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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, Effulgence, Anna Selina

Effulgence

Anna Selina

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

€1,900

Painting, Warm light, Anna Selina

Warm light

Anna Selina

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

€1,750

Painting, Spring vibes, Anna Selina

Spring vibes

Anna Selina

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

€1,650

Painting, Raggi luminosi, Dam Domido

Raggi luminosi

Dam Domido

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

€4,800

Painting, Smoky Blue, Suzanne Vaughan

Smoky Blue

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,973

Painting, Berlingot, Dam Domido

Berlingot

Dam Domido

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

€3,500

Painting, Verticles AD, Sam Soles

Verticles AD

Sam Soles

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€4,071

Painting, Lately, Maria Esmar

Lately

Maria Esmar

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

€1,800

Painting, Lotus, Yunior Marino

Lotus

Yunior Marino

Painting . 179.1 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 70.5 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€8,967

Painting, Endless Flow 7., Petr Strnad

Endless Flow 7.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 28.6 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.3 x 7.7 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Be alive, Emily Starck

Be alive

Emily Starck

Painting . 139.7 x 139.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55 x 55 x 1 inch

€5,141

Painting, Canvas 132, Cy Seymour

Canvas 132

Cy Seymour

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€3,049

Sculpture, Outlier, Scott Troxel

Outlier

Scott Troxel

Sculpture . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Sculpture . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,800

Painting, Strange, Gina Vor

Strange

Gina Vor

Painting . 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Remote Place IV., Petr Strnad

Remote Place IV.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 10.5 x 14.3 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.1 x 5.6 x 0 inch

€100

Painting, Looking Blue, Gina Vor

Looking Blue

Gina Vor

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Touch 1, Remi Delaplace

Touch 1

Remi Delaplace

Painting . 92 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,990

Painting, Golden & Green, Kat Zhivetin

Golden & Green

Kat Zhivetin

Painting . 69 x 49 x 0.4 cm Painting . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch

€673

Painting, Burgundy in Balance, KatriTa

Burgundy in Balance

KatriTa

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,511

Painting, Ciel d'azur, Dam Domido

Ciel d'azur

Dam Domido

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

€3,500

Painting, La grâce, Dam Domido

La grâce

Dam Domido

Painting . 94 x 160 x 0.01 cm Painting . 37 x 63 x 0 inch

€3,400

Painting, Rainy Day, Simon Findlay

Rainy Day

Simon Findlay

Painting . 152 x 108 x 2 cm Painting . 59.8 x 42.5 x 0.8 inch

€850

Painting, Vertical city, Dam Domido

Vertical city

Dam Domido

Painting . 120 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€2,700

Painting, Impulse 2202, Dam Domido

Impulse 2202

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€3,500

Painting, Relwa, Jean-Luc Veret

Relwa

Jean-Luc Veret

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

€1,200

Painting, Encounters, Antonio Chaves

Encounters

Antonio Chaves

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Minuit, Jean-Luc Veret

Minuit

Jean-Luc Veret

Painting . 130 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,400

Painting, Infinite Serenity, KatriTa

Infinite Serenity

KatriTa

Painting . 90 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

€2,511

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