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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, Deep, Daria Kalinnikova

Deep

Daria Kalinnikova

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

€987

Painting, Improvisation 5, Vera Klimova

Improvisation 5

Vera Klimova

Painting . 98 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 38.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,615

Painting, White, Tomo Sakurai

White

Tomo Sakurai

Painting . 91 x 72.7 x 5 cm Painting . 35.8 x 28.6 x 2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Claim 153, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 153

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,320

Painting, Grey Symphony, Vlas Ayvazyan

Grey Symphony

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€807 €686

Painting, Change, Bogdana Antoniuk

Change

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 155 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting . 61 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€650

Painting, Miro, Irina Sazonova

Miro

Irina Sazonova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€2,870

Painting, Cosmogonia-2, Julien Jubault

Cosmogonia-2

Julien Jubault

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

€2,200

Painting, Passion, Gina Vor

Passion

Gina Vor

Painting . 120 x 104 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Flare Up, Melanie Graham

Flare Up

Melanie Graham

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

€701

Painting, Shambala 2, Max Yaskin

Shambala 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,150

Painting, Renewal, Lisa H Ridabock

Renewal

Lisa H Ridabock

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

€2,175

Painting, July walks, Ivana Olbricht

July walks

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 78.7 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting . 31 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,148

Fine Art Drawings, Either Or, Sumit Mehndiratta

Either Or

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 116 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 45.7 x 0 inch

€1,900

Painting, Lush, Chris Kamprad

Lush

Chris Kamprad

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, Effervescence, Hugo Leboeuf

Effervescence

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€900

Painting, She needs love 00, Poovi Art

She needs love 00

Poovi Art

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

€798

Painting, In Motion, Andrey Visokinsky

In Motion

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,301

Fine Art Drawings, Luventus 2, Anastacia Kevich

Luventus 2

Anastacia Kevich

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,346

Fine Art Drawings, Garden Even, Fabia Kleinpeter

Garden Even

Fabia Kleinpeter

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Running, Marcus Aitken

Running

Marcus Aitken

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€843

Painting, Creation, Weronika Dylag

Creation

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€800

Painting, Aphrodite 4, Francisco Santos

Aphrodite 4

Francisco Santos

Painting . 150.4 x 200.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59.2 x 79 x 0.1 inch

€3,140

Fine Art Drawings, No regrets, Sumit Mehndiratta

No regrets

Sumit Mehndiratta

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

€1,200

Painting, Mistery 4, Alessandra Bisi

Mistery 4

Alessandra Bisi

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

€2,600

Painting, Palette 6, Tiberiu Soos

Palette 6

Tiberiu Soos

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

€2,200 €1,650

Painting, Living On Purpose, Renalli

Living On Purpose

Renalli

Painting . 60.96 x 152.4 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 60 x 1.2 inch

€5,700

Painting, ST20241202, Emily Starck

ST20241202

Emily Starck

Painting . 70 x 58 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, ST20241210, Emily Starck

ST20241210

Emily Starck

Painting . 70 x 63 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,450

Painting, Festung, Friedhard Meyer

Festung

Friedhard Meyer

Painting . 85.5 x 63.5 x 5 cm Painting . 33.7 x 25 x 2 inch

€1,125

Painting, Prémices-2, Julien Jubault

Prémices-2

Julien Jubault

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

€1,950

Painting, Hyperborea, Fintan Whelan

Hyperborea

Fintan Whelan

Painting . 180 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,100

Painting, Beauty rose, Eliana Sá

Beauty rose

Eliana Sá

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

€1,500

Painting, Bird, Strashevich Alexander

Bird

Strashevich Alexander

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

€635

Painting, Earth Matrix, Vesta Shi

Earth Matrix

Vesta Shi

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

€1,256

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

La boxeuse

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

€320

Painting, Attack, Aram Sevoyan

Attack

Aram Sevoyan

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

€2,153

Painting, ST20230115, Emily Starck

ST20230115

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Be with me, Poovi Art

Be with me

Poovi Art

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€718

Painting, Composition 100, Xiu

Composition 100

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

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