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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, Shadow Wall, N.Nathan

Shadow Wall

N.Nathan

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Painting, Coastal, Suzanne Vaughan

Coastal

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,508

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, Offbeat, Vladimir Kolosov

Offbeat

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,041

Painting, Reflection, Andrey Visokinsky

Reflection

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 105 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,212

Painting, Happy Day, Andrey Visokinsky

Happy Day

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,301

Painting, Very Intuitive, Jocelyn Teng

Very Intuitive

Jocelyn Teng

Painting . 152.4 x 152.4 x 4.4 cm Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.7 inch

€5,000

Painting, Estranged, Weronika Dylag

Estranged

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 100 x 170 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Fine Art Drawings, Impulseared, Sumit Mehndiratta

Impulseared

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings . 132 x 108 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 52 x 42.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Mon reflet, Sourena Parhizkar

Mon reflet

Sourena Parhizkar

Painting . 50 x 39 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

€7,800

Painting, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting . 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 16

Gina Vor

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

€800

Painting, Believe and act 01, Poovi Art

Believe and act 01

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€180 €135

Painting, Crazy flowers, Emily Starck

Crazy flowers

Emily Starck

Painting . 190 x 165 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 65 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Green landscape, Emily Starck

Green landscape

Emily Starck

Painting . 120 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, L'attachement, Emily Starck

L'attachement

Emily Starck

Painting . 190 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Painting, Bluebell Fields, Geoff Howard

Bluebell Fields

Geoff Howard

Painting . 39.9 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,353

Painting, Odyssée, Emily Starck

Odyssée

Emily Starck

Painting . 119.4 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47 x 47 x 1 inch

€3,284

Painting, Eyes wide shut, Emily Starck

Eyes wide shut

Emily Starck

Painting . 116.8 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 46 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,617

Painting, Composition II, Emily Starck

Composition II

Emily Starck

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

€2,617

Painting, Conciliabule, Emily Starck

Conciliabule

Emily Starck

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

€2,617

Painting, Societal divide, Emily Starck

Societal divide

Emily Starck

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

€2,599

Painting, Blue swirl, Emily Starck

Blue swirl

Emily Starck

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

€2,599

Painting, Seoul, Emily Starck

Seoul

Emily Starck

Painting . 124.5 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 49 x 29 x 1 inch

€2,617

Painting, Sunny Day, Andrey Visokinsky

Sunny Day

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,077

Painting, Serene sky, Sophie Mangelsen

Serene sky

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€690

Painting, Sun abstract, Dam Domido

Sun abstract

Dam Domido

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

€2,900

Painting, Doux cocooning, Dam Domido

Doux cocooning

Dam Domido

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

€3,900

Painting, Euphoria, Gina Vor

Euphoria

Gina Vor

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

€1,800

Painting, River Voices, Vibha Kapur

River Voices

Vibha Kapur

Painting . 39.9 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,187

Fine Art Drawings, Above and Beyond, Kirill Postovit

Above and Beyond

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€550 €275

Painting, Japanese basin, Emily Starck

Japanese basin

Emily Starck

Painting . 165 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 65 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€7,400

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Painting, Turbulence, James Gordaneer

Turbulence

James Gordaneer

Painting . 76.2 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 23 x 2 inch

€6,822

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