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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, Sea, Dantès

Sea

Dantès

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

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, Sans titre 19, Arsène Odin

Sans titre 19

Arsène Odin

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

€150

Painting, Form, Strashevich Alexander

Form

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

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, B&W III, Rudolf Wiesinger

B&W III

Rudolf Wiesinger

Painting . 64 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.2 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€350

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

€4,546

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

€4,145

Painting, Blue Sky, Nataliia Krykun

Blue Sky

Nataliia Krykun

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

€9,000

Painting, Untitled, Ethan Newman

Untitled

Ethan Newman

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€669

Painting, Pink Paradise, Bebler

Pink Paradise

Bebler

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

€1,600

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

€4,457

Painting, Trait d'union, Dam Domido

Trait d'union

Dam Domido

Painting . 50 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€1,550

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

€4,457

Painting, Inspiration, Vera Klimova

Inspiration

Vera Klimova

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

€357

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 3, Marie Pernet

Sans titre 3

Marie Pernet

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

€450

Painting, Untitled, Hayduk Smbatyan

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 14 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 5.5 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€200 €168

Painting, Shadow Wall, N.Nathan

Shadow Wall

N.Nathan

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Painting, Ange II, Jérôme Chiarodo

Ange II

Jérôme Chiarodo

Painting . 146 x 97 x 1.8 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.7 inch

€5,500

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

€4,457