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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, Gold sunset, Nataliia Krykun

Gold sunset

Nataliia Krykun

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

€5,000

Painting, Performat 6., Petr Strnad

Performat 6.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 27.3 x 19.4 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.7 x 7.6 x 0 inch

€250

Painting, Immortal, Ansgar Dressler

Immortal

Ansgar Dressler

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

€4,769

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

€2,362

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

€1,783

Painting, Autumn, Le anh Tuan

Autumn

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 79.8 x 59.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,765

Painting, Spacewalk XII., Petr Strnad

Spacewalk XII.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 29.7 x 21.2 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€250

Painting, Immersion 8, Fortunée Noël

Immersion 8

Fortunée Noël

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

€4,800

Painting, Abstract_015, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_015

Bernhard Lang

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

€450

Painting, Abstract_014, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_014

Bernhard Lang

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

€450

Painting, Abstract_012, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_012

Bernhard Lang

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

€450

Painting, Pendulum, Vladimir Kolosov

Pendulum

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 0.75 inch

€464

Painting, Abstract_013, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_013

Bernhard Lang

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

€450

Painting, Remote Place V., Petr Strnad

Remote Place V.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 13.5 x 24.8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.3 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€130

Painting, Unexplored 7, Petr Strnad

Unexplored 7

Petr Strnad

Painting . 29.5 x 21.1 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€190

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, Fault horizon, Tellyn-M

Fault horizon

Tellyn-M

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Abstraction, Clarisse Noël

Abstraction

Clarisse Noël

Painting . 35 x 35 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

€250

Painting, Red Kiss, Nicole Leidenfrost

Red Kiss

Nicole Leidenfrost

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

€3,400

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, Amour, Charles Carson

Amour

Charles Carson

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

€16,046

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

€4,145

Painting, Rising, Bill Stone

Rising

Bill Stone

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

€5,438

Painting, Snapdragon, Bill Stone

Snapdragon

Bill Stone

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

€4,324

Painting, Tipping point, Bill Stone

Tipping point

Bill Stone

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

€4,324

Painting, Slade tree, Bill Stone

Slade tree

Bill Stone

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

€4,056

Painting, Lush, Bill Stone

Lush

Bill Stone

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

€4,056

Painting, Breaking point, Bill Stone

Breaking point

Bill Stone

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

€4,324

Painting, Seeing red, Bill Stone

Seeing red

Bill Stone

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

€4,324

Painting, Eggplant, Bill Stone

Eggplant

Bill Stone

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

€4,056

Painting, Down and out, Bill Stone

Down and out

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,056

Painting, Out of control, Bill Stone

Out of control

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,056

Painting, Siblings 4, Bill Stone

Siblings 4

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,056

Painting, Turbulence, Bill Stone

Turbulence

Bill Stone

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

€4,056

Painting, Siblings 3, Bill Stone

Siblings 3

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,056

Painting, Flinch 6, Bill Stone

Flinch 6

Bill Stone

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

€4,056

Painting, Roundhouse, Bill Stone

Roundhouse

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,056

Painting, Leaf Eddy, Bill Stone

Leaf Eddy

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,056

Painting, Towers, Bill Stone

Towers

Bill Stone

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

€4,056

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

€2,407

Painting, Abstract Blue, Silvia Rossi

Abstract Blue

Silvia Rossi

Painting . 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

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

€2,139

Painting, Africa, Joaquim Falcó

Africa

Joaquim Falcó

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

€575

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, 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

€2,318