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.

Poise

Victoria Horkan

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

€3,653

Emerald Flow - Emerald & Turquoise Wave Abstract Artwork

Yana Dmitrieva

Painting . 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,786

Mistery 3

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

Playground with pink, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 91.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€1,255

Resiliencia II

Pedro Carrasco Garijo

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

€2,000

Sans titre n°013

Laurence Granger

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Barrière de corail - Abstraction texturée

Jouane

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€600

Abstract R 2429

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€2,679

TerritorioDesconocido 13

Joaquín Lara

Painting . 95 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€850

Thoughts

Aram Yengibaryan

Painting . 98 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,000 €900

Time Flies

Omar Obaid

Painting . 150 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€2,301

Melting forest

Arturas Lapajevas

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

€4,600

Stream of Consciousness

Iryna Tymovchak

Painting . 150 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 55.1 x 1 inch

€1,400

"Figure in Motion II", Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionism, Figurative, Portrait, Gesture, Texture, Impasto, Color Field, Emotional Painting, Modern Art

Harold Richter

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

€1,200

Swimming with the fishes

Emily Starck

Painting . 60.5 x 54.5 x 0.2 cm Painting . 23.8 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch

€980

Sally Gabori

Emily Starck

Painting . 60.5 x 52 x 0.2 cm Painting . 23.8 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

€980

Taste of Pomegranate: Large Abstract Artwork | Bold Red, Pink & Sky Blue Textured Acrylic on Canvas

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,116

Upsurge | Contemporary Textured Abstract Artwork in Pink, Blue and Taupe Acrylic on Linen

Daria Kalinnikova

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

€884

Boundaries of Light set

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 40 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€893

Soft Tide Awakening

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€875

Urbano

Victoria Río Hermoso

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

€2,900

Held by nothing, still holding on

Poovi Art

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€884

The mind's nowhere

Poovi Art

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

€1,428

Contemporary French Abstract Expressionist

Christian Manoury

Painting . 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,320

Pinata

Allan P Friedlander

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

€1,786

Printemps

Rongge Zhu

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Integration of Personality

Khachik Yeghikyan

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Summer Etude

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 35 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch

€800

Purposes

JonOne

Painting . 90 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€14,900

Antichrist

Jan Deconinck

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

€1,100

Desperate People

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Encrage

Lys 'B.

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€180

Soft Architecture: Textured Pastel Abstract Canvas Artwork with Pistachio Blush and Gray Layers for Modern Interior Wall Decor

Alena Bure

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€759

Untitled

Vahan Roumelian

Painting . 170 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€8,000

Stranger Among My Own | Emotional Red Abstract Statement Artwork

Elena F-Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€759

Between Light and Silence: Calming Blue and Gold Abstract Diptych, 100x170 cm

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 100 x 170 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,590

The Shape of Slow | Warm Coffee Ochre Abstract Artwork

Pugmatik

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,072

Echo of Quiet Spaces | Atmospheric Grey Green Abstract Artwork

Viktoria Daneva

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

€1,563

Grosse Komposition

Rudolf Glaser

Painting . 160 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€7,800

Woman

Emily Starck

Painting . 132 x 82 x 0.2 cm Painting . 52 x 32.3 x 0.1 inch

€2,900

Romeo and Juliet

Emily Starck

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

€3,400

The Edge of Resilience

Olena Sloboda

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,500

Brazen heaven

Flora B

Painting . 50 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€889

Émergence de la Couleur N°2

Marc Beaufrere

Painting . 120 x 160 x 7 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 2.8 inch

€7,200

Foggy morning | Textured Pastel Floral Landscape Oil Artwork

Elya Reshetnikova

Painting . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€848

The nature 3: Contemporary Textured Artwork with Rust-Copper & Gray Tones

Jane Ti

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

€1,027

Love Energy

Anna Selina

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

€1,600

Minimalism

Tomo Sakurai

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Silent Drift

KatriTa

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€268

Silent Horizons, earthy browns

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,089

Balance of Contrast Brown Grey (1)

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€875

Composición

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 140 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,858

Life in Motion

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 45 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€990

Traffic

Bebler

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

€1,350

Monsoon Rhythm

Ketki Fadnis

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,491

You could hear only the birds

Larissa Eremeeva

Painting . 120 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

€3,445

Earth Memory II: Organic Abstract Artwork (60x60cm) – Muted Tones & Tactile Surface – Perfect for Modern Decor

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,143

L'éveil

Hugo Leboeuf

Painting . 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€900

Quiet Agreement: Abstract Canvas Art in Black, Beige & Gray | Modern Minimalist Artwork

Daria Vergina

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

€1,027

Time is on your side

Michelle Hold

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

€2,200

Couleurs #46

LN Le Cheviller

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

€1,950

Fusion

Yuhao Pan

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

€1,200

Abstract Harmony – Connection: Emerald & Sapphire Fluid Abstract Artwork with Gold Accents

Anastacia Kevich

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,250

Tarn

Susan C

Painting . 53.5 x 53.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.1 x 21.1 x 1 inch

€1,151

Light Beyond the Storm

Andranik Harutyunyan

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€670

Resiliencia I

Pedro Carrasco Garijo

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

€2,000

Lush damp 2

Reiner Heidorn

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,166

In the stream of thoughts. Winter

Helen Burkova

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

€804

Sans titre n°008

Laurence Granger

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Sans Titre (Partition)

Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

N11

Noa Grayevsky

Painting . 101 x 76 x 3 cm Painting . 39.8 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

TerritorioDesconocido 6

Joaquín Lara

Painting . 95 x 95 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Abstract 2288

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,018

Forgotten melody

Anastasia Vasilyeva

Painting . 150 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Sahara

Kseniia Turik & Art

Painting . 146 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€5,500

Soft Breeze

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€380

Le masque caché

Jean-Michel Cordier

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

€1,200

Ciada

Baruj Salinas

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

€900

Fire In The Darkness | Contemporary Blue and Crimson Abstract Art

Evgenia Makarova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,143

Enivrement

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€1,100

Euphorie Solitaire

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€1,000

Sans-titre bleu

Tania Carrara

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Life in Motion

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 110 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

"Figure in Motion", Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionism, Figurative, Portrait, Gesture, Texture, Impasto, Color Field, Emotional Painting, Modern Art

Harold Richter

Painting . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€850

Tide

Litta Soheila Sohi

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

€3,800

Clarté

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Synergy: Dynamic Abstract Acrylic Artwork | Golden Yellow, Deep Blue, Red Expressionism

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€982

Mistery 2

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

Colectivo 4

Victoria Río Hermoso

Painting . 100 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Genèse 1 / 82511A

John3seven

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

€1,800

Explosion

Taia Akulova

Painting . 91.5 x 122 x 3 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Whispers of Light and Earth

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 80 x 140 x 0.2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,250

Sparks of imagination

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 70 x 110 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,000

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