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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, Lost in the Fog, Ana Monnaco

Lost in the Fog

Ana Monnaco

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€592

Painting, Dhuni, Sean Hemeon

Dhuni

Sean Hemeon

Painting . 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€519

Painting, Pink Soul, Marta Zawadzka

Pink Soul

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,500

Painting, Vide Lumineux, Muriel Deumie

Vide Lumineux

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,000 €880

Painting, Lady Iris, Floria Rey

Lady Iris

Floria Rey

Painting . 99 x 190 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39 x 74.8 x 0 inch

€3,020

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, Avatar, Max Yaskin

Avatar

Max Yaskin

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

€1,450

Painting, Those Eyes, Newel Hunter

Those Eyes

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,867

Painting, Autumn motion, Nestor Toro

Autumn motion

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 0.7 inch

€1,822

Painting, Blue Permission, Gesa Reuter

Blue Permission

Gesa Reuter

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€747

Painting, Free Spirit, Karen Hale

Free Spirit

Karen Hale

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

€3,142

Painting, Green garden, Nestor Toro

Green garden

Nestor Toro

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.7 inch

€1,981

Painting, Rays of light, Maria Esmar

Rays of light

Maria Esmar

Painting . 170 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch

€6,900

Painting, A00200820, Giovanni Corrêa

A00200820

Giovanni Corrêa

Painting . 48.3 x 27.9 x 1 cm Painting . 19 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€2,400,000

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, Abstract_007, Bernhard Lang

Abstract_007

Bernhard Lang

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€590

Painting, Kamikaz, Jean-Marc Hunt

Kamikaz

Jean-Marc Hunt

Painting . 66 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 26 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Painting, The Royals, Hal Mayforth

The Royals

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 40.6 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€2,186

Painting, Claim 180, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 180

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Painting, Line of Warmth, Helen Zuskina

Line of Warmth

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€501

Painting, The bridge, Harrie Sijbers

The bridge

Harrie Sijbers

Painting . 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,350

Fine Art Drawings, Patchwork #6, Kateryna Malomuzh

Patchwork #6

Kateryna Malomuzh

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€237

Painting, Abysse, Thomas Jeunet

Abysse

Thomas Jeunet

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€190

Painting, HIJK, Isabelle Janier

HIJK

Isabelle Janier

Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, New beginning 5, Olga Balaeva

New beginning 5

Olga Balaeva

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

€729 €656

Painting, Equilibrium, Alla Grande

Equilibrium

Alla Grande

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Painting, Bloom, Melezhik Olga

Bloom

Melezhik Olga

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Print, Magnetic, Angela Cameron

Magnetic

Angela Cameron

Print . 55.9 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print . 22 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€956

Painting, Poésie, Muriel Deumie

Poésie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

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, Untitled, Maria Esmar

Untitled

Maria Esmar

Painting . 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting . 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

€750

Painting, Yellow gradient, Alla Grande

Yellow gradient

Alla Grande

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

€1,600

Painting, Futurity, Maria Esmar

Futurity

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€6,000

Painting, Wilis in rhineland, On Hansen

Wilis in rhineland

On Hansen

Painting . 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 25 x 0.1 inch

€1,093