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.

Abstract 22157

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 90 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,230 €1,784

Emergence

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,929 €1,543

Under the red light

Nathanael Koffi

Painting . 75 x 91 x 3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Life is a Gift

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch

€1,390

Confrontation 3

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 199.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€1,130

Freedom in my thoughts 3

Geert Lemmers

Painting . 99.1 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39 x 32 x 2 inch

€1,438

Gestural abstract painting. Shining Vibration

Sve Gri

Painting . 59.6 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€560

Presentiment-XIV

Stanislav Bojankov

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€200

Happy without reason

Larissa Eremeeva

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

€3,880

"Figure in Motion II", Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionism, Figurative, Portrait, Gesture, Texture, Impasto, Color Field, Emotional Painting, Modern Art

Harold Richter

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

€1,200 €1,080

Sans Titre 18

Jean-Charles Millepied

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

€1,400

Echos du silence

Eric Ruelland

Painting . 72 x 93 x 5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 36.6 x 2 inch

€2,400

In the city

Anna Artemieva

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

€452

Adriatic

Mary Romanova

Painting . 85 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 33.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€904

Época Complicada

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 100.3 x 90.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.5 x 35.5 x 1.5 inch

€4,883

Série "Between the lines" - Oeuvre n°305

Pierre-Luc Poujol

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€7,100

Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€920

Desert Delusion

Meggy Bernhardt

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,730

Abstraction VIII

Michail Ashkhotov

Painting . 29 x 43 cm Painting . 11.4 x 16.9 inch

€390

Mauern brechen (breaking walls)

Conrad Westpfahl

Painting . 44.2 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 17.4 x 22 x 0 inch

€8,000

Quiet Agreement: Abstract Canvas Art in Black, Beige & Gray | Modern Minimalist Artwork

Daria Vergina

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

€1,040

Festivités - Série Projections

Clément Ogiela

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€1,750

Arborescence VI - Abstraction onirique

Sandrine Belmont

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,250

"Calligraphy of Energy", Contemporary Art, Abstract, Abstract Expressionism, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Rhinestones, Texture, Gesture, Light, Gold

Irina Fedorova

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,100 €990

Abstract 2566

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,170 €1,736

Spring is in the air

Anna Selina

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

€2,300

Sending Kisses

Petra Schott

Painting . 40 x 34 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Storm of Thoughts

Ludmila Budanov

Painting . 58.4 x 88.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23 x 35 x 2 inch

€1,176

Abstract 2509

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,291 €1,832

Abstract 2430

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,291

Abstract 2395

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,074

Abstract 2357

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,049

Agua

Victoria Jáimez

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

€1,550

The Wind That Carries Summer Away | Warm Orange Floral Abstract Expressionist Artwork

PUGMATIK

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

€3,165

Axis of Still Waters – Contemporary Neutral Abstract Painting

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 85 x 85 x 0.2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch

€959

Flight of Fancy: Contemporary Abstract Artwork – Beige, Lavender & Gold Oil Painting

Ludmila Gorbunova

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

€1,582

Méandres

Marianne Laës

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

€850

The Shame

Anna Paloma

Painting . 55 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€452

Versions, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Ethan Newman

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 7.6 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 3 inch

€3,347

Round Hole, Square Pegs

Brent Hanson

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 4.8 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.9 inch

€3,165

Echoes of the Unseen | Blue Copper Textured Abstract Artwork

Evgenia Makarova

Painting . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,356

Layered Silence | Minimal Color Field Abstract Canvas

Ana Ozz

Painting . 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

€524

Layers of Serenity

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,929

Golden Chaos

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,929

Polyculture 19. From the series Polyculture

Gregory Robin

Painting . 99.8 x 99.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.3 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

€3,617

Dein see, was du siehst

Chris Kamprad

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Untitled q609

David Padworny

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

€687

Abstract 2297

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,291

Nina Avakian

Nina Avakian

Painting . 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€3,000

Good morning _ Jaune

Walass Ting

Print . 58 x 88 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.8 x 34.6 x 0 inch

€1,600

Opposites attract

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,390

Ex Natura I

Diane de Cicco

Painting . 97 x 292 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 115 x 1 inch

€5,000

Untitled SF 221

Sam Francis

Print . 70.5 x 108.5 x 0.3 cm Print . 27.8 x 42.7 x 0.1 inch

€4,900

Blue Ocean Flow: Captivating Abstract Waves in Teal & Cream

Natalia Sysoeva

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

€904

Oil abstract painting "Spirit"

Vadim O.

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

€939

Vertical Silence

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,929

Deep

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 140 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€300

Scent of a Rose

Câline Farah

Painting . 96 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting . 37.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€651

Abstract 2439

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,291

Red hot

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,390

Brooklyn

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,390

Sweet Dreams

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€990

Shards of twilight

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,390

Summer in a Flower Garden

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 58 x 58 x 3 cm Painting . 22.8 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

In a State of Transition | Organic Mixed-Media Artwork with Earth and Limestone Textures

PUGMATIK

Painting . 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,989

Twilight Whispers

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,220 €3,376

Abstract 2108

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,049 €1,640

Abstract 2101

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,049 €1,640

Abstract 1186

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,049

Blue shapes

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Persona YB2402

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,808

Persona YB2401

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,808

Moving Forward

Olena Sloboda

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

€1,100

Emerald Flow. Triptych | Blue Green Abstract Ocean Swirl

Yana Dmitrieva

Painting . 90 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€904

Territorio inexplorado

Pilar Xercavins Casas

Painting . 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,250

Taking Off from Earth: Crimson & Cobalt Ascent | Textured Abstract | Evoking Inner Liberation & Joyful Weightlessness

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 82 x 82 x 2 cm Painting . 32.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,130

Couleurs #45

LN Le Cheviller

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

€1,450

Allusion

Daniel Gaciu

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€4,000

Harmonious Chaos. Composition #5: Dynamic Blue & Pink Acrylic Contemporary Abstract for Modern Interiors

Daria Borisova

Painting . 71.12 x 55.88 x 2.54 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,356

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

€723

Storie di mare con balena

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 76 x 56.6 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22.3 x 0.1 inch

€2,150

Golden Echo

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,929

Abstract 2574

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,110

Summer Garden

Mary Taffanel

Painting . 86 x 105 x 3 cm Painting . 33.9 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Abstrakt schwarz weiss XXL

Stephanie Raus

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

€990

Evolución

Fanny Arro

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€550

Home Is Love No.7

Bea Garding Schubert

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€814

Naissance

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,100

Chromatic Harmony

Sergey Khachatryan

Painting . 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€814

Far in the stars

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€1,670

Indian Summer

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,300

Fairy Lights

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€2,100

The Beginning

Atom Hovhanesyan

Painting . 101.5 x 76 cm Painting . 40 x 29.9 inch

€43,404

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