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.

Carnaval

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 140 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

XO Crew 21

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,100

Convergence of Light

Tatiana Malinovscaia

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

€959

Pulsation of Inner Light | Warm Contemporary Abstract Artwork. Diptych

Viktoria Daneva

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€588

The awakening of nature

Aryn Garden

Painting . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,085

Golden Waterfall

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 80 x 210 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 82.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,411

Untitled 48

Eva Pacheco

Painting . 60 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€900

Carnival

Alexander Dobrodiy

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

€900

Flower Gardens

Tanya Swirl

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

€543

Abstract 2255

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,291

Genesis de la materia

Josè Ortega Coronel

Painting . 128 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 50.4 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Victoria

Gaëlle Wagner

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

€690

Miroir ancien

Danila Menshikov

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,200

Earth Memory VI: Striking Textured Abstract Artwork in Deep Blue & Earth Tones

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€4,612

Behing the color 2 | Bold Pink Purple Abstract Artwork

Olga Balaeva

Painting . 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€931

Wild Berries

Alex Senchenko

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

€4,220

Frost and Petals

Alex Senchenko

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

€4,220

Green Depth

Alex Senchenko

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

€4,220

Sally Gabori

Emily Starck

Painting . 60.5 x 52 x 0.2 cm Painting . 23.8 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

€980

Abstract 2176

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,978

Abstract 2109

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,049 €1,640

Diptych Untitled

Noa Gosley

Painting . 60 x 84 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,798

Layers of Silence

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,929

Golden Descent

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,351 €1,881

Silent Drift

KatriTa

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€271

Ocean of Sparks

Samvel Atasunts

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

€814

She held the cage gently

Vanessa P

Painting . 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,272

Soothing Turquoise

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 101.6 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 54 x 0.1 inch

€2,170

Twin Rust

Rita Reychler

Painting . 122 x 122 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Lemon Powder: Radiant Abstract Artwork | Bright Yellow & Neon Pink for Chic Contemporary Spaces

Katrin Rymsha

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

€769

Slow Current / Series Color and Silence : Gentle Flow Abstract Artwork | Blue, Turquoise, Sand & Wine Tones | Contemporary Masterpiece

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,176

Decay and Rebirth

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,291

Uplifted Chaos

Henrik Gjerstad

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Emerge

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Dazzle me !

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,650

Virages

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 58 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Abstract 2353

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,049

Abstract 22140

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,049

Abstract 22134

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,049

Coloris et plastique

Filip Pavlik

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

€1,700

State security

Amarkine Amarteifio

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 inch

€4,431

Ivresse

Yuhao Pan

Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Untitled 392

Oto Macek

Painting . 84 x 59 x 0.1 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.2 x 0 inch

€1,000

J. Pollock style acrylic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 90 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Gaia 28

Jason Lincoln Jeffers

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

€1,031

N2026-029. The Germination series: Dynamic Pink Abstract, Conceptual Ink on Paper Artwork

Helen Burkova

Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 14 x 0 inch

€316

Plastics of emotions 1: Dynamic Contemporary Artwork – Exploring Emotion & Color Vibration in Oil

Vera Klimova

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

€2,080

Midnight Amethyst: Hand-Cut Vogue Collage, Abstract Artwork with Gold & Amethyst Tones, 74x54 cm

Maria Vetkalova

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 54 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€298

Spring Rain in Light

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 80 x 110 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

€850

There in silence

Vild Art

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€1,050

Pastel Reverie

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,170 €1,736

Winning freedom !

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,650

Dream

Gregg Simpson

Painting . 106.7 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 42 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€5,394

Abstract expressionism No.7

Zenan Fu

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,800

I want it for myself

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 140 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€3,800

Garden Party

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

XO Crew

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Male Female

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Punch

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Earth Memory IV: Captivating Textured Abstract Artwork - Teal, Grey & Earth Tones

Natalie Egorova

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

€3,255

Trajectory of Disappearance | Textured Organic Abstract Artwork in Green and Earth Tones

PUGMATIK

Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,628

Where Light Settles | Grey Blue Minimalist Textured Quadriptych

KatriTa

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

€895

Harmonious Chaos. Composition #2: Vibrant Contemporary Abstract Artwork | 18x36 inches

Daria Borisova

Painting . 91.44 x 45.72 x 3.81 cm Painting . 36 x 18 x 1.5 inch

€1,356

Earthen Embrace

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,170

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 29.5 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 11.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

Rebirth

Rosa Cruz

Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€600 €480

Serie Gris

Antonio Vargas

Painting . 48 x 61 cm Painting . 18.9 x 24 inch

€500

Mexican Sun Dance: Bold Red Abstract Artwork | Vibrant Colors, Expressive Energy

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 130 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,076

Behing the color 1 | Modern Expressive Abstract Artwork

Olga Balaeva

Painting . 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€931

Abstract 2137

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,617

Universum

Harrie Sijbers

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

€2,600

Abstract 2571

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,351

Abstract 2569

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,351

N°1122

Jean-Daniel Salvat

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€7,475

Bleu océan

Noj Barker

Painting . 150 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€10,500

Naranja

Nicolas Maray

Painting . 195 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€20,000

Today II

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,800

Sea sunset

AS_ART

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

€1,130

Fountain

Kevin Brewerton

Painting . 71.1 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 28 x 1 inch

€1,944

Rising in light

Francesca Borgo

Painting . 120 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€3,843 €3,074

Effervescent

Kerry Horne

Painting . 120 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1 inch

€5,600

Abstract 1265

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,773 €2,218

Abstract 1259

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,652 €2,122

La biaba

Paco Requena

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

Emerald Downpour

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,532 €2,025

Holiday Vibes

Kirsten Jackson

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

€2,900

Ha’ki

Nurdan Yilmaztürk

Painting . 175 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 68.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€5,300

Campagne 02

Isabelle Janier

Painting . 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€475

Unterwegs IX, gravure originale

Martin Noel

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

€1,100

Gimme a smile

Jacqueline Doyle Allison

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€741

Disappearance | Minimal Abstract Gradient Artwork with Soft Color Transition

Evgenia Makarova

Painting . 105 x 85 x 0.1 cm Painting . 41.3 x 33.5 x 0 inch

€1,989

The Pulse of Mood: Sunny Yellow Abstract with Burgundy & Blue Accents | Inner Balance Expressed, 82x82 cm

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,130

Sans titre III

Olivier Bernex

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

€500

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