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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 12, Vera Hoi

Abstract 12

Vera Hoi

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

€220

Painting, Joy, Melezhik Olga

Joy

Melezhik Olga

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

€655

Painting, My kingdom, Melezhik Olga

My kingdom

Melezhik Olga

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

€600

Painting, Love, Melezhik Olga

Love

Melezhik Olga

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

€600

Painting, Pulse, Strashevich Alexander

Pulse

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Painting, Inner Turmoil, Asma Namouji

Inner Turmoil

Asma Namouji

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

Painting, Happy Hours-2022, Yaki Li

Happy Hours-2022

Yaki Li

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€185

Painting, Fishing, Pinar Akbaba

Fishing

Pinar Akbaba

Painting . 27.9 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€182

Painting, Eternité, Muriel Deumie

Eternité

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 120 x 39.5 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 inch

€780

Painting, Untitled, Khachik Yeghikyan

Untitled

Khachik Yeghikyan

Painting . 64 x 90 x 0.3 cm Painting . 25.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€450 €405

Painting, Promenade, Muriel Deumie

Promenade

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Corail, Muriel Deumie

Corail

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€680

Painting, En route, Sabine Louriac

En route

Sabine Louriac

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, Stripes, Amy Edwards

Stripes

Amy Edwards

Painting . 60.96 x 91.44 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 1.2 inch

€5,200

Painting, Fired Earth II, Angela Dierks

Fired Earth II

Angela Dierks

Painting . 80 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€728

Painting, Soul Surfing, Angela Dierks

Soul Surfing

Angela Dierks

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

€716

Painting, Flames IX, Andrada Anghel

Flames IX

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch

€613

Painting, Canvas 082, Cy Seymour

Canvas 082

Cy Seymour

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

€3,097

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 10, Gina Vor

Brain Power 10

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 9, Gina Vor

Brain Power 9

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 7, Gina Vor

Brain Power 7

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 5, Gina Vor

Brain Power 5

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Brain Power 4, Gina Vor

Brain Power 4

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Crocus, Hal Mayforth

Crocus

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 48.3 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€2,186

Painting, A2503, Thierry Benzaid

A2503

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€160

Painting, A2502, Thierry Benzaid

A2502

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€160

Painting, A2415, Thierry Benzaid

A2415

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 30 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€250

Painting, Untitled, Hayduk Smbatyan

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 29.5 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.6 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch

€250 €213

Painting, Tulips 2024, Gesa Reuter

Tulips 2024

Gesa Reuter

Painting . 50.8 x 35.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 14 x 0.3 inch

€455

Painting, Abstract IV, Mykola Bodnar

Abstract IV

Mykola Bodnar

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€750

Painting, Abstract VI, Mykola Bodnar

Abstract VI

Mykola Bodnar

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€750

Painting, Patchwork, Shulyak Tatyana

Patchwork

Shulyak Tatyana

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

€560

Painting, Montenegro, Shulyak Tatyana

Montenegro

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€655

Painting, No Boundarie, Menkiv Anatoliy

No Boundarie

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Melpomene, Konovalov Igor

Melpomene

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 93 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 36.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€5,500