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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, 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

Painting, Fallen, Newel Hunter

Fallen

Newel Hunter

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

€4,645

Painting, In Celebration, Newel Hunter

In Celebration

Newel Hunter

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

€4,235

Painting, Wild pink, Eliana Sá

Wild pink

Eliana Sá

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Print, Kynance Cove, Damien Hirst

Kynance Cove

Damien Hirst

Print . 120 x 90 x 1 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€9,600

Painting, RT42, Anouck Botteron

RT42

Anouck Botteron

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

€3,000

Painting, Amour, Charles Carson

Amour

Charles Carson

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 inch

€16,394

Painting, Exploratation, Karen Hale

Exploratation

Karen Hale

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

€4,235

Painting, Canvas 087, Cy Seymour

Canvas 087

Cy Seymour

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

€2,459

Painting, Over & under, Newel Hunter

Over & under

Newel Hunter

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

€4,053

Painting, RT41, Anouck Botteron

RT41

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Africa, Joaquim Falcó

Africa

Joaquim Falcó

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€575

Painting, A2608, Thierry Benzaid

A2608

Thierry Benzaid

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

€400

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 140 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€770

Painting, RE 21, Mark Hellbusch

RE 21

Mark Hellbusch

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

€690

Painting, Sans titre (1), Marie Pernet

Sans titre (1)

Marie Pernet

Painting . 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€450

Painting, Mars Motel, Hal Mayforth

Mars Motel

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 76.2 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Painting, Sunny Side, Hal Mayforth

Sunny Side

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 121.9 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Painting, Evening, Menkiv Anatoliy

Evening

Menkiv Anatoliy

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

€990

Painting, Looky Here, Hal Mayforth

Looky Here

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 83.8 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 33 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Painting, Formen 1, Osse Müller

Formen 1

Osse Müller

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,540

Painting, Azur, Daniel Timko

Azur

Daniel Timko

Painting . 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€525