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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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Sculpture, Love, Jose Manuel Solares

Love

Jose Manuel Solares

Sculpture . 35 x 51 x 5 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 20.1 x 2 inch

€550

Painting, Love, Bogdana Antoniuk

Love

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 100 x 110 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Untitled 54, Eva Pacheco

Untitled 54

Eva Pacheco

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

€2,500

Painting, Lime Top, Hal Mayforth

Lime Top

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 49.5 x 61 x 0.6 cm Painting . 19.5 x 24 x 0.25 inch

€1,339

Painting, Untitled 392, Oto Macek

Untitled 392

Oto Macek

Painting . 84 x 59 x 0.1 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.2 x 0 inch

€1,000

Sculpture, Cloud II, Nando

Cloud II

Nando

Sculpture . 60 x 46 x 20 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 18.1 x 7.9 inch

€4,992

Painting, Snow abstract, Alena Di Santo

Snow abstract

Alena Di Santo

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

€357

Painting, Claim 99, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 99

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 95, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 95

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 90, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 90

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Painting, Claim 82, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 82

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 81, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 81

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Autumn, Aloyzas Smilingis

Autumn

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Print, Strata #13, Petr Strnad

Strata #13

Petr Strnad

Print . 76 x 101.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 40 x 0 inch

€890

Print, Strata #10, Petr Strnad

Strata #10

Petr Strnad

Print . 76 x 101.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 40 x 0 inch

€890

Painting, In Within, Tejinder Kanda

In Within

Tejinder Kanda

Painting . 122 x 122 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch

€5,300

Painting, Gold rush, Ansgar Dressler

Gold rush

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 162.6 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 64 x 1.2 inch

€1,947

Painting, Funky iris, Bill Stone

Funky iris

Bill Stone

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

€1,429

Painting, Sans titre, Yang Liming

Sans titre

Yang Liming

Painting . 75 x 60 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 inch

€7,500

Painting, Aqua 3, Gina Vor

Aqua 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Supernova No. 9, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 9

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Gift from God, Ya-Wei Li

Gift from God

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 265 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 104.3 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€24,700

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, Cosmos, Pilar Xercavins Casas

Cosmos

Pilar Xercavins Casas

Painting . 106 x 195 x 4 cm Painting . 41.7 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch

€15,000

Painting, Reflection, Borko Petrovic

Reflection

Borko Petrovic

Painting . 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, Hatidori, Irina Sazonova

Hatidori

Irina Sazonova

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€446

Painting, Jesus abstract, Leon Devenice

Jesus abstract

Leon Devenice

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,232

Painting, Storm, Andrada Anghel

Storm

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,191

Painting, Intensity, Sumit Mehndiratta

Intensity

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Realm, Mea Ambrozo

Realm

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 130 x 162 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch

€5,500 €4,950

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