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.

La maison dans la forêt

Sophie André

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€800

The Dreaming Girl

Vlas Ayvazyan

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€313

Claim 189

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Claim 179

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Modern Contrast | Black Ochre Pink Abstract

Ana Ozz

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€482

Free heart: Vibrant Abstract Artwork with Fiery Reds, Sunny Oranges, and Luminous Greens – A Modern Gift of Joy & Kindness, Oil on Canvas

Vera Klimova

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€616

Oil abstract painting - Author's Perception

Leonid K.

Painting . 62 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24.4 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€549

Claim 165

Mark Hellbusch

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

€850

Untitled

Zuzanna Malinowska

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€450

Tree of life

Ekaterina Zaznova

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€580

Untitled

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€80

Giallorossi. From the series Primordial Vibration

Gregory Robin

Painting . 152.4 x 127 x 0.3 cm Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.1 inch

€7,144

Blue Highway

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 49.5 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.5 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€1,339

Royal stone

Alena Di Santo

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

€446

Sunlit dreamscape

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€1,761

SURFER

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 97 x 162 x 4 cm Painting . 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch

€6,000

Ripley 2

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 97 x 162 x 4 cm Painting . 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

White

Mea Ambrozo

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

€8,500

Dreams of Summer

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Bold Shapes

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Energy of love

Melezhik Olga

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

€950

Hope

Eliana Sá

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

€1,200

RE18

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 90 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,200

Création B030 avec ou sans cadre

Jean-Jacques Marie

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,080

Ciel d'azur

Dam Domido

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

€3,500

Eau et fusain 2

LN Le Cheviller

Painting . 90 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€819

Émerveillé

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,300 €1,144

Infatuation,

Newel Hunter

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

€1,875

Garden in motion 5

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,259

Waterflow (Night Clouds)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.7 inch

€1,804

Frozen Waterflow (Ice ponds)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.7 inch

€1,804

Faces of nature 20

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.7 inch

€1,813

A Matter of Nature 5

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,241

Reflection of colors 5

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,259

Caribbean reflections 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,259

Frozen in time (Iridescent colorfield)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,036

Autumn motion

Nestor Toro

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

€1,786

An instant paradise

Nestor Toro

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

€2,259

An instant paradise,

Nestor Toro

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

€1,947

An instant paradise 2

Nestor Toro

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

€1,947

Ultimate brightness

Nestor Toro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 0.7 inch

€2,197

A Forest Song (Circle of seasons)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.7 inch

€1,902

Stepping out, Reasons of life

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 110 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Plateau Visions

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Elégance

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Romance

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Caribéen

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,290

Révolte Spectrale

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 100 x 80.5 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Vibrato floréal

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Song Of Clouds I Wolkenlied

Gesa Reuter

Painting . 40.9 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€589

379 Orange sun

Anne B Schwartz

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.8 inch

€1,161

Street style

Muriel Deumie

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

€900

L'éphémère écarlate

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Le soir, ailleurs

Cyril Destrade

Painting . 80 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,750

Varied ways M 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 85 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,390

Inner light

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.3 inch

€1,741

Verve

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€1,540

Free Spirit

Karen Hale

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

€3,081

Feelings about autumn

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 59.9 x 79.8 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,768

Wyoming 36

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,389

Place Narrative 13.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 61 x 46 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 1.5 inch

€590

Like a sunday morning

Nestor Toro

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

€1,947

Green garden

Nestor Toro

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

€1,942

Truco

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 122 x 94 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 37 x 1.6 inch

€2,500 €2,250

A00200820

Giovanni Corrêa

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

€2,400,000

Desire II

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 120 x 120 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€4,500

Abstract_006

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_005

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_004

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_003

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_002

Bernhard Lang

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

€590

Abstract_001

Bernhard Lang

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

€590 €496

Come What May

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 48.3 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19 x 31 x 0.1 inch

€1,429

Landscaping on Jazz-XCV

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€900

Summer day3 | Colorful Pink Blue Abstract Artwork

Galina Gataullina

Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

€473

Composition, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Christel Haag

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 1 inch

€299

Outside In, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Christel Haag

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 1 inch

€286

Claim 175

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Claim 176

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Claim 177

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Oil abstract painting - Moonlit night

Tetyana S.

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€515

13 V 2018

Étienne Jacobée

Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 11.7 inch

€700

Light And Memory | Modern Expressive Abstract Diptych Artwork

Viktoria Daneva

Painting . 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€643

Golden rain: Curated Abstract Artwork | 60x50cm Oil on Canvas | Gold, Red & Aqua for Modern Interiors

Vera Klimova

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€616

Fracture of clarity: Dynamic Blue & Turquoise Abstract Artwork for Modern Interiors (50x40 cm)

Fatima Erkenova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€714

Flame of feelings: Lyrical Abstract Artwork | Rich Textures & Bold Colors | Original Oil, 60x50 cm for Modern Decor

Vera Klimova

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€616

Bubbles of passion: between meaning and danger: Bold Abstract Acrylic Artwork (50x40 cm) for Modern Interiors

Fatima Erkenova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€714

The beauty of crisis: Dynamic Abstract Artwork – Vibrant Greens, Blues & Ochre for Modern Interiors (50x40cm)

Fatima Erkenova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€714

Acrylic abstract painting "Perception-22"

Leonid K.

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

€799

Happy Hours 202602-1 Rose Vert

Yaki Li

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€385

Inspiration

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€714 €643

Sunset over the Lake

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€714 €643

Chinese Box

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

€670 €603

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