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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, 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

€2,512

Painting, Happiness, Anna Selina

Happiness

Anna Selina

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

€1,900

Painting, Here and now, Anna Selina

Here and now

Anna Selina

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

€1,900

Painting, Rainbow Currents, Anna Selina

Rainbow Currents

Anna Selina

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

€1,800

Painting, Immersion, Andrey Visokinsky

Immersion

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 98 x 98 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 38.6 x 1 inch

€1,346

Sculpture, The Eccentric, Mark Hellbusch

The Eccentric

Mark Hellbusch

Sculpture . 110 x 120 x 6 cm Sculpture . 43.3 x 47.2 x 2.4 inch

€4,900

Painting, Performat 6., Petr Strnad

Performat 6.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 27.3 x 19.4 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.7 x 7.6 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Breeze #3, Geesien Postema

Breeze #3

Geesien Postema

Painting . 78.7 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 47 x 1 inch

€1,723

Painting, Canvas 156, Cy Seymour

Canvas 156

Cy Seymour

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

€3,051

Painting, Spacewalk XII., Petr Strnad

Spacewalk XII.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 29.7 x 21.2 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Sweet thing, Maria Esmar

Sweet thing

Maria Esmar

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

€650

Painting, Remote Place V., Petr Strnad

Remote Place V.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 13.5 x 24.8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.3 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€130

Painting, Sunshine, Gor Avetisyan

Sunshine

Gor Avetisyan

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

€1,390

Painting, Unexplored 7, Petr Strnad

Unexplored 7

Petr Strnad

Painting . 29.5 x 21.1 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€190

Painting, Higher power, Maria Esmar

Higher power

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0 inch

€5,800

Painting, Catene (rosa), Poka

Catene (rosa)

Poka

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

€250

Painting, Party Day, Bogdana Antoniuk

Party Day

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 95 x 130 x 0.3 cm Painting . 37.4 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

€950

Painting, Kyiv Skyline, Zakhar Shevchuk

Kyiv Skyline

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

€2,900

Painting, Ice sky, Dam Domido

Ice sky

Dam Domido

Painting . 93 x 200 x 0.01 cm Painting . 36.6 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,800

Sculpture, Splash - 1, Zakhar Shevchuk

Splash - 1

Zakhar Shevchuk

Sculpture . 83 x 26 x 32 cm Sculpture . 32.7 x 10.2 x 12.6 inch

€2,800

Painting, B&W I, Rudolf Wiesinger

B&W I

Rudolf Wiesinger

Painting . 64 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.2 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Off the Grid, Newel Hunter

Off the Grid

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,839

Painting, Autumn sun, Le Hai Linh

Autumn sun

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.3 inch

€1,454

Painting, Elation XL 1, Peter Nottrott

Elation XL 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 155 x 105 x 4 cm Painting . 61 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch

€2,790

Painting, Lemon Spring, Simon Findlay

Lemon Spring

Simon Findlay

Painting . 175 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 68.9 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Frankenthaler, Emily Starck

Frankenthaler

Emily Starck

Painting . 99.1 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,120

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