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.

Purple Turquoise Blue M 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 85 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,390

Drift Wild

Matthew Dibble

Painting . 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 inch

€5,170

City Parks III

Andrei Sitsko

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

€900

Beyond the horizon

Maria Esmar

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

€2,600

Smile, there's rose

Poovi Art

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

€535

I believe in pink

Poovi Art

Painting . 88.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 36 x 1 inch

€535

Traces of you

Poovi Art

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

€624

Turbulence

James Gordaneer

Painting . 76.2 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 23 x 2 inch

€6,775

Exotic Land

Emily Starck

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

€2,599

Poussières de sable du Sahara

Emily Starck

Painting . 119.4 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47 x 47 x 1 inch

€3,262

Praise God

Emily Starck

Painting . 88.9 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 45 x 1 inch

€2,599

L'inlassable quète

Emily Starck

Painting . 99.1 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,505

Butterflies are back

Emily Starck

Painting . 114.3 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,650

Sissi

Emily Starck

Painting . 104.1 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41 x 37 x 1 inch

€2,775

With strength and grace 02

Poovi Art

Painting . 121.9 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 30 x 2 inch

€669

Summer 12

Bill Stone

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

€3,076

Day in july M 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 83 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 32.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,390

Remember

Maria Esmar

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Rising in light

Francesca Borgo

Painting . 120 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€3,789

La Representation comme théâtre

Remi Delaplace

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,490

Reflections

Maria Esmar

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

€2,800

Keep this memory forever

Maria Esmar

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€550

Urban flow

Jean-Michel Cordier

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€3,500

Cloud Incursion

Baruj Salinas

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

€900

Dance with me

Petra Schott

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

€4,200

Körper im Werden II: Achse

Christian Büffel

Painting . 101 x 45 x 3 cm Painting . 39.8 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Suspended memory | Pink Gray Feline Dreamscape Artwork

Larissa Mayorova

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€267

Earth Memory VI: Striking Textured Abstract Artwork in Deep Blue & Earth Tones

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€4,546

Magic Encounter

Michelle Hold

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

€2,500

Veins of silence

Litta Soheila Sohi

Painting . 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Archetypes in Motion, abstract expressionism painting, red abstract artwork, gestural abstract painting, symbolic abstract art, contemporary expressionist painting, modern abstract

Harold Richter

Painting . 110 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Waves energy – Dynamic Textured Abstract Artwork | Green & White Oil on Canvas Seascape

Natalia Sysoeva

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

€1,070

Whirlwind of Reflections | Deep Burgundy & Ochre Contemporary Abstract Artwork

Viktoria Daneva

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,025

Depth of Stillness

Helen Zuskina

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

€838 €754

Eau et fusain 9

LN Le Cheviller

Painting . 80 x 120 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,450

Positive Energy XXXL 10

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 150 x 240 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch

€9,690

Fishermen’s small boat harbor backside

Lea Karvala

Painting . 40 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Gentle Letters

Shulyak Tatyana

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

€635

Revival

Abashidze Marusya

Painting . 165 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 65 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,820

By the River at Warrandyte

Henrietta

Painting . 91.5 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€6,079

Echo

Weronika Dylag

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

€2,200

Evolution

Craig Moran

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

€481

Animal Series – Rooster

Liana Ohanyan

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

€1,783

Tanzgruppe - Les danseurs

Hans Mendler

Painting . 70 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

€1,200

Eden

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch

€5,900

Come away with me

Maria Esmar

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

Happy end of the day

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 99.8 x 99.1 x 3.3 cm Painting . 39.3 x 39 x 1.3 inch

€1,983

Transcendent hues

Maria Esmar

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

€5,500

Japanese basin

Emily Starck

Painting . 165 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€7,400

Blues

Patricia Marguerite Maneim

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

€2,600

Life-Force

Geoff Howard

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€3,309

Midnight dreams

Maria Esmar

Painting . 138 x 138 x 4 cm Painting . 54.3 x 54.3 x 1.6 inch

€4,200

Stribog

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 69.9 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.5 x 32 x 1 inch

€3,744

L'arbre bleu

Emily Starck

Painting . 130 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Everything is changing

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0 inch

€5,900

Inside and out

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch

€5,900

Dream a little bigger

Maria Esmar

Painting . 120 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€5,500

Blooming Garden

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 115 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€4,600

The Dream

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 180 x 300 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 118.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,700

A life in colour

Maria Esmar

Painting . 70 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,300

Dramatic landscapes

Maria Esmar

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

€5,500

In Shape

Maria Esmar

Painting . 130 x 130 x 4.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.8 inch

€4,200

Meditation

Maria Esmar

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

€700

The deep blue sea

Maria Esmar

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

€700

Yesterday

Maria Esmar

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

€700

Voyage

Maria Esmar

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€600

Dance like no one is watching

Maria Esmar

Painting . 170 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting . 66.9 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€5,900

E pluribus unum

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 190 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 74.8 x 0 inch

€5,800

Oceanic Beauty

Ketki Fadnis

Painting . 182.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 60 x 1 inch

€5,349

Envie de danser 1

Chantal Proulx

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€557

Earth Memory III: Luxury Textured Abstract Artwork | Faded Crimson & Chalk White for High-End Interiors

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€4,457

As the Pendulum Swings

Nemanja Nikolic

Painting . 76.2 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€660

Mini 4

Emily Starck

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

€280

Tattoos while u wait #3

Larissa Eremeeva

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€7,800

Fragments of Matter VI: Dynamic Textured Abstract Artwork in Grays, Browns & Cream | Modern Art for Sophisticated Interiors

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 98 x 83 x 3.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 32.7 x 1.4 inch

€3,566

Stream of Thoughts: Neural Tide - Vivid Blue & Silver Abstract Artwork

Ekaterina Zaznova

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€169

Acrylic abstract genre painting "Impresa"

Ivan T.

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

€669

Mineral Silence I: Earthy Abstract Artwork

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100.2 x 100.2 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,496

Violet Chaos, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch

€2,435

Sunshine Lemon - inner child playing by the sea, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,809

Remember to play, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch

€2,182

Overcomplicated with polka dots, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,527

Sense of judgment, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 0.1 inch

€2,467

Burst of color - Pink roses, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1 inch

€1,568

Burst of color XXII - Under a blue sky, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€1,518

Burst of color XXVIII - Summer dance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,372

A walk between the orange dunes, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€1,967

A Playful Dance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1 inch

€1,758

Swirling harmony, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1 inch

€1,758

Claim 160

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,320

Endless Impact D09

Minseok Kang

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

€7,200

Un segundo antes

Paco Requena

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

€850

Anticipation Summer

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€802

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