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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, RT42, Anouck Botteron

RT42

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Blue rain, Dam Domido

Blue rain

Dam Domido

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€790

Painting, Pink touches, Dam Domido

Pink touches

Dam Domido

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€540

Painting, RT41, Anouck Botteron

RT41

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Lies, Dam Domido

Lies

Dam Domido

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€590

Painting, Lazy River, Hal Mayforth

Lazy River

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 47 x 170.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18.5 x 67 x 0.1 inch

€4,457

Print, Islande V, Ken Denning

Islande V

Ken Denning

Print . 20.6 x 28 cm Print . 8.1 x 11 inch

€150

Print, Reassembled #4, Petr Strnad

Reassembled #4

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Reassembled #3, Petr Strnad

Reassembled #3

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Reassembled #1, Petr Strnad

Reassembled #1

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #48, Petr Strnad

Concept #48

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #47, Petr Strnad

Concept #47

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #46, Petr Strnad

Concept #46

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #40, Petr Strnad

Concept #40

Petr Strnad

Print . 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Format #596, Petr Strnad

Format #596

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Print, Format #595, Petr Strnad

Format #595

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Print, Format #594, Petr Strnad

Format #594

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Print, Format #593, Petr Strnad

Format #593

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Print, Format #592, Petr Strnad

Format #592

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Print, Format #602, Petr Strnad

Format #602

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Painting, Compostion III, Gor Avetisyan

Compostion III

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€600

Painting, Trajectory, Gagik Ghazanchyan

Trajectory

Gagik Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€8,000

Painting, Re 29, Mark Hellbusch

Re 29

Mark Hellbusch

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

€490

Painting, Re 30, Mark Hellbusch

Re 30

Mark Hellbusch

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

€490

Painting, Sans titre 2, Marie Pernet

Sans titre 2

Marie Pernet

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

€450

Painting, Untitled, Hayduk Smbatyan

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€350

Painting, Cantata, Anatoly Tarabanov

Cantata

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€625

Painting, ZDZ1174, Thierry Zdzieblo

ZDZ1174

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting . 80 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Painting, Fusion, Natalya Mougenot

Fusion

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€450

Painting, Explosure, Pinar Akbaba

Explosure

Pinar Akbaba

Painting . 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch

€446