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.

Transcendent hues

Maria Esmar

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

€5,500

Somewhere On Mimban I

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,567

Pouring down all over me

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€956

Emotional Release XXIV

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,029

Hope

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,157

New flavors at the candy store

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 71.1 x 142.2 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 56 x 1.2 inch

€1,439

Oil field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,057

Emotional release XIX (Spirits ofsSkies 064160)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,002

Black 'n' berry

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,038

Gold rush

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 162.6 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 64 x 1.2 inch

€1,986

The missing link

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,038

Mute applause

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,585

Blue Core II

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,002

Sky Buzz VIII (Spirits Of Skies 098189)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 71.1 x 142.2 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 56 x 1.2 inch

€1,084

She Likes To Dream In Pink I

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,521

Oil Field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,002

FlyOver

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,205

Exploration

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 55.9 x 55.9 x 4.6 cm Painting . 22 x 22 x 1.8 inch

€1,060

Alien planet

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,136

J. Pollock style acrylic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€850

Street style

Muriel Deumie

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

€900

L'éphémère écarlate

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Midnight dreams

Maria Esmar

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

€4,200

Wyoming 36

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,389

Shambala

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Corre

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 61 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,210

Mujeres XII

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 60 x 48 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,188

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

Tropical Coral

Olga Nikitina

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

€600

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

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

Aqua 3

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Supernova No. 9

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Abstract_006

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_005

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_004

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_003

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_002

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_001

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Bohemian rhapsodie

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch

€3,600

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

More Than a Feeling

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€5,600

Imagine

Maria Esmar

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

€6,000

Colour my life

Maria Esmar

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

€6,000

Fragments of Warm Light | Textured Minimalist Abstract Oil Triptych for Contemporary Interiors

Viktoria Daneva

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€528

Claim 186

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Stream of Thoughts: Cellular Drift | Dynamic Blue Abstract on Paper | Contemporary Wall Art & Gift

Ekaterina Zaznova

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

€228

"Quiet" Contemporary Oil Artwork | Abstract Landscape in Teal, Blue, Green & Red

Vera Klimova

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

€501

The cry of the chaotic mountain – an expressionist masterpiece

Fatima Erkenova

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

€729

Premonition of Spring: Contemporary Abstract Artwork | Dynamic Acrylic on Canvas Featuring Lemon Yellow, Sky Blue & Lime Green

Vera Klimova

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

€583

Inspiration

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€729

Sunset over the Lake

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€729

Black gold abstraction 2

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

€592 €533

Mirage

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€774

Velvet Atmosphere

Tatyana Bolivar

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€6,800

Lights from the sky

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€105

Abstract No. 93

Gina Vor

Painting . 40 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Big Bend

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Abstract No. 89

Gina Vor

Painting . 41.5 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Melting Mountains

Arturas Lapajevas

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

€4,550

Fall with Me into the Dandelions

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 137 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 53.9 x 0.1 inch

€650

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 150 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 110 x 197 x 4 cm Painting . 43.3 x 77.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,600

Claim 141

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€900

Smoking Pipe

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€950

Big Cheese

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 81.3 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 32 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Olmstead Fever Dream

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 116.8 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Sans titre n°186

Laurence Granger

Painting . 152 x 210 x 3 cm Painting . 59.8 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

€15,000

Joy Ride

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 149.9 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€3,643

Momentum Unchained

Leon Devenice

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,186

Hope

Gabriela Román Esnaurrizar

Painting . 30 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€13,440

The Fury and Grace of Lavender

Leon Devenice

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,277

Jesus abstract

Leon Devenice

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

€2,277

No Frills Picnic

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€3,188

Untitled 56

Eva Pacheco

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

€2,500

Joie de vivre, série Libre Abstract - Abstraction expressionniste

Aurélie Jeannin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€250

Splash 51

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Splash 49

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Beyond the sea no. 724

Anita Kaufmann

Painting . 149.9 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59 x 59 x 1 inch

€2,720

Summer tango

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 89.9 x 180.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€4,190

Storm

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,215

Set of 2 Photographs. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves

Paola Dávila

Photography . 38 x 112 x 0.3 cm Photography . 15 x 44.1 x 0.1 inch

€4,008

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs II

Christian Manoury

Painting . 155 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 61 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Memories

Alexander Dobrodiy

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,890

Blue

Inga Makarova

Painting . 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Tender Sea

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 72 x 78 x 2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

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