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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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Photography, Fragment nocturne, Yuhao Pan

Fragment nocturne

Yuhao Pan

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

€1,200

Painting, Red Sunset, Katrin Rymsha

Red Sunset

Katrin Rymsha

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

€2,244

Painting, Current, Procach Olesia

Current

Procach Olesia

Painting . 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,295

Painting, Rebirth, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Rebirth

Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Painting . 116.8 x 116.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 46 x 46 x 1 inch

€1,750

Fine Art Drawings, Ocean up close, Sumit Mehndiratta

Ocean up close

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 135 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 53.1 x 0 inch

€1,600

Painting, Burning No 2, Anna Muravich

Burning No 2

Anna Muravich

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

€1,795

Painting, Mistery 1, Alessandra Bisi

Mistery 1

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

Fine Art Drawings, Soft Collision, KatriTa

Soft Collision

KatriTa

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€269

Painting, Lush damp 2, Reiner Heidorn

Lush damp 2

Reiner Heidorn

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,132

Painting, Pura Vida, Simona Sedlakova

Pura Vida

Simona Sedlakova

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,025

Painting, Prairial-1, Julien Jubault

Prairial-1

Julien Jubault

Painting . 120 x 100 x 0.01 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,850

Sculpture, Untitled, Vahan Roumelian

Untitled

Vahan Roumelian

Sculpture . 25 x 30 x 13 cm Sculpture . 9.8 x 11.8 x 5.1 inch

€3,400

Painting, New Sunrise, Beata Kmita

New Sunrise

Beata Kmita

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

€3,500

Painting, Printemps, Rongge Zhu

Printemps

Rongge Zhu

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, Antichrist, Jan Deconinck

Antichrist

Jan Deconinck

Painting . 50 x 65 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

€1,100

Painting, Stay Together, Poovi Art

Stay Together

Poovi Art

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

€808

Painting, Umami, Emily Starck

Umami

Emily Starck

Painting . 125 x 85 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, Nature #2, Nazik Aslanyan

Nature #2

Nazik Aslanyan

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Max Monet, Sumit Mehndiratta

Max Monet

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€990

Sculpture, Gold mines, Sumit Mehndiratta

Gold mines

Sumit Mehndiratta

Sculpture . 64 x 104 x 5 cm Sculpture . 25.2 x 40.9 x 2 inch

€1,270

Fine Art Drawings, Silhouettes 13, Anastacia Kevich

Silhouettes 13

Anastacia Kevich

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

€1,346

Painting, Stairs Up, Shulyak Tatyana

Stairs Up

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 75 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€890

Painting, Best Moments, Viktoria Ganhao

Best Moments

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,600

Painting, Loose Ends, June Johnson

Loose Ends

June Johnson

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

€1,615

Painting, Solaris, Mary Romanova

Solaris

Mary Romanova

Painting . 100 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€897

Painting, Traffic, Bebler

Traffic

Bebler

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Painting, Present, Sophie Dumont

Present

Sophie Dumont

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

€4,900

Painting, Vatican Flower, Cao Fan

Vatican Flower

Cao Fan

Painting . 77 x 57 x 3 cm Painting . 30.3 x 22.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,100

Painting, On the shore, Vera Klimova

On the shore

Vera Klimova

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

€1,615

Painting, Far Horizons, Vern Rollin

Far Horizons

Vern Rollin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,010

Painting, Untitled, Elen Karapetyan

Untitled

Elen Karapetyan

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

€1,900

Painting, Abstract 2263, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2263

Alex Senchenko

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

€566

Fine Art Drawings, Panselinos, Nikolaos Schizas

Panselinos

Nikolaos Schizas

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€690

Painting, Women's day, Emily Starck

Women's day

Emily Starck

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Painting, Dies Irae, Emily Starck

Dies Irae

Emily Starck

Painting . 125 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

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