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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, 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

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

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

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, 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, 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

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, 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, Abstract 2512, Olga Mozul

Abstract 2512

Olga Mozul

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€888

Painting, Surf, Nash

Surf

Nash

Painting . 114 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 44.9 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Hymne, Hugo Leboeuf

Hymne

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€1,000

Painting, Untitled 71, Eva Pacheco

Untitled 71

Eva Pacheco

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Painting, Zealla nebula, Tiffani Buteau

Zealla nebula

Tiffani Buteau

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

€1,368

Painting, Lima 02, Paul Scat

Lima 02

Paul Scat

Painting . 149.9 x 119.4 x 4.1 cm Painting . 59 x 47 x 1.6 inch

€3,319

Painting, Sea foam 25, Anna Peserico

Sea foam 25

Anna Peserico

Painting . 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Painting, Boat, Ludmila Budanov

Boat

Ludmila Budanov

Painting . 88.9 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 35 x 1 inch

€1,301

Painting, Funky iris, Bill Stone

Funky iris

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,435

Painting, 2107., Alejandra Quintanilla

2107.

Alejandra Quintanilla

Painting . 135 x 180 x 0.3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€7,176

Painting, Thumbs Up, Hal Mayforth

Thumbs Up

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,485

Painting, Trees #3, Nazik Aslanyan

Trees #3

Nazik Aslanyan

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

€6,500

Painting, Memories, Andrey Visokinsky

Memories

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,301

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