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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, Starck Power, Emily Starck

Starck Power

Emily Starck

Painting . 215 x 134 x 0.2 cm Painting . 84.6 x 52.8 x 0.1 inch

€8,000

Painting, Raw pleasure, Emily Starck

Raw pleasure

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 105 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Violin, Emily Starck

Violin

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, The unspeakable, Emily Starck

The unspeakable

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Print, Strata #13, Petr Strnad

Strata #13

Petr Strnad

Print . 76 x 101.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 40 x 0 inch

€890

Print, Strata #10, Petr Strnad

Strata #10

Petr Strnad

Print . 76 x 101.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 40 x 0 inch

€890

Painting, Le vivarium, Laurent Proneur

Le vivarium

Laurent Proneur

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 2 inch

€27,265

Painting, Gold Birch, Cory Ciona

Gold Birch

Cory Ciona

Painting . 50.8 x 121.92 x 3.81 cm Painting . 20 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€1,400

Painting, Coastal Vision,, Sam Soles

Coastal Vision,

Sam Soles

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 6.4 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 2.5 inch

€3,421

Painting, Gleichzeit 1/19, Ernst Wolf

Gleichzeit 1/19

Ernst Wolf

Painting . 110 x 170 x 5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 66.9 x 2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Abstract #4, Chris Ritter

Abstract #4

Chris Ritter

Painting . 44.5 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 17.5 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€2,188

Painting, Divine, Poovi Art

Divine

Poovi Art

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€456 €296

Painting, Abstract_010, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_010

Bernhard Lang

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, Technicolour, Maria Esmar

Technicolour

Maria Esmar

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

€2,600

Painting, Claim 161, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 161

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Quiet Motion, Liza Altman

Quiet Motion

Liza Altman

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

€2,188 €1,970

Painting, Blue Bird, Weronika Dylag

Blue Bird

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 100 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Smoke Tree at Dusk, Flora B

Smoke Tree at Dusk

Flora B

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

€1,156

Fine Art Drawings, Clown curve, Sumit Mehndiratta

Clown curve

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 inch

€1,090

Painting, Brief Encounter, Trixie Pitts

Brief Encounter

Trixie Pitts

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

€4,742

Painting, La dolce vita, Gotcha Gaios

La dolce vita

Gotcha Gaios

Painting . 69 x 49 x 10 cm Painting . 27.2 x 19.3 x 3.9 inch

€1,200

Painting, Sarang, Emily Starck

Sarang

Emily Starck

Painting . 98 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Winter lights, Emily Starck

Winter lights

Emily Starck

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

€2,850

Painting, Jisoo, Emily Starck

Jisoo

Emily Starck

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

€2,700

Painting, G10#2024, Stephan Laplanche

G10#2024

Stephan Laplanche

Painting . 57 x 57 x 0.1 cm Painting . 22.4 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€1,500 €1,350

Painting, Coastal, Suzanne Vaughan

Coastal

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,532

Painting, Fugato, Aloyzas Smilingis

Fugato

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€3,500

Painting, Mauve, Emily Starck

Mauve

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,750

Painting, Snow angel, Bill Stone

Snow angel

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€2,097

Painting, Green Harmony, Tetyana S.

Green Harmony

Tetyana S.

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

€279

Painting, Mini 4, Emily Starck

Mini 4

Emily Starck

Painting . 23 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Painting . 9.1 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

€280

Painting, Ophelia, Zakhar Shevchuk

Ophelia

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 150 x 205 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 80.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,800

Painting, Spring Spirit, Petra Schott

Spring Spirit

Petra Schott

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

€5,040

Painting, Balagan Heart, Esther Cohen

Balagan Heart

Esther Cohen

Painting . 70 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, ST20241115, Emily Starck

ST20241115

Emily Starck

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

€2,700

Painting, Pleasure, Melezhik Olga

Pleasure

Melezhik Olga

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

€605

Painting, My pain, Emily Starck

My pain

Emily Starck

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

€2,700

Painting, Roza, Daniel Timko

Roza

Daniel Timko

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€595

Painting, Infinity, Viktoria Ganhao

Infinity

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 180 x 135 x 0.2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 53.1 x 0.1 inch

€5,100

Painting, Sleeper Hold, James Gordaneer

Sleeper Hold

James Gordaneer

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 2 inch

€9,483

Painting, Retour du Midi, Emily Starck

Retour du Midi

Emily Starck

Painting . 99.1 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,419

Painting, Heat, Akim Levich

Heat

Akim Levich

Painting . 69 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 27.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€9,500 €7,125

Painting, Bang! 3, Olena Shtepura

Bang! 3

Olena Shtepura

Painting . 165 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting . 65 x 55.1 x 1 inch

€4,000

Painting, Eruption, Bebler

Eruption

Bebler

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,090

Painting, Abstract_008, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_008

Bernhard Lang

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

€1,990

Painting, Abstract_009, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_009

Bernhard Lang

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, Colour my life, Maria Esmar

Colour my life

Maria Esmar

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€6,000

Painting, Summer Heat II, Jane W

Summer Heat II

Jane W

Painting . 21 x 27 x 4 cm Painting . 8.3 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

€474

Painting, Exit, 2flui

Exit

2flui

Painting . 20 x 20 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€250

Painting, Élan Doré, Maria Ruisi

Élan Doré

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, Lights 3, Lena Langer

Lights 3

Lena Langer

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

€1,368

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