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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, Black lines, Dam Domido

Black lines

Dam Domido

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

€1,090

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print . 76 x 55.5 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.9 inch

€2,200

Painting, Fertility, Mauricio Paz Viola

Fertility

Mauricio Paz Viola

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

€8,400

Painting, Another Feast, Gagik Ghazanchyan

Another Feast

Gagik Ghazanchyan

Painting . 110 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,500 €4,950

Painting, Black hills, Hal Mayforth

Black hills

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 52.1 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20.5 x 31 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Painting, Mysterious Past, Hal Mayforth

Mysterious Past

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 48.3 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,368

Painting, Hot Lanta, Hal Mayforth

Hot Lanta

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€2,368

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin 1, Roberto Matta

Dessin 1

Roberto Matta

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

€8,000

Painting, Duo, Isabelle Janier

Duo

Isabelle Janier

Painting . 67.5 x 53 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26.6 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, Untitled 51, Eva Pacheco

Untitled 51

Eva Pacheco

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

€2,500

Painting, Untitled 22, Eva Pacheco

Untitled 22

Eva Pacheco

Painting . 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Painting, Thank You, Abashidze Marusya

Thank You

Abashidze Marusya

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

€570

Painting, Secret Message, Hal Mayforth

Secret Message

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 101.6 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Painting, RE19, Mark Hellbusch

RE19

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 210 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 82.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,900

Painting, Sara, Daniel Timko

Sara

Daniel Timko

Painting . 60 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Winter sun, Bill Stone

Winter sun

Bill Stone

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

€3,233

Painting, Immortal, Ansgar Dressler

Immortal

Ansgar Dressler

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

€4,873

Painting, Canvas 118, Cy Seymour

Canvas 118

Cy Seymour

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

€2,414

Painting, Flakes, Bill Stone

Flakes

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€2,869

Painting, Floating garden, Bill Stone

Floating garden

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 0.8 inch

€1,822

Painting, Field of Gold, Suzanne Vaughan

Field of Gold

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 101.6 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 54 x 0.1 inch

€2,186

Painting, Earth, Suzanne Vaughan

Earth

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,530

Painting, To Do List, Hal Mayforth

To Do List

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 88.9 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Painting, Figure Noire, Doïna Vieru

Figure Noire

Doïna Vieru

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

€3,800

Photography, Egg Study 9, Shine Huang

Egg Study 9

Shine Huang

Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€2,186

Painting, Crooked House, Hal Mayforth

Crooked House

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 45 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Painting, Melting, Tomo Sakurai

Melting

Tomo Sakurai

Painting . 25.7 x 18.2 x 2 cm Painting . 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Patchwork #3, Kateryna Malomuzh

Patchwork #3

Kateryna Malomuzh

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€237

Painting, Untitled, Hayduk Smbatyan

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 30 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch

€350

Painting, Silence Day, Bogdana Antoniuk

Silence Day

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 110 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€499

Painting, Them That Hills, Hal Mayforth

Them That Hills

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 106.7 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 42 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Painting, ZDZ1174, Thierry Zdzieblo

ZDZ1174

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting . 80 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Painting, Green Memory, Shulyak Tatyana

Green Memory

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 70 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,050

Painting, After meeting, Melezhik Olga

After meeting

Melezhik Olga

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

€890

Painting, Siluets, Aloyzas Smilingis

Siluets

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Unia nebula, Tiffani Buteau

Unia nebula

Tiffani Buteau

Painting . 76.2 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 10 x 0.8 inch

€614

Painting, Dreaming, Floria Rey

Dreaming

Floria Rey

Painting . 91 x 175 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.8 x 68.9 x 0 inch

€3,600

Painting, RT45, Anouck Botteron

RT45

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€3,300