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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, Bleu océan, Noj Barker

Bleu océan

Noj Barker

Painting . 150 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€10,500

Painting, Untitled, Elen Karapetyan

Untitled

Elen Karapetyan

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

€2,400

Painting, Triphop, Wendy Grace

Triphop

Wendy Grace

Painting . 104 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting . 40.9 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Painting, Monde rouge, Âme Sauvage

Monde rouge

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

€350

Painting, El Camino, Pedro Guerrero

El Camino

Pedro Guerrero

Painting . 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€881

Painting, Burgundy in Balance, KatriTa

Burgundy in Balance

KatriTa

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,508 €2,257

Painting, N°1122, Jean-Daniel Salvat

N°1122

Jean-Daniel Salvat

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€7,515

Painting, H2#2023, Stephan Laplanche

H2#2023

Stephan Laplanche

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200 €1,080

Painting, A 12 - 1, Julien Jubault

A 12 - 1

Julien Jubault

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

€1,500

Painting, L'Espoir, Aude De Voc

L'Espoir

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Summer Garden, Mary Taffanel

Summer Garden

Mary Taffanel

Painting . 86 x 105 x 3 cm Painting . 33.9 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Silent Summits, Aryn Garden

Silent Summits

Aryn Garden

Painting . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,702

Painting, Universe 2, Svetlana Saratova

Universe 2

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 90 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

€1,165

Painting, As it is, Marlene Tyroller

As it is

Marlene Tyroller

Painting . 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Sunny, Gaëlle Wagner

Sunny

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 180 x 300 x 0.1 cm Painting . 70.9 x 118.1 x 0 inch

€12,000

Painting, Pink lady, Julius Babilonia

Pink lady

Julius Babilonia

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

€1,591

Painting, Colour Take, Ron Halfant

Colour Take

Ron Halfant

Painting . 50.8 x 121.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 20 x 48 x 0.6 inch

€806

Sculpture, Old Encino, Carlos Purroy

Old Encino

Carlos Purroy

Sculpture . 128 x 104 x 100 cm Sculpture . 50.4 x 40.9 x 39.4 inch

€7,000

Painting, Avalon Dusk, Brian Bartlett

Avalon Dusk

Brian Bartlett

Painting . 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,093

Painting, Unresolved, Omar Obaid

Unresolved

Omar Obaid

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

€1,212

Painting, The Thaw, Alex Senchenko

The Thaw

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,182

Painting, Azure, Viktoria Ganhao

Azure

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 180 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, EXPECTATION, Lenta Markevich

EXPECTATION

Lenta Markevich

Painting . 95 x 95 x 5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 2 inch

€1,100

Painting, Abstract 2353, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2353

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,065

Painting, Untitled, Noa Gosley

Untitled

Noa Gosley

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

€3,225

Painting, My autumn, Marta Zawadzka

My autumn

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,000

Painting, Life, Ana Costov

Life

Ana Costov

Painting . 69.9 x 50 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€1,881

Painting, Jaguar Ruge, Pink Morro

Jaguar Ruge

Pink Morro

Painting . 170 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 66.9 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€5,290

Painting, Eternelle, Maria Esmar

Eternelle

Maria Esmar

Painting . 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€4,300

Painting, Stormy Times, Gesa Reuter

Stormy Times

Gesa Reuter

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

€803

Painting, Reef, Grace Ramsey

Reef

Grace Ramsey

Painting . 121.9 x 182.9 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 72 x 0.8 inch

€12,349

Painting, Canvas 005, Cy Seymour

Canvas 005

Cy Seymour

Painting . 94 x 124.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 37 x 49 x 1.5 inch

€3,942

Painting, Untitled, Ethan Newman

Untitled

Ethan Newman

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 7.6 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 3 inch

€4,479

Painting, Orangery, Henadzi Havartsou

Orangery

Henadzi Havartsou

Painting . 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€645

Painting, Abstract 2380, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2380

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.6 inch

€2,242

Painting, Abstract 2395, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2395

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,085

Painting, Abstract 2388, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2388

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,818

Painting, Abstract 2377, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2377

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,303

Painting, Abstract 2374, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2374

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,818

Painting, Persona YB2306, Alex Senchenko

Persona YB2306

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,818

Painting, Joyful, Behshad Arjomandi

Joyful

Behshad Arjomandi

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

€1,424

Painting, Echoes of time, Maria Esmar

Echoes of time

Maria Esmar

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

€6,200

Painting, Aphrodite 4, Francisco Santos

Aphrodite 4

Francisco Santos

Painting . 150.4 x 200.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59.2 x 79 x 0.1 inch

€3,135

Painting, Une pluie d'or, Sylvie Tual

Une pluie d'or

Sylvie Tual

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

€8,450

Painting, Early Autumn, Geoff Howard

Early Autumn

Geoff Howard

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,347

Painting, Freedom Soul, Anamaria Cepoi

Freedom Soul

Anamaria Cepoi

Painting . 110 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,980