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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, Scenario, Karin Goeppert

Scenario

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 70.1 x 70.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,056

Painting, Daydreaming, Viktoria Ganhao

Daydreaming

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,500

Painting, Floral 12.21, Viktoria Ganhao

Floral 12.21

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,300

Painting, Limitless, Viktoria Ganhao

Limitless

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,350

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 60 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Sunset, Weronika Dylag

Sunset

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 100 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Monolanche, Sumit Mehndiratta

Monolanche

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting . 84 x 87 x 0.1 cm Painting . 33.1 x 34.3 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Fire Matrix, Vesta Shi

Fire Matrix

Vesta Shi

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

€1,264

Painting, Une pluie d'or, Sylvie Tual

Une pluie d'or

Sylvie Tual

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

€8,450

Painting, Thumbs Up, Hal Mayforth

Thumbs Up

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,513

Painting, Palette 6, Tiberiu Soos

Palette 6

Tiberiu Soos

Painting . 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Determination, Emily Starck

Determination

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Infinity VII, Karo Mkrtchyan

Infinity VII

Karo Mkrtchyan

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

€800

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

La boxeuse

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

€320

Painting, Vibrant Amber, Suzanne Vaughan

Vibrant Amber

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,517

Painting, Tsavorite, Monica Tangen

Tsavorite

Monica Tangen

Painting . 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

€210

Painting, Stormy, Behshad Arjomandi

Stormy

Behshad Arjomandi

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,435

Painting, Floral, Viktoria Ganhao

Floral

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,800

Painting, 2107., Alejandra Quintanilla

2107.

Alejandra Quintanilla

Painting . 135 x 180 x 0.3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€7,222

Painting, Composition 100, Xiu

Composition 100

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Blue Sign 1, Gina Vor

Blue Sign 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Incantation, Jean-Luc Veret

Incantation

Jean-Luc Veret

Painting . 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Painting, Hard Way Home, Newel Hunter

Hard Way Home

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.6 inch

€1,264

Painting, Sunset, Noa Grayevsky

Sunset

Noa Grayevsky

Painting . 121 x 91 x 3 cm Painting . 47.6 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Early Autumn, Geoff Howard

Early Autumn

Geoff Howard

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,372

Painting, Canvas 089, Cy Seymour

Canvas 089

Cy Seymour

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€3,069

Painting, Mirror, Karin Goeppert

Mirror

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€1,219

Painting, Party Time, Viktoria Ganhao

Party Time

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,500

Painting, Positioning 1, Janet Adebayo

Positioning 1

Janet Adebayo

Painting . 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 10 x 8 x 1 inch

€406

Painting, Shudders, Emily Starck

Shudders

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 85 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Angel's voice, Emily Starck

Angel's voice

Emily Starck

Painting . 80 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Blue Bird, Weronika Dylag

Blue Bird

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 100 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Baroque, Viktoria Ganhao

Baroque

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,300

Painting, Composition 101, Xiu

Composition 101

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

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