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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, Palette 4, Tiberiu Soos

Palette 4

Tiberiu Soos

Painting . 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€1,600

Painting, Untitled 3, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 3

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Kakapo, Irina Sazonova

Kakapo

Irina Sazonova

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,346

Painting, London, Pedro Carrasco Garijo

London

Pedro Carrasco Garijo

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

€2,000

Painting, Abstract 2359, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2359

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,047

Painting, Abstract 2341, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2341

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,287

Painting, Abstract 2302, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2302

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,287

Painting, Fire From With-In, JonOne

Fire From With-In

JonOne

Painting . 110 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€18,500

Painting, Kamikaz, Jean-Marc Hunt

Kamikaz

Jean-Marc Hunt

Painting . 66 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 26 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Painting, Summer Sea, Alfie Fernandes

Summer Sea

Alfie Fernandes

Painting . 139.7 x 139.7 cm Painting . 55 x 55 inch

€8,791

Painting, Oceanic Whispers, Anna Selina

Oceanic Whispers

Anna Selina

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

€2,500

Painting, Claim 163, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 163

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Soft Horizon, Helen Zuskina

Soft Horizon

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€843

Painting, Whispers, Piotr Butkiewicz

Whispers

Piotr Butkiewicz

Painting . 150 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Painting, Abstract #5, Chris Ritter

Abstract #5

Chris Ritter

Painting . 55.9 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,153

Painting, # Jaune, 14, Marc Leforestier

# Jaune, 14

Marc Leforestier

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,120

Painting, Breakwater II, Susan C

Breakwater II

Susan C

Painting . 66.4 x 66.4 x 4 cm Painting . 26.1 x 26.1 x 1.6 inch

€1,776

Painting, Sca-4, Julien Jubault

Sca-4

Julien Jubault

Painting . 120 x 110 x 0.01 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€1,900

Painting, Untitled 41, Eva Pacheco

Untitled 41

Eva Pacheco

Painting . 30 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Abstract VII, Mykola Bodnar

Abstract VII

Mykola Bodnar

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

€895

Painting, Jazz On, Sophie Mangelsen

Jazz On

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€530

Painting, Walk, Vera Klimova

Walk

Vera Klimova

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.8 inch

€1,615

Fine Art Drawings, Ruby red, Sumit Mehndiratta

Ruby red

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€900

Painting, Veil of Becoming, Vanessa P

Veil of Becoming

Vanessa P

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,740

Painting, Where You Stand, Poovi Art

Where You Stand

Poovi Art

Painting . 182.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 72 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€1,525

Painting, Green Energy, Suzanne Vaughan

Green Energy

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.3 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.9 inch

€969

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

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

€1,000

Painting, Lines II, Viktoria Ganhao

Lines II

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

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