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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, Sunny Horse, Oleg Zhivetin

Sunny Horse

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 125 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

€723

Painting, Ice on fire, Ivana Olbricht

Ice on fire

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 80 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47 x 0.8 inch

€1,735

Painting, Geometrik #7, Tarek

Geometrik #7

Tarek

Painting . 33 x 41 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

€450

Painting, L'éveil, Hugo Leboeuf

L'éveil

Hugo Leboeuf

Painting . 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Enivrement, Hugo Leboeuf

Enivrement

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€1,100

Painting, Tide, Litta Soheila Sohi

Tide

Litta Soheila Sohi

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

€3,800

Painting, Abstract 2108, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2108

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Golden Echo, Alex Senchenko

Golden Echo

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,946

Painting, Abstract 2574, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2574

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,128

Painting, Abstract 1186, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1186

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Painting, Flash, Kseniia Ivanova

Flash

Kseniia Ivanova

Painting . 150 x 130 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,000

Photography, Memento Mori (M), Brice Gelot

Memento Mori (M)

Brice Gelot

Photography . 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,700

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, Experimental, Ito Dubois

Experimental

Ito Dubois

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

€28,000

Painting, Antichrist, Jan Deconinck

Antichrist

Jan Deconinck

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

€1,100

Painting, Disturbia, Jack The Killer

Disturbia

Jack The Killer

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, Wild Berries, Alex Senchenko

Wild Berries

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,256

Photography, Breath, Yuhao Pan

Breath

Yuhao Pan

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

€1,200

Painting, Oceanic Whispers, Anna Selina

Oceanic Whispers

Anna Selina

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

€2,500

Painting, Deep, Saverio Filioli Uranio

Deep

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 140 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€300

Painting, Explosion, Taia Akulova

Explosion

Taia Akulova

Painting . 91.5 x 122 x 3 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

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

€3,162

Painting, N°1119, Jean-Daniel Salvat

N°1119

Jean-Daniel Salvat

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

€7,540

Painting, Sca-4, Julien Jubault

Sca-4

Julien Jubault

Painting . 120 x 110 x 0.01 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€1,900

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, 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

Sculpture, Silenzio, Irina Shark

Silenzio

Irina Shark

Sculpture . 26 x 30 x 17 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 11.8 x 6.7 inch

€5,300

Painting, Noon, Aram Yengibaryan

Noon

Aram Yengibaryan

Painting . 98 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sprouting, Baruj Salinas

Sprouting

Baruj Salinas

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

€900

Painting, Roam, Maka Zedelashvili

Roam

Maka Zedelashvili

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Soleil D'Hiver, Aude De Voc

Soleil D'Hiver

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Painting, Green Depth, Alex Senchenko

Green Depth

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,256

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Painting, N11, Noa Grayevsky

N11

Noa Grayevsky

Painting . 101 x 76 x 3 cm Painting . 39.8 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Echi senza parole II, Ivana Urso

Echi senza parole II

Ivana Urso

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 33 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 13 x 0.2 inch

€190

Painting, June, Emily Starck

June

Emily Starck

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

€10,500