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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, Spring-III, Stanislav Bojankov

Spring-III

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€180 €162

Painting, Heart VI, Stanislav Bojankov

Heart VI

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

€170

Painting, Heart V, Stanislav Bojankov

Heart V

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

€170

Painting, Royalty, Kofi Agorsor

Royalty

Kofi Agorsor

Painting . 183 x 152 cm Painting . 72 x 59.8 inch

€13,372

Painting, Untitled #6, Zhora Gasparyan

Untitled #6

Zhora Gasparyan

Painting . 33 x 37 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, 20200526 Happy Hours, Yaki Li

20200526 Happy Hours

Yaki Li

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€185

Painting, Ali, Mark Hellbusch

Ali

Mark Hellbusch

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

€290

Painting, Cosmic Web, Harutyun Aghajanyan

Cosmic Web

Harutyun Aghajanyan

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

€312 €266

Painting, Cosmogonia-3, Julien Jubault

Cosmogonia-3

Julien Jubault

Painting . 120 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,900