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.

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 140 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€770

RE 21

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€690

La profondeur

Clarisse Noël

Painting . 37 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 14.6 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€150

Sans titre (1)

Marie Pernet

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

€450

The Shape of Motion

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€592

Stalker 3 | Atmospheric Abstract Landscape in Blue-Green Hues Original Watercolor

Margarita Zipman

Fine Art Drawings . 27.5 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€546 €492

Golden hour in a forest 16.30

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€499

Golden hour in a forest 17:00

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€499

Sans titre n°227

Laurence Granger

Painting . 89 x 62 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,500

Floración

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 76 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€470

Polyculture 1. From the series Polyculture

Gregory Robin

Painting . 124.5 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 49 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€6,376

Serenity's embrace

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€210

New beginning 2

Olga Balaeva

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

€729

Xenestela 2. From The Series Xenestela

Fredy Saul Serrano

Painting . 45 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,139

Xenestela 1. From The Series Xenestela

Fredy Saul Serrano

Painting . 45 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,139

Fish de Bird

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Chestnuts in October

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€995

Two dancing bottles

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€995

Whisky time

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€995

Mars Motel

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 76.2 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

I Kid You Not2024

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Sans titre 20

Arsène Odin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€150

The Remaining Light

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 81.3 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 32 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Sunny Side

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 121.9 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

If There Were Gods, I knew Them Not

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 116.8 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

The Thrill of It All

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 91.4 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 36 x 42 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Evening

Menkiv Anatoliy

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

€990

Bold Shapes

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Harmony in Chaos

Sergey Khachatryan

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€4,372

Puntas Nevadas

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 57 x 53 x 1 cm Painting . 22.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

€503

Looky Here

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 83.8 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 33 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Agua Dulce

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 76 x 62 x 1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

€603

Formen 1

Osse Müller

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,540

Azur

Daniel Timko

Painting . 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€525

Ghost of a Chance

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 96.5 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 38 x 45 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

It Walks Among Us

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 106.7 x 83.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 42 x 33 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

B&W III

Rudolf Wiesinger

Painting . 64 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.2 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€350

Seascape N°33

Jian-Chung Tan

Painting . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€550

In early spring (A closer look)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 124.5 x 86.4 x 1.8 cm Painting . 49 x 34 x 0.7 inch

€4,162

Emerald Panorama (Gold intrusions)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 127 x 83.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 50 x 33 x 0.7 inch

€5,510

The Closer I Get

Lisa H Ridabock

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

€774

The moon light

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 119.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,723

Auturm

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 79.8 x 84.8 x 3 cm Painting . 31.4 x 33.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,732

Lottery winner

Leon Devenice

Painting . 101.6 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 45 x 1 inch

€2,313

Untitled

Ethan Newman

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

€683

The bales of timothy

Bill Stone

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

€5,556

The fields of timothy

Bill Stone

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

€5,556

Timothy's dreaming

Bill Stone

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

€5,556

Rising

Bill Stone

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

€5,556

Snapdragon

Bill Stone

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

€4,417

Tipping point

Bill Stone

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

€4,417

Slade tree

Bill Stone

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

€4,144

Lush

Bill Stone

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

€4,144

Breaking point

Bill Stone

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

€4,417

Seeing red

Bill Stone

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

€4,417

Eggplant

Bill Stone

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

€4,144

Down and out

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,144

Out of control

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,144

Turbulence

Bill Stone

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

€4,144

Siblings 3

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,144

Flinch 6

Bill Stone

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

€4,144

Roundhouse

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,144

Leaf Eddy

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,144

Towers

Bill Stone

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

€4,144

376 The sea near Sorrento

Anne B Schwartz

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€4,554

407 Cliff Houses Near Amalfi

Anne B Schwartz

Painting . 114.3 x 106.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 45 x 42 x 1.5 inch

€4,645

Smile or scream? (A065)

Atom Hovhanesyan

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€47,362

Spring dance (60-120cm)

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 59.7 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting . 23.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,787

Ice on fire

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 80 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47 x 0.8 inch

€1,749

Recouvrement N° 11

Jean-Marc Teillon

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Pink Paradise

Bebler

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

€1,600

August

Inga Makarova

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

€3,600

Evening in the city.

Iryna Kastsova

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

€1,870

CoCreate 03

Angelica Tcherassi

Print . 149.9 x 99.8 x 0.3 cm Print . 59 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

€2,004

Trait d'union

Dam Domido

Painting . 50 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€1,550

Pendulum

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 0.75 inch

€474

Catch My Drift?

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 69.9 x 92.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.5 x 36.5 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Fun House

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Consider It Done

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

What Happened Next

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 47 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

I'm So Glad You Asked

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 47 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Make It Happen

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 74.9 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 44 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Sounds Like a Plan

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 45 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Scenery

Gagik Ghazanchyan

Painting . 80 x 125 cm Painting . 31.5 x 49.2 inch

€4,900 €4,312

Do svidaniya | Blue Pink Conceptual Text Mixed Media Artwork

Lena Langer

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€729

Send me | Contemporary Typography Gold Leaf Artwork

Lena Langer

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€729

Dripping

Tomo Sakurai

Painting . 25.7 x 18.2 x 2 cm Painting . 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inch

€500

Oil abstract painting with brown strokes

Leonid K.

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

€369

Oil abstract painting "Perception"

Leonid K.

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

€368

Oil abstract painting with cosmos

Leonid K.

Painting . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€368

Oil abstract painting with color stains

Leonid K.

Painting . 59 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€369

Oil abstract cityscape with old square

Leonid K.

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

€275

Oil abstract painting with stationary button

Leonid K.

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

€275

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