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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, Flow of rivers, Maria Esmar

Flow of rivers

Maria Esmar

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

€1,500

Print, Reassembled #4, Petr Strnad

Reassembled #4

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Reassembled #3, Petr Strnad

Reassembled #3

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Reassembled #1, Petr Strnad

Reassembled #1

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Painting, Four seasons, Maria Esmar

Four seasons

Maria Esmar

Painting . 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Print, Concept #48, Petr Strnad

Concept #48

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #47, Petr Strnad

Concept #47

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #46, Petr Strnad

Concept #46

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #40, Petr Strnad

Concept #40

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Format #596, Petr Strnad

Format #596

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Format #595, Petr Strnad

Format #595

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Format #594, Petr Strnad

Format #594

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Format #593, Petr Strnad

Format #593

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Format #592, Petr Strnad

Format #592

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Format #602, Petr Strnad

Format #602

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Painting, Ellipses, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Ellipses

Giorgio Lo Fermo

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

€2,200

Painting, Claim 165, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 165

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Painting, Rainbow Nova, Anna Selina

Rainbow Nova

Anna Selina

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

€1,900

Painting, Blossoming, Anna Selina

Blossoming

Anna Selina

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

€1,800

Painting, Grenadine, Muriel Deumie

Grenadine

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€890

Painting, Wave, Stanislav Bojankov

Wave

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Dawn is coming..., Dam Domido

Dawn is coming...

Dam Domido

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

€2,780

Painting, Rajon, Irina Dopont

Rajon

Irina Dopont

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€850

Painting, Red light, Saho art

Red light

Saho art

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

€4,000

Painting, Tree Life, Geoff Howard

Tree Life

Geoff Howard

Painting . 56.9 x 56.9 x 3 cm Painting . 22.4 x 22.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,381

Painting, New World, Zakhar Shevchuk

New World

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

€2,150

Painting, La Meta, Antonino Puliafico

La Meta

Antonino Puliafico

Painting . 65 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Azul, Pilar Xercavins Casas

Azul

Pilar Xercavins Casas

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

€10,000

Painting, Burning Strata, Tellyn-M

Burning Strata

Tellyn-M

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Sun abstract, Dam Domido

Sun abstract

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€2,900

Painting, ZDZ1175, Thierry Zdzieblo

ZDZ1175

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting . 80 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Painting, Mist IV, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mist IV

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

€1,400

Painting, Blue lungs, Emily Starck

Blue lungs

Emily Starck

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700

Painting, L'éveil, Emily Starck

L'éveil

Emily Starck

Painting . 27 x 46 x 1.9 cm Painting . 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.7 inch

€600

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, Floaral cascade, Maria Esmar

Floaral cascade

Maria Esmar

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

€3,900