Abstract Expressionnism Movement

Print, El circulo de piedra, Antoni Tapies

El circulo de piedra

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22.2 x 17.7 inch

$1,355

Print, Paroles Peintes, Roberto Matta

Paroles Peintes

Roberto Matta

Print - 15 x 10.9 inch

$960

Painting, Les travailleurs de la mère, Roberto Matta

Les travailleurs de la mère

Roberto Matta

Painting - 40.2 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch

$95,991

Painting, Riders in the Night, Zakhar Shevchuk

Riders in the Night

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 23.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Print, El imperio de la luna, Pepe Yagües

El imperio de la luna

Pepe Yagües

Print - 24.4 x 36.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,016

Print, The Most Distant Visible Part of the Sea, Robert Rauschenberg

The Most Distant Visible Part of the Sea

Robert Rauschenberg

Print - 30.5 x 23 x 0.2 inch

$4,500

Painting, Senza titolo, Sandro Chia

Senza titolo

Sandro Chia

Painting - 48 x 37.4 x 2 inch

$10,164

Painting, Bühnenbild, Nina Lanner

Bühnenbild

Nina Lanner

Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,016

Design, Futura, Futura 2000

Futura

Futura 2000

Design - 7.5 x 21.7 x 2 inch

$2,259

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre 10. Série Skull, Christophe Faso

Sans titre 10. Série Skull

Christophe Faso

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

$452

Painting, 16, Franco Egalite

16

Franco Egalite

Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,900

Print, Jonah Historically Regarded, from Moby Dick Domes (A. 210), Frank Stella

Jonah Historically Regarded, from Moby Dick Domes (A. 210)

Frank Stella

Print - 73.5 x 53 x 6 inch

$115,000

Painting, Ici ou quelque part, Sophie André

Ici ou quelque part

Sophie André

Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$903

Painting, Acrilique sur toile "sans Titre", Futura 2000

Acrilique sur toile "sans Titre"

Futura 2000

Painting - 78.7 x 52.8 x 1.6 inch

$75,663

Painting, Tarracotta wall, Ivana Olbricht

Tarracotta wall

Ivana Olbricht

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Print, Reflections on Minerva, Roy Lichtenstein

Reflections on Minerva

Roy Lichtenstein

Print - 42 x 51.7 x 0.8 inch

$165,000

Print, Untitled 4, Sam Francis

Untitled 4

Sam Francis

Print - 21.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,033

Painting, Les mains d’or, Christof Monnin

Les mains d’or

Christof Monnin

Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,581

Painting, SF 89-153, Sam Francis

SF 89-153

Sam Francis

Painting - 26.4 x 20.1 inch

$95,991

Print, Composition III, Conrad Marca-Relli

Composition III

Conrad Marca-Relli

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$1,299

Painting, Je suis un monde. Série Champs Élysées, Christophe Faso

Je suis un monde. Série Champs Élysées

Christophe Faso

Painting - 29.9 x 22 inch

$960

Painting, Rushed Evolution, Ansgar Dressler

Rushed Evolution

Ansgar Dressler

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

$1,400

Print, Codex d'un Visage, Victor Brauner

Codex d'un Visage

Victor Brauner

Print - 18.5 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$2,033

Painting, Back from the beach, Jean-Humbert Savoldelli

Back from the beach

Jean-Humbert Savoldelli

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,936

Print, Unknown, Serge Poliakoff

Unknown

Serge Poliakoff

Print - 33.1 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

$8,921

Sculpture, Milestones, Victor Prodanchuk

Milestones

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture - 6.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 inch

$800

Print, Racconto di primavera 5, Sandro Chia

Racconto di primavera 5

Sandro Chia

Print - 18.9 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$892

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin 1, Roberto Matta

Dessin 1

Roberto Matta

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$9,034

Print, Sans titre, Kenneth Noland

Sans titre

Kenneth Noland

Print - 14.6 x 21.7 inch

$3,388

Print, Beau geste pour Lucrèce 4, Robert Motherwell

Beau geste pour Lucrèce 4

Robert Motherwell

Print - 22 x 15 inch

$3,162

Painting, Les plongeurs dans les vagues vertes, Édouard Pignon

Les plongeurs dans les vagues vertes

Édouard Pignon

Painting - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,291

Sculpture, Senza titolo, Sandro Chia

Senza titolo

Sandro Chia

Sculpture - 13.6 x 14.8 x 12.1 inch

$33,879

Print, Sunflowers 5, Joan Mitchell

Sunflowers 5

Joan Mitchell

Print - 36.2 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$20,327

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Robert Motherwell

Untitled

Robert Motherwell

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 inch

$11,000

Painting, State security, Amarkine Amarteifio

State security

Amarkine Amarteifio

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch

$3,900

Painting, Moi je dis qu'un bon footballeur, c'est un footballeur qui a un cerveau et des mains (de génie) à la place des pieds !..., Jack Hironimus

Moi je dis qu'un bon footballeur, c'est un footballeur qui a un cerveau et des mains (de génie) à la place des pieds !...

Jack Hironimus

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Print, Less is More 4, Sophie André

Less is More 4

Sophie André

Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$339

Print, Untitled No. 6, Jackson Pollock

Untitled No. 6

Jackson Pollock

Print - 29.1 x 23 x 0 inch

$58,724

Print, Grand combat de coqs, Édouard Pignon

Grand combat de coqs

Édouard Pignon

Print - 23.6 x 34.4 inch

$1,016

Print, Abstract Composition, Mark Tobey

Abstract Composition

Mark Tobey

Print - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$926

Print, Marine à Sète, Quim Corominas

Marine à Sète

Quim Corominas

Print - 26 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$169

Fine Art Drawings, Yea, Sam Francis

Yea

Sam Francis

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$24,845

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Edgar Stoebel

Composition

Edgar Stoebel

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.4 x 0 inch

$791

Painting, Burn, Burn, Baby, Theodor Grigoras

Burn, Burn, Baby

Theodor Grigoras

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,259

Print, Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Anniversary, Helen Frankenthaler

Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Anniversary

Helen Frankenthaler

Print - 48 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Print, Cenizas-6, Jorge Camacho

Cenizas-6

Jorge Camacho

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$226

Painting, Old man with dog 2011, Paolo Ambrosio

Old man with dog 2011

Paolo Ambrosio

Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, Bodenkultur, Nina Lanner

Bodenkultur

Nina Lanner

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$898

Painting, Untitled, Jorge Camacho

Untitled

Jorge Camacho

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,823

Print, Amadeus Listening, Paul Jenkins

Amadeus Listening

Paul Jenkins

Print - 37 x 28 x 0.1 inch

$2,250

Painting, Abstract Composition, Edgar Stoebel

Abstract Composition

Edgar Stoebel

Painting - 6.1 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch

$666

Painting, Africa, Quim Corominas

Africa

Quim Corominas

Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,162

Design, Overdrive, Robert Rauschenberg

Overdrive

Robert Rauschenberg

Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$959

Sculpture, Bag with Wings, Roberto Matta

Bag with Wings

Roberto Matta

Sculpture - 37 x 53.9 x 25.2 inch

$32,750

Painting, Untitled, Mark Tobey

Untitled

Mark Tobey

Painting - 9.3 x 6.2 x 0 inch

$16,940

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Sandro Chia

Composition

Sandro Chia

Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 inch

$11,293

Fine Art Drawings, Embrace, Zakhar Shevchuk

Embrace

Zakhar Shevchuk

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$339

Painting, Untitled, Natvar Bhavsar

Untitled

Natvar Bhavsar

Painting - 43.5 x 29.5 x 1 inch

$38,000

Painting, Somewhereofahighplain, Stanley Boxer

Somewhereofahighplain

Stanley Boxer

Painting - 42 x 66 x 2 inch

$49,500

Fine Art Drawings, Modella, 1975, Paolo Ambrosio

Modella, 1975

Paolo Ambrosio

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$132

Sculpture, Il vestito è al servizio del corpo, 2020, Paolo Ambrosio

Il vestito è al servizio del corpo, 2020

Paolo Ambrosio

Sculpture - 39 x 18.1 x 8.7 inch

$3,388

Fine Art Drawings, Série Irréalité, l'amour du prochain, Benjamin Déguénon

Série Irréalité, l'amour du prochain

Benjamin Déguénon

Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$1,581

Print, Deux musiciens, Blasco Mentor

Deux musiciens

Blasco Mentor

Print - 29.1 x 21.3 inch

$226

Sculpture, Scène de village, Benjamin Déguénon

Scène de village

Benjamin Déguénon

Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$4,517

Painting, Femme, mère de l'inhumanité, Benjamin Déguénon

Femme, mère de l'inhumanité

Benjamin Déguénon

Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$2,823

Print, Beltane, Nina Lanner

Beltane

Nina Lanner

Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$384

Fine Art Drawings, 5 minutes de discrétion, Jack Hironimus

5 minutes de discrétion

Jack Hironimus

Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 16.1 inch

$294

Print, Germination III, Adolph Gottlieb

Germination III

Adolph Gottlieb

Print - 22.2 x 30.1 inch

$7,340

Print, Erinnerungen (1), Antoni Tapies

Erinnerungen (1)

Antoni Tapies

Print - 19.1 x 22.8 inch

$1,807

Print, Erinnerungen, Antoni Tapies

Erinnerungen

Antoni Tapies

Print - 19.1 x 22.8 inch

$1,807

Print, Mestres de catalunya 6, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya 6

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,694

Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,694

Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,694

Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,694

Print, Mestres de Catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de Catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,694

Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,694

Print, Les quatre croix, Antoni Tapies

Les quatre croix

Antoni Tapies

Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,694 $1,525

Painting, Lavender Field, Zakhar Shevchuk

Lavender Field

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 13.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Print, Paroles Peintes, Antoni Tapies

Paroles Peintes

Antoni Tapies

Print - 14.8 x 11 x 0 inch

$1,073

Painting, Fountain of Emotions, Zakhar Shevchuk

Fountain of Emotions

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 57.1 x 80.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,647

Painting, Mist II, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mist II

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Painting, Mist I, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mist I

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 38.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,823

Painting, The Fountain of Youth, Zakhar Shevchuk

The Fountain of Youth

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Painting, Summer Landscape, Zakhar Shevchuk

Summer Landscape

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Painting, The Philosopher, Zakhar Shevchuk

The Philosopher

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Print, Déchirure, Antoni Tapies

Déchirure

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39 x 28.7 inch

$1,920

Painting, Distant Home, Zakhar Shevchuk

Distant Home

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,129

Painting, Frühling, Nina Lanner

Frühling

Nina Lanner

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,146

Painting, 40, Franco Egalite

40

Franco Egalite

Painting - 14 x 11 x 1 inch

$1,050

Painting, 23, Franco Egalite

23

Franco Egalite

Painting - 14 x 11 x 2 inch

$1,050

Painting, 10, Franco Egalite

10

Franco Egalite

Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch

$1,250

Painting, 08, Franco Egalite

08

Franco Egalite

Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch

$1,250

Painting, 18, Franco Egalite

18

Franco Egalite

Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,900

Abstract Expressionnism Movement

Abstract Expressionism is a movement that seeks to represent emotions through abstraction. It rejects the concept of realism, and instead embraces the spontaneity of emotions felt during the creation of the work. Incorporating approximately fifteen major painters, Abstract Expressionism began in New York, in the midst of the 1929 economic crash, and dominated post-war American art from 1940 to 1962. It is also associated with The New York School, a collective of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians who were active in the 1950s and 60s in New York City. It is additionally associated with the The School of Paris which was made up of French and émigé artists. Inspired by Surrealism, artists such as Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko created large-format paintings with little depth. Abstract Expressionists sought to reflect their feelings, and placed a great importance on the value of experimenting with their work and their freedom as artists. Painting becomes a form of self-expression, facilitating the communication of a variety of emotions.


There are two main artistic trends in Abstract Expressionism: Action Painting and Color-Field Painting. Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock are central figures in Action Painting, and prioritise physical encounters with the canvas when creating. The canvas is a witness to every action and gesture the artists make, using techniques such as dripping, blurring, splashing or smearing. Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko were major figures in Color-Field Painting, which literally consisted of painting in fields of colour. Colour is freed from context and becomes the very essence of the work; placing importance on the consistency and process of the piece.  


Supported by renowned gallerist, Peggy Guggenheim and critics Harold Rosenberg and Clément Greenberg, Action Painting and Color-Field Painting were considered as new directions for contemporary art. 


Mark Rothko: painter and one of the pioneers of American Abstract Expressionism. However, Rothko refused to be associated with this title as he found it “alienating." His hostility towards Action Painting resulted in a new, and more contemplative technique; Color-Field Painting. 


Jackson Pollock: a major figure in 20th century American art, his revolutionary creative methods influenced many artists during the Abstract Expressionism movement. His influence was heavily felt in contemporary art history, particularly his famous “dripping" technique. 


Barnett Newman: one of the most important figures of Abstract Expressionism and along with Mark Rothko, he was one of the practitioners of Color-field Painting. Newman wrote the preface for the AMA's (the American Modern Artists) first exhibition, which was a protest against the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which had banned modern art in its exhibitions.


Willem de Kooning: painter of Dutch origin (and later a naturalised American citizen), he was forerunner in the Abstract Expressionism movement. In 1942, he participated in the group exhibition called "American and French Painters," where he met Marcel Duchamp and Jackson Pollock.

Even the successors of Abstract Expressionism today let their unconscious guide them through their works. Despite their abstract nature, these works still intend to convey an important message to the viewer. Emotions, like artworks, vary greatly and here at Artsper we understand how personal choosing an artwork is! 

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