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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, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 67

Gina Vor

Painting . 29 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 67

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Sea Life 2, Gina Vor

Sea Life 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€300

Painting, Lazy River, Hal Mayforth

Lazy River

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 47 x 170.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18.5 x 67 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Print, Islande VI, Ken Denning

Islande VI

Ken Denning

Print . 20.6 x 28 cm Print . 8.1 x 11 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 19, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 19

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 17, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 17

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 16, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 16

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 14, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 14

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 13, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 13

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Rain 1, Gina Vor

Rain 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Swirls, Gina Vor

Swirls

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Abstract No. 61, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 61

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Untitled 2, Gina Vor

Untitled 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€300

Painting, Square Zen, Gina Vor

Square Zen

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.03 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Abstract No. 11, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 11

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.04 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Purple Rain, Gina Vor

Purple Rain

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€300

Painting, Graffiti 2, Gina Vor

Graffiti 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Graffiti 1, Gina Vor

Graffiti 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 29.8 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Coast, Gagik Ghazanchyan

Coast

Gagik Ghazanchyan

Painting . 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€5,000 €4,500

Painting, Blues and Reds 12, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 12

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 8, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 8

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Blues and Reds 5, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 5

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Purple Rain, Maria Vetkalova

Purple Rain

Maria Vetkalova

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 54 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€364

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 110 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€770

Painting, Re 29, Mark Hellbusch

Re 29

Mark Hellbusch

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

€490

Painting, Re 30, Mark Hellbusch

Re 30

Mark Hellbusch

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

€490

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,400

Painting, Watersound II, Ana Monnaco

Watersound II

Ana Monnaco

Painting . 35.6 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€410

Painting, Matrix, Beata Kmita

Matrix

Beata Kmita

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch

€6,326

Painting, Autumn Blues, Shulyak Tatyana

Autumn Blues

Shulyak Tatyana

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

€1,750

Painting, Claim 131, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 131

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Painting, Happy Days, Harrie Sijbers

Happy Days

Harrie Sijbers

Painting . 140 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,200 €2,880

Painting, Divided Miracles, Nestor Toro

Divided Miracles

Nestor Toro

Painting . 116.8 x 177.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 46 x 70 x 1 inch

€14,345

Painting, Sans Titre V, Elvire Ferle

Sans Titre V

Elvire Ferle

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,200

Painting, Sea life 1, Gina Vor

Sea life 1

Gina Vor

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

€300

Painting, Méli-Mélo, Bebler

Méli-Mélo

Bebler

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

€1,600

Painting, Free, Victoria Jáimez

Free

Victoria Jáimez

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3.8 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.5 inch

€400