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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, Fresh Tour, Matthew Dibble

Fresh Tour

Matthew Dibble

Painting . 182.9 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 72 x 80 x 2 inch

€6,775

Painting, Rainy Day, Simon Findlay

Rainy Day

Simon Findlay

Painting . 152 x 108 x 2 cm Painting . 59.8 x 42.5 x 0.8 inch

€850

Painting, Visitor, Zoran Crncevic

Visitor

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 160 x 119.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 63 x 47 x 1.5 inch

€8,558

Painting, Mystic, Max Yaskin

Mystic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Painting, Path, Philip Kumah

Path

Philip Kumah

Painting . 152.4 x 152.4 x 10.2 cm Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 inch

€11,411

Painting, Waterscape, Mieke Baak

Waterscape

Mieke Baak

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

€12,500

Painting, Immersion, Andrey Visokinsky

Immersion

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 98 x 98 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 38.6 x 1 inch

€1,337

Painting, The Ocean is Rising, Flora B

The Ocean is Rising

Flora B

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

€2,006

Painting, Untitled 010, Oto Macek

Untitled 010

Oto Macek

Painting . 70 x 59 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.2 x 0 inch

€1,000

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, The Journey, Atom Hovhanesyan

The Journey

Atom Hovhanesyan

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€40,116

Painting, Autumn sun, Le Hai Linh

Autumn sun

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.3 inch

€1,444

Painting, New garden, Dam Domido

New garden

Dam Domido

Painting . 38 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Painting, Looking Blue, Gina Vor

Looking Blue

Gina Vor

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

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,400

Painting, Summer Heat I, Jane W

Summer Heat I

Jane W

Painting . 21 x 27 x 4 cm Painting . 8.3 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

€474

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

€4,457

Painting, Claim 164, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 164

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 140 x 240 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

€6,900

Painting, Untitled, Zuzanna Malinowska

Untitled

Zuzanna Malinowska

Painting . 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€450

Painting, Rainbow Currents, Anna Selina

Rainbow Currents

Anna Selina

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

€1,800

Painting, Step by step, Dam Domido

Step by step

Dam Domido

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

€3,500

Painting, Yellow stone, Dam Domido

Yellow stone

Dam Domido

Painting . 93 x 93 x 0.01 cm Painting . 36.6 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€2,200

Painting, Fika, Olumide Ajayi

Fika

Olumide Ajayi

Painting . 61 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 21 x 1 inch

€847

Painting, Equilibrium, Andriy Klishyn

Equilibrium

Andriy Klishyn

Painting . 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Sculpture, The Eccentric, Mark Hellbusch

The Eccentric

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture . 110 x 120 x 6 cm Sculpture . 43.3 x 47.2 x 2.4 inch

€4,900

Painting, Family Circus, Trixie Pitts

Family Circus

Trixie Pitts

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€5,037

Painting, Day & Night 4, Max Yaskin

Day & Night 4

Max Yaskin

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

€1,560

Painting, Untitled, Ani Qananyan

Untitled

Ani Qananyan

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

€4,000

Painting, Number 6, Alfredo Pizzi

Number 6

Alfredo Pizzi

Painting . 160 x 220 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 86.6 x 0 inch

€1,450

Painting, Daily, Zoran Crncevic

Daily

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 109.2 x 147.3 x 3.8 cm Painting . 43 x 58 x 1.5 inch

€8,201

Painting, Frankenthaler, Emily Starck

Frankenthaler

Emily Starck

Painting . 99.1 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,107

Painting, Earth, Suzanne Vaughan

Earth

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,498