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, KH#223, Klaus Hoffmann

Klaus Hoffmann

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.8 inch

£1,903

Painting, High energy, Nadia Zouari

Nadia Zouari

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

£3,098

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£885

Painting, A 231-1, Julien Jubault

Julien Jubault

Painting . 185 x 95 x 0.01 cm Painting . 72.8 x 37.4 x 0 inch

£1,903

Painting, I Dreamt Big, Jocelyn Teng

Jocelyn Teng

Painting . 152.4 x 101.6 x 4.44 cm Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.7 inch

£3,009

Painting, Pinata, Allan P Friedlander

Allan P Friedlander

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

£1,621

Painting, Abstract 2454, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

£2,060

Painting, Abstract 2449, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,627

Painting, Abstract 2439, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

£2,060

Painting, Abstract 2437, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

£2,060

Painting, Abstract 2432, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

£2,060

Painting, Abstract 2416, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

£2,060

Painting, Abstract 2388, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,627

Painting, Abstract 2377, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

£2,060

Painting, Abstract 2374, Alex Senchenko

Alex Senchenko

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

£1,627

Painting, Traffic, Bebler

Bebler

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

£1,195

Painting, Perspective, Jean-Luc Veret

Jean-Luc Veret

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£620

Painting, Limitless II, Omar Obaid

Omar Obaid

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,256

Painting, Stellar Genesis, Anna Selina

Anna Selina

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£1,770