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.

Bluebell Fields

Geoff Howard

Painting . 39.9 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,425

I wanted to leave

Emily Starck

Painting . 48.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19 x 39 x 1 inch

€1,650

We contain multitudes

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€5,500

I am you

Maria Esmar

Painting . 190 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€6,400

Illusion of existence

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€825

Contact

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.125 inch

€1,467

Rythme du geste A229 (encadré)

Jean-Jacques Marie

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€680

Fire Orchid: Original Abstract Floral, 16x20in Fluid Acrylic | Intense Colors, Modern Interior Art

Irene Peysakhova

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch

€458

Burgundy Sky

Daria Borisova

Painting . 40.6 x 40.6 x 4 cm Painting . 16 x 16 x 1.6 inch

€779

Dance of the Wind

Daria Borisova

Painting . 40.6 x 40.6 x 4 cm Painting . 16 x 16 x 1.6 inch

€779

Golden Air

Daria Borisova

Painting . 40.6 x 40.6 x 4 cm Painting . 16 x 16 x 1.6 inch

€779

Emergence - Abstraction onirique

Sandrine Belmont

Painting . 80 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 1 inch

€675

Mineral Silence I: Earthy Abstract Artwork

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100.2 x 100.2 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,567

Fragments of Silent

Tatyana Bolivar

Painting . 122 x 92 x 3.81 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.5 inch

€3,900

Burst of color XXVI, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€2,439

Burst of color XXVII - Lemons and roses, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€2,439

Bloom. Series First Steps

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€852 €767

Variability of Time

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,192

Edge of Silence. Series Delicate Threshold

Helen Zuskina

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

€1,192

Black Cloud

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 130 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Light and shadow

Anna Selina

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

€2,000

Dawn Inspiration | Abstract Soft Contemporary Canvas in Peach & Neutral Tones

KatriTa

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,292

Aspiration

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 92 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,192

Ray 1 - Bold Abstract Acrylic Black, White, & Spectrum Line Contemporary Decor

Veronika Obushikhina

Painting . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,146

Pensiero del mattino

Davide Angelillo

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€110

Eden 11

Luc Andrieux

Painting . 120 x 140 x 3.8 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.5 inch

€2,016

Aqua 6

Gina Vor

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Euphoria

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Joyful

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,150

Best Moments

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,150

Overcast, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Vian Borchert

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€4,583

Smoky Blue

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€2,017

Life 02

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€229 €195

Life 01

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€229 €195

Life in the Lagoon,

Sam Soles

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€4,380

Untitled June 2024

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,790

Diamond landscape

Ana Maria Kis

Painting . 55.88 x 71.12 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 28 x 0.8 inch

€1,380

We remain

Maria Esmar

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,800

In the Sea by the Shore

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

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

€1,499

My flowers

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

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

€990

Abstract Fantasy

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

Painting . 90 x 120 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,800

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Turbulence

James Gordaneer

Painting . 76.2 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 23 x 2 inch

€6,967

J. Pollock acrylic on canvas

Max Yaskin

Painting . 92 x 149 x 1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 58.7 x 0.4 inch

€890

Bang! 1

Olena Shtepura

Painting . 150 x 160 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 63 x 1 inch

€4,000

Come dance with me

Maria Esmar

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,900

Alchemy of Light

Harold Richter

Painting . 130 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Unmanifested

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 127 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€1,421

Whirlwinds of Time

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,192

Joy

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,192 €1,072

Winter Motifs

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,283

Velvet Horizon. Series Inner Landscape

Helen Zuskina

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

€1,192

Fulfillment 10.4. Series "Fulfillment". Project "108"

Anastasia Ovsyannikova

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.4 inch

€7,333

Sans titre n°7349

Laurence Granger

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€4,500

Sans Titre 8

Jean-Charles Millepied

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€4,500

La nuit du lac Khazar

Sourena Parhizkar

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

€11,500

Tranquility

Wietzie Gerber

Painting . 101.6 x 119.4 x 4.6 cm Painting . 40 x 47 x 1.8 inch

€3,602

River Voices

Vibha Kapur

Painting . 39.9 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,255

Smile Jamaïca

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,700

The moment you put the bla bla on it, it detroys the whole thing

Emily Starck

Painting . 125 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€4,300

Radiate incense

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 100.1 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€2,292

Untitled

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,900

Red and pink

Emily Starck

Painting . 120 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,900

Yellow brush strokes

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,900

Pas de faux semblant

Emily Starck

Painting . 120 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Abstract No. 63

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Morbus

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,900

French summer

Emily Starck

Painting . 107 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 42.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,700

Life-Force

Geoff Howard

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€3,403

Follow the line 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€800

Terra Cotta

Gina Vor

Painting . 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting . 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Supernova No. 10

Gina Vor

Painting . 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Make today a good day

Maria Esmar

Painting . 190 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€6,200

La Representation comme théâtre

Remi Delaplace

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,490

Ascension

François Lestrille

Painting . 113 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 44.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Dots

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€5,500

Finis Extra 48767

Duilio Forte

Painting . 31.8 x 43 x 3 cm Painting . 12.5 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch

€420

Eccentricity

Maria Esmar

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Eclats de Passion - Abstraction onirique

Sandrine Belmont

Painting . 46 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€625

Urban Bloom: Weekend Outside the City – Modern Abstract Artwork in Soothing Pastels (Acrylic on Canvas)

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€697

Architectural Chaos — Contemporary Abstract Motion, gestural, modern, dynamic, architectural, large scale artwork

Harold Richter

Painting . 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Improvisation 2

Vera Klimova

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

€1,146

Improvisation 1

Vera Klimova

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

€1,146

Fire Inside

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,192

I colori del mondo

Dam Domido

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

€1,800

Reflection

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 105 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,237

Outside of Reality

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,054

Happy Day

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,329

Before Choosing

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,008

Sunny Day

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Transition

Helen Zuskina

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

€1,192

Contemporary Aboriginal Inspired Abstract

Menno Modderman

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€520

Blue Chess

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,000

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