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.

Traces of Light | Contemporary Atmospheric Abstract Oil on Canvas

Viktoria Daneva

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

€2,154

Waves of Inspiration

Marieta Martirosyan

Painting . 120 x 160 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0.1 inch

€1,885 €1,602

Purple

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,256

Symphony of Contrasts

KatriTa

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

€2,244

Ad Astra Outre noir Extra Black

Adélaïde Leferme

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

€2,900 €2,175

Improvisation 5

Vera Klimova

Painting . 98 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 38.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,615

Pink sunset

Elya Reshetnikova

Painting . 70 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,199

Grey Symphony

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€808 €687

July walks

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 78.7 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting . 31 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,149

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

€2,244

Cyberpunk dance | Pink Blue Glitch Figure Abstract Artwork

Alina Razmakhnina

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 78 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€808

Dreams in the Mist – Minimal Abstract in Beige

KatriTa

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

€2,064

Memories

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,301

Untitled 641

Maria Paola Coda

Painting . 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,900

A Summer Night

Alejandro Moretti

Fine Art Drawings . 22.5 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€180

Patchwork #10

Kateryna Malomuzh

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€233

Blue Bird

Oksana Buryakova (Aksinia)

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

€1,247

Cy Yellow Boat

Emily Starck

Painting . 70 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Emerald Horizons

Tatiana Malinovscaia

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

€1,077

Euphoria

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Autumn colors

Sandra Salamonová

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

€800

"Echo of the Galaxy": Captivating Abstract Blue Art | Cosmic & Aurora Inspired, Modern Statement Piece, 80x129 cm

Vladilena Cherednichenko

Painting . 80 x 129 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 50.8 x 0 inch

€888

Quiet Motion

Liza Altman

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,154

Golden Pulse

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 100 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,526

What's up in the studio?

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€7,800

Abstract Dance

KatriTa

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch

€2,513

My pain

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Abstract cityscape

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€3,900

Pale Reflections

Norayr Gevorgyan

Painting . 35 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€269 €229

All the Mad Beasts and Then Some

Craig Moran

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 0.1 inch

€485

The Lines That Made Me

Julia Shilo

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€718

Improvisation 3

Vera Klimova

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

€1,122

Cross Circle

Themanfromthefuture Urano

Painting . 35 x 31 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

€75 €68

Light Beyond the Storm

Andranik Harutyunyan

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€673 €573

Winter Motifs

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,256

Perpetual motion - Contemporary Abstract Art

Julia Kirillova (Crystal)

Painting . 90 x 85 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 33.5 x 0 inch

€897

Audacieuse

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€7,800

Summer garden

Emily Starck

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

€8,200

Infinite Serenity

KatriTa

Painting . 90 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

€2,513

I'm fine, thank you

Emily Starck

Painting . 125 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€8,400

Before Choosing

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€987

Echo of the sun | Dynamic Geometric Abstract

Tori Grin

Painting . 122 x 91.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,974

Trace of light

Viktoria Daneva

Painting . 90 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,590

Rhythm of contrast | Large Abstract Wall Art

Tori Grin

Painting . 122 x 91.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,064

Green summer

Emily Starck

Painting . 130 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€8,500

Untitled

Themanfromthefuture Urano

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€130 €117

In Search of Meanings

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,077

Philosophycal reflections | Abstract Expressionist Artwork in Yellow, Purple & Blue

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,346

The Joy of Life: Contemporary Vibrant Abstract Artwork, Golden Yellow & Pink, 100x100 cm

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,346

Old Gold - Cercle - Miroir - Or

Adélaïde Leferme

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

€1,200 €1,020

House near the Water-2: Bold Golden Yellow & Deep Blue Abstract Artwork, Contemporary Decor (70x90 cm)

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€718

The World's Most Handsome Man

Steven Miller

Painting . 76.2 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 36 x 2 inch

€4,083

Submerged Tranquility II | Contemplation of Underwater Stones

Yana Dmitrieva

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€431

Golden rain: Curated Abstract Artwork | 60x50cm Oil on Canvas | Gold, Red & Aqua for Modern Interiors

Vera Klimova

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

€619

Between Forces

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 72 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€565

Red light

Saho art

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

€4,000

Black gold abstraction 2

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

€583

Eins mit sich sein

Mila Veljac'a

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

€3,500 €3,150

Horizons of Light – Abstract Acrylic Painting in Blue, Brown and White

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€682

MP 333 - Ciseaux

Bram van Velde

Print . 33 x 26 cm Print . 13 x 10.2 inch

€1,200

Chinese Box

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

€673

Colored loop on turquoise background

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

€772

Gilded Driftline

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€494

New beginning 5

Olga Balaeva

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

€718

Floraison Suspendue

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Submergence

Uliana Sal

Painting . 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€359

Etrangère Brune

Bernard Métranve

Sculpture . 30 x 35 x 18 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 13.8 x 7.1 inch

€915

Section - Textured Abstract Neutral Tone Modern Artwork

Daria Kalinnikova

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

€494

Parfum printanier

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€890

Silence in Color/ Series Layers of Presence: Abstract Acrylic Artwork in Violet, Gold, and Yellow on Paper

Helen Zuskina

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€296

Marshmallow space

Yulia Nova

Painting . 42 x 42 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

€700 €630

Smoking Pipe

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€950

Suspension

Muriel Deumie

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

€800

Quit lake: Serene Abstract Artwork | Oil on Canvas | Modern Landscape, 50x40cm

Vera Klimova

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

€449

Blue Garden with Poppies

Julia Kirillova (Crystal)

Painting . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€296

Éclosion d'Énergies

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Vide Lumineux

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,000

Révolte Spectrale

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 100 x 80.5 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Not So Far From Here 11.

Petr Strnad

Print . 26.4 x 19.6 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch

€280

Not So Far From Here 10.

Petr Strnad

Print . 26.3 x 19.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.4 x 7.8 x 0 inch

€290

Wyoming 36

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,389

Echo. Series: Inner Ocean

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€610

Expansive Space 5.

Petr Strnad

Print . 26.8 x 17.8 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.6 x 7 x 0 inch

€280

Expansive Space 4.

Petr Strnad

Print . 26.8 x 17.9 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.6 x 7 x 0 inch

€280

Expansive Space 3.

Petr Strnad

Print . 26.8 x 17.9 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.6 x 7 x 0 inch

€280

Cosmic Bloom: Inside the lightning

Uliana Sal

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.3 inch

€449

Red Among Shadows

Mateos Sargsyan

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

€404 €344

Stalker 3 | Atmospheric Abstract Landscape in Blue-Green Hues Original Watercolor

Margarita Zipman

Fine Art Drawings . 27.5 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€538

413 The Aura of Summer

Anne B Schwartz

Painting . 124.5 x 106.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 49 x 42 x 1.5 inch

€5,878

Colored Stones

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

A good monster (4 pieces)

Themanfromthefuture Urano

Painting . 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€230 €184

Small yellow fog: Abstract Oil Artwork, Golden Yellow & Deep Green Hues, 40x30 cm

Kordeliz

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

€538

Sisterhood

Sara Margolin

Painting . 85 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€399

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