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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, Endlessness, Gina Vor

Endlessness

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, Ultra Red 02, Simone De Rosa

Ultra Red 02

Simone De Rosa

Sculpture . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€190

Painting, Winter, Zakhar Shevchuk

Winter

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 36 x 37 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch

€700

Painting, Alchemy, Max Yaskin

Alchemy

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Impulse 11, Dam Domido

Impulse 11

Dam Domido

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

€2,280

Painting, Impulse 5, Dam Domido

Impulse 5

Dam Domido

Painting . 72 x 93 x 2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Play With Me, Gor Avetisyan

Play With Me

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 95 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Burning Sky, Daria Borisova

Burning Sky

Daria Borisova

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€428

Painting, Party Day, Bogdana Antoniuk

Party Day

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 95 x 130 x 0.3 cm Painting . 37.4 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Tree of life, Ekaterina Zaznova

Tree of life

Ekaterina Zaznova

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€579

Painting, Sun abstract, Dam Domido

Sun abstract

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€2,900

Painting, Estranged, Weronika Dylag

Estranged

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 100 x 170 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Painting, Theorem 2, Max Yaskin

Theorem 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 250 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 98.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,580

Painting, Gravity., Katsiaryna Sumarava

Gravity.

Katsiaryna Sumarava

Painting . 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,300

Painting, Vivid Cosmos, Kamo Atoyan

Vivid Cosmos

Kamo Atoyan

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€223

Fine Art Drawings, Above and Beyond, Kirill Postovit

Above and Beyond

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€550

Painting, Color Blends, Karen Hale

Color Blends

Karen Hale

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

€1,850

Painting, Warming Up, Geoff Howard

Warming Up

Geoff Howard

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€3,309

Painting, Aéré, Sophie Mangelsen

Aéré

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€140

Painting, Canvas 115, Cy Seymour

Canvas 115

Cy Seymour

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

€4,591

Painting, Abstrait-5, Théo Le Franc

Abstrait-5

Théo Le Franc

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

€350

Painting, Untitled, Senia Baloyan

Untitled

Senia Baloyan

Painting . 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Mermaid Hair, Fabia Kleinpeter

Mermaid Hair

Fabia Kleinpeter

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€400

Sculpture, Secret Window, Gor Avetisyan

Secret Window

Gor Avetisyan

Sculpture . 74 x 56 x 7 cm Sculpture . 29.1 x 22 x 2.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Claim 33, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 33

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 83 x 112 x 2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 44.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,050

Painting, Mami Wata, Kevin Brewerton

Mami Wata

Kevin Brewerton

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

€3,655

Painting, Ocean's Edge, Ana Monnaco

Ocean's Edge

Ana Monnaco

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€758

Painting, Claim 9, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 9

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€850