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.

Velocity in Motion

Leon Devenice

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 inch

€1,411

Whispers of Earth abstract

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 70 x 51 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

€464 €418

Von Türkis nach Rot

Friedhard Meyer

Painting . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€1,950

Positive Energy

Leon Devenice

Painting . 91.4 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 45 x 1 inch

€2,240

Blue Highway

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 49.5 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.5 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€1,366

Shadow Wall

N.Nathan

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

€6,500

Take a chance

Maria Esmar

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

€2,500

Suspension

Muriel Deumie

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

€800 €720

The golden volcano

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1 inch

€1,796

Home Is Love No.7

Bea Garding Schubert

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€819

Apples on the table

Melezhik Olga

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

€950

Ciel d'azur

Dam Domido

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

€3,500

Gratitude

Milada Dureckova

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

€830

Émerveillé

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Eden

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch

€5,900

Celebrity 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Drips 12

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€950

Come away with me

Maria Esmar

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

9 happiest moments

Alla Grande

Painting . 85 x 85 x 5 cm Painting . 33.5 x 33.5 x 2 inch

€2,400

Elégance

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Chaos 2

Max Yaskin

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

€1,250

Romance

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Vibrato floréal

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Transcendent hues

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€5,500

Somewhere On Mimban I

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,566

Pouring down all over me

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€956

Emotional Release XXIV

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,029

Hope

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,156

New flavors at the candy store

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 71.1 x 142.2 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 56 x 1.2 inch

€1,439

Oil field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,056

Emotional release XIX (Spirits ofsSkies 064160)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,002

Black 'n' berry

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,038

Gold rush

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 162.6 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 64 x 1.2 inch

€1,985

The missing link

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,038

Mute applause

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,584

Blue Core II

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,002

Sky Buzz VIII (Spirits Of Skies 098189)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 71.1 x 142.2 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 56 x 1.2 inch

€1,084

She Likes To Dream In Pink I

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,521

Oil Field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,002

FlyOver

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,205

Alien planet

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€1,135

J. Pollock style acrylic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€850

L'éphémère écarlate

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,300

Midnight dreams

Maria Esmar

Painting . 138 x 138 x 4 cm Painting . 54.3 x 54.3 x 1.6 inch

€4,200

Wyoming 36

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,389

Shambala

Max Yaskin

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

€1,350

Corre

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 61 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,210

Mujeres XII

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 60 x 48 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,188

Everything is changing

Maria Esmar

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

€5,900

Inside and out

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch

€5,900

Dream a little bigger

Maria Esmar

Painting . 120 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€5,500

A life in colour

Maria Esmar

Painting . 70 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,300

Dramatic landscapes

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€5,500

Aqua 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Supernova No. 9

Gina Vor

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

€800

Bohemian rhapsodie

Dam Domido

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

€3,600

Meditation

Maria Esmar

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€700

The deep blue sea

Maria Esmar

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€700

Yesterday

Maria Esmar

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

€700

Voyage

Maria Esmar

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

€600

Dance like no one is watching

Maria Esmar

Painting . 170 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting . 66.9 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€5,900

E pluribus unum

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 190 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 74.8 x 0 inch

€5,800

More Than a Feeling

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€5,600

Imagine

Maria Esmar

Painting . 180 x 140 x 0.2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€6,000

Colour my life

Maria Esmar

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€6,000

Claim 186

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Premonition of Spring: Contemporary Abstract Artwork | Dynamic Acrylic on Canvas Featuring Lemon Yellow, Sky Blue & Lime Green

Vera Klimova

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€583

Inspiration

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€728

Sunset over the Lake

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€728

Black gold abstraction 2

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

€592 €533

Mirage

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€774

Velvet Atmosphere

Tatyana Bolivar

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€6,800

Lights from the sky

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€105

Abstract No. 93

Gina Vor

Painting . 40 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Big Bend

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Abstract No. 89

Gina Vor

Painting . 41.5 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Fall with Me into the Dandelions

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 137 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 53.9 x 0.1 inch

€650

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 150 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 110 x 197 x 4 cm Painting . 43.3 x 77.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,600

Claim 141

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€900

Big Cheese

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 81.3 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 32 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Olmstead Fever Dream

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 116.8 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Sans titre n°186

Laurence Granger

Painting . 152 x 210 x 3 cm Painting . 59.8 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

€15,000

Joy Ride

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 149.9 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€3,642

Momentum Unchained

Leon Devenice

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

€2,185

Hope

Gabriela Román Esnaurrizar

Painting . 30 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€13,440

The Fury and Grace of Lavender

Leon Devenice

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,276

Jesus abstract

Leon Devenice

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,276

No Frills Picnic

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€3,187

Splash 51

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Splash 49

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Beyond the sea no. 724

Anita Kaufmann

Painting . 149.9 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59 x 59 x 1 inch

€2,719

Summer tango

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 89.9 x 180.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€4,189

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