Search ?
  • Street art
  • Abstract Painting
  • Landscape
  • Bronze Sculpture
  • Portrait
  • Surrealism
  • Street art
What are you searching for?
  • Street art
  • Abstract Painting
  • Landscape
  • Bronze Sculpture
  • Portrait
  • Surrealism
  • Street art

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.

Read more

Saved search

Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches

Unsaved search

A problem occurred

Painting, L'autre rive, Dam Domido

L'autre rive

Dam Domido

Painting . 93 x 93 x 0.01 cm Painting . 36.6 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Immersion, Andrey Visokinsky

Immersion

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 98 x 98 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 38.6 x 1 inch

€1,366

Painting, Blue Chorus, Flora B

Blue Chorus

Flora B

Painting . 76 x 61 x 1.6 cm Painting . 29.9 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€1,763

Sculpture, Splash - 1, Zakhar Shevchuk

Splash - 1

Zakhar Shevchuk

Sculpture . 83 x 26 x 32 cm Sculpture . 32.7 x 10.2 x 12.6 inch

€2,800

Painting, B&W I, Rudolf Wiesinger

B&W I

Rudolf Wiesinger

Painting . 64 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.2 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Fresh Tour, Matthew Dibble

Fresh Tour

Matthew Dibble

Painting . 182.9 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 72 x 80 x 2 inch

€6,922

Painting, Autumn sun, Le Hai Linh

Autumn sun

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.3 inch

€1,475

Painting, Celestial sky, Maria Esmar

Celestial sky

Maria Esmar

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

€1,200

Painting, Be alive, Emily Starck

Be alive

Emily Starck

Painting . 139.7 x 139.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55 x 55 x 1 inch

€5,222

Painting, Morning Mist, Zakhar Shevchuk

Morning Mist

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 50 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, Now and always, Maria Esmar

Now and always

Maria Esmar

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

€900

Sculpture, Bouquetin, Julien Cuny

Bouquetin

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 40 x 30 x 25 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

€850

Painting, Wine River, Carlos Pun Art

Wine River

Carlos Pun Art

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

€1,412

Painting, Canvas 005, Cy Seymour

Canvas 005

Cy Seymour

Painting . 94 x 124.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 37 x 49 x 1.5 inch

€4,008

Painting, Visitor, Zoran Crncevic

Visitor

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 160 x 119.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 63 x 47 x 1.5 inch

€8,744

Painting, Mixed reality, Maria Esmar

Mixed reality

Maria Esmar

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

€995

Painting, Time Lapse, Maria Esmar

Time Lapse

Maria Esmar

Painting . 80 x 128 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 50.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

Painting, Waves, Bela Riera

Waves

Bela Riera

Painting . 116 x 178 x 1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 70.1 x 0.4 inch

€6,000

Painting, Yellow stone, Dam Domido

Yellow stone

Dam Domido

Painting . 93 x 93 x 0.01 cm Painting . 36.6 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€2,200

Painting, In the city, Anna Artemieva

In the city

Anna Artemieva

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

€455 €410

Sculpture, The Eccentric, Mark Hellbusch

The Eccentric

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture . 110 x 120 x 6 cm Sculpture . 43.3 x 47.2 x 2.4 inch

€4,900

Painting, Family Circus, Trixie Pitts

Family Circus

Trixie Pitts

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€5,146

Painting, Untitled, Elen Karapetyan

Untitled

Elen Karapetyan

Painting . 133 x 142 x 2 cm Painting . 52.4 x 55.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Solar Fire, Nestor Toro

Solar Fire

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€929

Painting, New garden, Dam Domido

New garden

Dam Domido

Painting . 38 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Painting, Strange, Gina Vor

Strange

Gina Vor

Painting . 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Looking Blue, Gina Vor

Looking Blue

Gina Vor

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

€2,500

Painting, Action of Life, Gor Avetisyan

Action of Life

Gor Avetisyan

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

€2,400

Painting, Once upon a time, Maria Esmar

Once upon a time

Maria Esmar

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

€2,250

Painting, Lilly pond, Maria Esmar

Lilly pond

Maria Esmar

Painting . 50 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Warmth of Depth, Helen Zuskina

Warmth of Depth

Helen Zuskina

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

€811 €730

Painting, Claim 152, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 152

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 125 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,150