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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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Fine Art Drawings, Impulseared, Sumit Mehndiratta

Impulseared

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings . 132 x 108 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 52 x 42.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Le vivarium, Laurent Proneur

Le vivarium

Laurent Proneur

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 2 inch

€26,699

Painting, Ode à la vie 1, Yaki Li

Ode à la vie 1

Yaki Li

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

€5,000

Painting, Confrontation 3, Max Yaskin

Confrontation 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Painting, Dream, Eliana Sá

Dream

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

Painting, Transcendence, Ella Prakash

Transcendence

Ella Prakash

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€8,900

Painting, Summer flowers 2, Max Yaskin

Summer flowers 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Drips 12, Max Yaskin

Drips 12

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€950

Sculpture, Labyrinth II, Alla Grande

Labyrinth II

Alla Grande

Sculpture . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Sculpture . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,900

Painting, Maria, Marta Zawadzka

Maria

Marta Zawadzka

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

€6,900

Painting, Canvas 156, Cy Seymour

Canvas 156

Cy Seymour

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

€3,036

Painting, Mystic, Max Yaskin

Mystic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.05 x 27.56 x 1 inch

€1,295

Painting, Énergie, Dam Domido

Énergie

Dam Domido

Painting . 38 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

€970

Fine Art Drawings, Indigo focus, Sumit Mehndiratta

Indigo focus

Sumit Mehndiratta

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

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Floro ash, Sumit Mehndiratta

Floro ash

Sumit Mehndiratta

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

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Copper Earth, Sumit Mehndiratta

Copper Earth

Sumit Mehndiratta

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

€250

Painting, Golden Air, Daria Borisova

Golden Air

Daria Borisova

Painting . 40.6 x 40.6 x 4 cm Painting . 16 x 16 x 1.6 inch

€759

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€300