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.

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

A 231-1

Julien Jubault

Painting . 185 x 95 x 0.01 cm Painting . 72.8 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€2,150

Contemporary French Abstract Expressionist

Christian Manoury

Painting . 43 x 41 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.9 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,400

Mer celeste

Jian-Chung Tan

Painting . 69 x 50 x 0.01 cm Painting . 27.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,350

Pinata

Allan P Friedlander

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

€1,783

Dialogue

Strashevich Alexander

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

€840

Abstract 2461

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Abstract 2460

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Abstract 2459

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Abstract 2458

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Abstract R 2433

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 130 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€2,432

Abstract 2457

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,824

Abstract 2455

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,824

Abstract 2454

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,310

Abstract 2452

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,310

Abstract 2449

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,824

Zealla nebula

Tiffani Buteau

Painting . 30.5 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 12 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,359

Green Energy

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€963

Hard Way Home

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.6 inch

€1,248

Seen and Unseen #415

Kris Haas

Painting . 61 x 45.75 x 0.25 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€950

Joyful

Behshad Arjomandi

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,417

Rushed Evolution

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,426

Bang! 1

Olena Shtepura

Painting . 150 x 160 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 63 x 1 inch

€4,000

Abstract 2292

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,310

Abstract 2283

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Abstract 2275

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,067

Galactic explosion

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Barbarossa

Mansueto Antoh

Painting . 80 x 80 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 inch

€2,800

Abstrait Le circuit

Françoise Danel

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,100

Ciada

Baruj Salinas

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

€900

Fresh Lemonade

Emily Starck

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

€6,500

Time Flies

Omar Obaid

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

€2,298

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

€1,025

Where Silver Sky Meets Violet Water

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 120 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,400

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

€847

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

€267

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

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

€883

The mind's nowhere

Poovi Art

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

€1,425

Abstract R 2508

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 225 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 88.6 x 0 inch

€2,796

Personaje Sonrisa

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 97 x 75 x 1 cm Painting . 38.2 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,105

Memories of life (series Dialogue that didn't exist #16)

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 60 x 84 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

€510

Summer Etude

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€800

TerritorioDesconocido 13

Joaquín Lara

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

€850

Encrage

Lys 'B.

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

€180

Thoughts

Aram Yengibaryan

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

€1,000 €900

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

€2,585

Grosse Komposition

Rudolf Glaser

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

€7,800

Enivrement

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€1,100

Melting forest

Arturas Lapajevas

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

€4,600

Where Light Begins to Gather set (each canvas 120x80cm)

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 120 x 160 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0.1 inch

€2,273

Stream of Consciousness

Iryna Tymovchak

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

€1,400

Ochre Light Over Silent Waters

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 83 x 68 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

€802

Euphorie Solitaire

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€1,000

"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

Brazen heaven

Flora B

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

€888

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

€1,025

Love Energy

Anna Selina

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

€1,600

Urbano

Victoria Río Hermoso

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

€2,900

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

Whispering Skies

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€2,736

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

Exploflora Series 96

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting . 116 x 116 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 45.7 x 0 inch

€1,700

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

Protective Space | Blue Labradorite Talisman Artwork

Valentyna Zhytnyk

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.8 inch

€267

Solitude

Ketki Fadnis

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

€1,489

Shadow Plane | Black Brushstroke and Blue Abstract Artwork

Evgenia Makarova

Painting . 102 x 81 x 0.1 cm Painting . 40.2 x 31.9 x 0 inch

€2,139

A longed for Indian summer

Larissa Eremeeva

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

€3,750 €3,375

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

Earth Memory I: Dynamic Textured Abstract Artwork, Oxidized Reds & Earth Tones

Natalie Egorova

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

€2,139

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

Mexican Sun Dance: Bold Red Abstract Artwork | Vibrant Colors, Expressive Energy

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 130 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,061

A moment of tranquility: Turquoise Water Ripples Abstract Artwork | Serene Seascape Oil on Canvas

Natalia Sysoeva

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

€891

Ochre Divide in Blue and Stone

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 80 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€847

Fusion

Yuhao Pan

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

€1,200

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

Tarn

Susan C

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

€1,149

Minimalism

Tomo Sakurai

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

€4,000

Sca-4

Julien Jubault

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

€1,900

Splashes. Green and Chocolate

Nadin Antoniuk

Painting . 135 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

€2,550

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

Abstract R 2415

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,675

Abstract R 2414

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,675

Abstract 2304

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,918

Traffic

Bebler

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

€1,350

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