Abstract Expressionnism Movement

Painting, White Flowers in Glass, Zakhar Shevchuk

White Flowers in Glass

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$907 $726

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait in Blue, Zakhar Shevchuk

Portrait in Blue

Zakhar Shevchuk

Fine Art Drawings - 78 x 58 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$1,361

Painting, Saxy girl, Christof Monnin

Saxy girl

Christof Monnin

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,815

Print, Untitled, Roberto Matta

Untitled

Roberto Matta

Print - 20 x 11 cm Print - 7.9 x 4.3 inch

$1,248

Print, Apropos (Catalogue Raisonne: B.20; E./B. 283), Robert Motherwell

Apropos (Catalogue Raisonne: B.20; E./B. 283)

Robert Motherwell

Print - 29.2 x 24.4 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.5 x 9.6 x 0.2 inch

$2,500

Sculpture, Emanation, Zakhar Shevchuk

Emanation

Zakhar Shevchuk

Sculpture - 53 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch

$2,042

Painting, Violettes, Blasco Mentor

Violettes

Blasco Mentor

Painting - 41 x 27 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,304

Painting, J'irai où tu iras, Sophie André

J'irai où tu iras

Sophie André

Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,134

Print, Entablature, Roy Lichtenstein

Entablature

Roy Lichtenstein

Print - 74.1 x 114 cm Print - 29.2 x 44.9 inch

$27,224

Print, Untitled (SFE-021), Sam Francis

Untitled (SFE-021)

Sam Francis

Print - 91 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$6,579

Design, Nosferatu (Black/White), Futura 2000

Nosferatu (Black/White)

Futura 2000

Design - 38 x 23 x 10 cm Design - 15 x 9.1 x 3.9 inch

$2,144

Print, Red and blue composition XX, Serge Poliakoff

Red and blue composition XX

Serge Poliakoff

Print - 38 x 28 cm Print - 15 x 11 inch

$7,373

Sculpture, Sasca, Sophie André

Sasca

Sophie André

Sculpture - 40 x 80 x 1 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$907

Painting, Untitled, Paul Jenkins

Untitled

Paul Jenkins

Painting - 109.5 x 79 cm Painting - 43.12 x 31.12 inch

$16,000

Painting, Energiepool, Nina Lanner

Energiepool

Nina Lanner

Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.9 x 4.3 x 0.2 inch

$624

Print, N°15/16, Pierre-Luc Poujol

N°15/16

Pierre-Luc Poujol

Print - 76 x 57 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$567

Painting, N°500, Pierre-Luc Poujol

N°500

Pierre-Luc Poujol

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

$5,558

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,155

Print, Sri Chinmoy, Paul Jenkins

Sri Chinmoy

Paul Jenkins

Print - 101.6 x 73.7 x 0.5 cm Print - 40 x 29 x 0.2 inch

$1,200

Print, Codex d'un Visage, Victor Brauner

Codex d'un Visage

Victor Brauner

Print - 47 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$2,042

Painting, SF 89-153, Sam Francis

SF 89-153

Sam Francis

Painting - 67 x 51 cm Painting - 26.4 x 20.1 inch

$96,419

Print, Untitled, Quim Corominas

Untitled

Quim Corominas

Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$378

Print, Composition III, Conrad Marca-Relli

Composition III

Conrad Marca-Relli

Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$1,304

Painting, Hidden miracles, Ivana Olbricht

Hidden miracles

Ivana Olbricht

Painting - 110 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,269

Design, Silhouette 11, Paolo Ambrosio

Silhouette 11

Paolo Ambrosio

Design - 100 x 70 x 5 cm Design - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$318

Painting, Crazy love II, Ansgar Dressler

Crazy love II

Ansgar Dressler

Painting - 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting - 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

$1,340

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

Je suis un monde. Série Champs Élysées

Christophe Faso

Painting - 76 x 56 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 inch

$964

Painting, Back from the beach, Jean-Humbert Savoldelli

Back from the beach

Jean-Humbert Savoldelli

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,949

Sculpture, Milestones, Victor Prodanchuk

Milestones

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture - 17 x 8 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 inch

$800

Print, Bonne Bay, Frank Stella

Bonne Bay

Frank Stella

Print - 96.5 x 177.8 cm Print - 38 x 70 inch

$53,881

Painting, Les travailleurs de la mère, Roberto Matta

Les travailleurs de la mère

Roberto Matta

Painting - 102 x 98 x 2 cm Painting - 40.2 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch

$96,419

Print, Racconto di primavera 5, Sandro Chia

Racconto di primavera 5

Sandro Chia

Print - 48 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$896

Print, Roy, Kenneth Noland

Roy

Kenneth Noland

Print - 59 x 40 cm Print - 23.2 x 15.7 inch

$3,403

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin 1, Roberto Matta

Dessin 1

Roberto Matta

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$9,075

Print, Sunflowers 5, Joan Mitchell

Sunflowers 5

Joan Mitchell

Print - 92 x 63 x 1 cm Print - 36.2 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$20,418

Painting, State security, Amarkine Amarteifio

State security

Amarkine Amarteifio

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch

$3,900

Print, Statue of Liberty, from the New York, New York portfolio, Robert Rauschenberg

Statue of Liberty, from the New York, New York portfolio

Robert Rauschenberg

Print - 90.2 x 59.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.5 x 23.5 x 0 inch

$5,105

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 - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,588

Sculpture, Senza titolo, Sandro Chia

Senza titolo

Sandro Chia

Sculpture - 34.5 x 37.7 x 30.7 cm Sculpture - 13.6 x 14.8 x 12.1 inch

$34,030

Print, Abstract Composition, Mark Tobey

Abstract Composition

Mark Tobey

Print - 29 x 29 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$930

Print, Untitled, CR1095 (after painting Number 22, CR344), Jackson Pollock

Untitled, CR1095 (after painting Number 22, CR344)

Jackson Pollock

Print - 73.5 x 58.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.9 x 23 x 0 inch

$53,314

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

Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Anniversary

Helen Frankenthaler

Print - 121.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 48 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Edgar Stoebel

Composition

Edgar Stoebel

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 36.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.4 x 0 inch

$794

Painting, Cardiology Domine, Taline Temizian

Cardiology Domine

Taline Temizian

Painting - 100 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$30,570

Painting, Senza titolo, Sandro Chia

Senza titolo

Sandro Chia

Painting - 122 x 95 x 5 cm Painting - 48 x 37.4 x 2 inch

$10,209

Print, Grand combat de coqs, Édouard Pignon

Grand combat de coqs

Édouard Pignon

Print - 60 x 87.5 cm Print - 23.6 x 34.4 inch

$1,021

Painting, Innommable, 2017, Paolo Ambrosio

Innommable, 2017

Paolo Ambrosio

Painting - 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,155

Print, Cenizas-6, Jorge Camacho

Cenizas-6

Jorge Camacho

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$227

Painting, Untitled, Jorge Camacho

Untitled

Jorge Camacho

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,836

Fine Art Drawings, Yea, Sam Francis

Yea

Sam Francis

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$24,955

Sculpture, Bag with Wings, Roberto Matta

Bag with Wings

Roberto Matta

Sculpture - 94 x 137 x 64 cm Sculpture - 37 x 53.9 x 25.2 inch

$32,896

Painting, 16, Franco Egalite

16

Franco Egalite

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,900

Painting, Burn, Burn, Baby, Theodor Grigoras

Burn, Burn, Baby

Theodor Grigoras

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,269

Fine Art Drawings, Composition abstraite, Norman Bluhm

Composition abstraite

Norman Bluhm

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 74.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,042

Painting, Untitled, Mark Tobey

Untitled

Mark Tobey

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.3 x 6.2 x 0 inch

$17,015

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

Acrilique sur toile "sans Titre"

Futura 2000

Painting - 200 x 134 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 52.8 x 1.6 inch

$76,001

Fine Art Drawings, Bodenkultur, Nina Lanner

Bodenkultur

Nina Lanner

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$902

Painting, Africa, Quim Corominas

Africa

Quim Corominas

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,176

Design, Overdrive, Robert Rauschenberg

Overdrive

Robert Rauschenberg

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$963

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre 3. Série Skull, Christophe Faso

Sans titre 3. Série Skull

Christophe Faso

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$567

Print, El imperio de la luna, Pepe Yagües

El imperio de la luna

Pepe Yagües

Print - 62 x 93 x 1 cm Print - 24.4 x 36.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,021

Fine Art Drawings, Modella, 1975, Paolo Ambrosio

Modella, 1975

Paolo Ambrosio

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$133

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

Il vestito è al servizio del corpo, 2020

Paolo Ambrosio

Sculpture - 99 x 46 x 22 cm Sculpture - 39 x 18.1 x 8.7 inch

$3,290

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Sandro Chia

Composition

Sandro Chia

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 inch

$11,343

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

Série irréalité, l'amour du prochain

Benjamin Déguénon

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$2,269

Print, Deux musiciens, Blasco Mentor

Deux musiciens

Blasco Mentor

Print - 74 x 54 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 inch

$170

Sculpture, Scène de village, Benjamin Déguénon

Scène de village

Benjamin Déguénon

Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$4,537

Print, Beltane, Nina Lanner

Beltane

Nina Lanner

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$386

Painting, Nude Woman, Edgar Stoebel

Nude Woman

Edgar Stoebel

Painting - 81 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$907

Fine Art Drawings, L'évasion de John J. Schwartz, Jack Hironimus

L'évasion de John J. Schwartz

Jack Hironimus

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 inch

$295

Painting, Rain on the Water, Zakhar Shevchuk

Rain on the Water

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 74 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.1 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$1,702

Painting, Flowing Dreams, Zakhar Shevchuk

Flowing Dreams

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,815

Painting, Summer Dreams, Zakhar Shevchuk

Summer Dreams

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 105 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,403

Painting, Sand Storm, Zakhar Shevchuk

Sand Storm

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,836

Painting, Night Clouds, Zakhar Shevchuk

Night Clouds

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,010

Painting, Summer Landscape, Zakhar Shevchuk

Summer Landscape

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,836

Painting, Genesis, Zakhar Shevchuk

Genesis

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,269

Painting, Piano bar, Christof Monnin

Piano bar

Christof Monnin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,702

Painting, Wild horses, Christof Monnin

Wild horses

Christof Monnin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,702

Painting, Awakening, Zakhar Shevchuk

Awakening

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,836

Painting, Mist V, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mist V

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,836

Painting, Mist IV, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mist IV

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,836

Painting, Vivaldi Pop, Christof Monnin

Vivaldi Pop

Christof Monnin

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,815

Painting, Mist III, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mist III

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,836

Painting, Fountain, Zakhar Shevchuk

Fountain

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,269

Painting, Radiant Orb, Zakhar Shevchuk

Radiant Orb

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 150 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,373

Painting, Paysage toscan, Blasco Mentor

Paysage toscan

Blasco Mentor

Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,418

Painting, Evening Fountain, Zakhar Shevchuk

Evening Fountain

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,134

Painting, Park Fountain, Zakhar Shevchuk

Park Fountain

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,134

Print, Grécité, Roberto Matta

Grécité

Roberto Matta

Print - 21 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 4.6 x 0 inch

$567

Painting, Sur l'eau, Sophie André

Sur l'eau

Sophie André

Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,134

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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