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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, Love, Bogdana Antoniuk

Love

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 100 x 110 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Iron Colors II, N.Nathan

Iron Colors II

N.Nathan

Painting . 160 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,800

Painting, Snow abstract, Alena Di Santo

Snow abstract

Alena Di Santo

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

€364

Painting, Untitled, Maria Esmar

Untitled

Maria Esmar

Painting . 93 x 63 x 3 cm Painting . 36.6 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

€800

Painting, Untitled, Maria Esmar

Untitled

Maria Esmar

Painting . 93 x 63 x 3 cm Painting . 36.6 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

€800

Painting, Celebrity, Max Yaskin

Celebrity

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Contemplation, Karen Hale

Contemplation

Karen Hale

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

€2,663

Painting, Starry Night 2, Laura Spring

Starry Night 2

Laura Spring

Painting . 94 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 37 x 35 x 0.1 inch

€1,056

Painting, Time for fun, Marta Zawadzka

Time for fun

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, In Shape, Maria Esmar

In Shape

Maria Esmar

Painting . 130 x 130 x 4.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.8 inch

€4,200

Painting, Time to Fly, Maria Esmar

Time to Fly

Maria Esmar

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

€700

Painting, Break the ice, Maria Esmar

Break the ice

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,000

Painting, Summer flower, Marta Zawadzka

Summer flower

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,200

Painting, Spectrum, Maria Esmar

Spectrum

Maria Esmar

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

€700

Painting, Shine on, Maria Esmar

Shine on

Maria Esmar

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

€600

Painting, Find your way, Maria Esmar

Find your way

Maria Esmar

Painting . 112 x 127 x 4 cm Painting . 44.1 x 50 x 1.6 inch

€2,900

Painting, Claim 154, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 154

Mark Hellbusch

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

€1,900

Painting, Untitled, Zuzanna Malinowska

Untitled

Zuzanna Malinowska

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€450

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, Night Owl, Hal Mayforth

Night Owl

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 43.2 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 17 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€1,093

Painting, Red Kiss, Nicole Leidenfrost

Red Kiss

Nicole Leidenfrost

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

€3,400

Painting, Mix by M.Y., Max Yaskin

Mix by M.Y.

Max Yaskin

Painting . 89.9 x 154.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 61 x 1 inch

€1,138

Painting, Submergence, Uliana Sal

Submergence

Uliana Sal

Painting . 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€364 €328

Painting, In Within, Tejinder Kanda

In Within

Tejinder Kanda

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

€5,300

Painting, A summer morning, Le Hai Linh

A summer morning

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 79 x 99.3 x 3.3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 39.1 x 1.3 inch

€1,721

Painting, Grey, Aloyzas Smilingis

Grey

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 122 x 91 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 35.8 x 0.1 inch

€5,600

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, Ankerwycke, Geoff Howard

Ankerwycke

Geoff Howard

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 0.2 inch

€3,425

Painting, Una mattina, Emily Starck

Una mattina

Emily Starck

Painting . 121.9 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 44 x 1 inch

€2,947

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, Apesanteur, Bebler

Apesanteur

Bebler

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,090

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, Desire II, Gor Avetisyan

Desire II

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 120 x 120 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Another day, Dam Domido

Another day

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch

€3,300

Painting, Reflections, Maria Esmar

Reflections

Maria Esmar

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

€2,800

Painting, Chinese Box, Andrey Visokinsky

Chinese Box

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

€683 €615

Painting, Abstract No. 92, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 92

Gina Vor

Painting . 37 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Abstract No. 91, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 91

Gina Vor

Painting . 37 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Streamliner, Hal Mayforth

Streamliner

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 121.9 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Painting, Circle of Trust, Hal Mayforth

Circle of Trust

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 132.1 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 52 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,553