Hayduk Smbatyan

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 29.5 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 11.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 243

Painting, Cherries, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 661

Painting, Claim 20, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

CHF 2,720

Painting, Intouchable, Beata Kmita

Beata Kmita

Painting . 120 x 200 x 3.52 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.4 inch

CHF 14,573

Painting, Ink and Blood, Olga Balaeva

Olga Balaeva

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

CHF 712

Painting, Duet, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 491

Painting, Inner Turmoil, Asma Namouji

Asma Namouji

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 3,400

Painting, Blue Swan, Monica Tangen

Monica Tangen

Painting . 50.8 x 76.2 x 4 cm Painting . 20 x 30 x 1.6 inch

CHF 340 CHF 306

Painting, Fiesta, Jenny Chandler

Jenny Chandler

Painting . 152.4 x 121.92 x 3 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.2 inch

CHF 12,436

Fine Art Drawings, 15M Ringers, Rodrigo Spinel

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,335

Painting, Royalty, Kofi Agorsor

Kofi Agorsor

Painting . 183 x 152 cm Painting . 72 x 59.8 inch

CHF 13,348

Painting, Untitled #6, Zhora Gasparyan

Zhora Gasparyan

Painting . 33 x 37 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 389