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.

Liberté instinctive, série Libre Abstract - Abstraction expressionniste

Aurélie Jeannin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.4 inch

€125

Impulse

Alexandre Moore Rockefeller

Painting . 59.5 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.4 x 19.5 x 1 inch

€2,300

Hidden Dancers

Laurent Proneur

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 inch

€24,438

Eternal Summer

Wietzie Gerber

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.8 inch

€905

Variation en Noir et Blanc

Paul Landou

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€900

Bang! 3

Olena Shtepura

Painting . 165 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting . 65 x 55.1 x 1 inch

€4,000

Abstract #5

Chris Ritter

Painting . 55.9 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,172

Butterfly Effect II

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,500

Untitled

Vahan Roumelian

Painting . 170 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€10,000 €9,000

Thoughts

Aram Yengibaryan

Painting . 98 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Chronicle of States | Contemporary Earth-Tone Abstract Canvas

Lada Bozhina

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

€4,073

Time Flies

Omar Obaid

Painting . 150 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€2,297

Behing the color 1 | Modern Expressive Abstract Artwork

Olga Balaeva

Painting . 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€932

The Pulse of Mood: Sunny Yellow Abstract with Burgundy & Blue Accents | Inner Balance Expressed, 82x82 cm

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 82 x 82 x 2 cm Painting . 32.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,131

Electric Mull

Scott Naismith

Painting . 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€2,800

Nature2: Contemporary Abstract Artwork

Jane Ti

Painting . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,738

Endless force XXXIV

Minseok Kang

Painting . 50 x 91 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Love Energy

Anna Selina

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

€1,600

Cascada

Pedro Guerrero

Painting . 145 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 57.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€853

Sans titre n°001

Laurence Granger

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Feuerfedern

Chris Kamprad

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Tales We Carry

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting . 120 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch

€1,900

Sunshine, The Golden Orb

Francis Besson

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.25 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,200

Untitled

Ani Qananyan

Painting . 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,000 €2,700

Gaia 28

Jason Lincoln Jeffers

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

€1,032

Orange

Silvia Rossi

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

Macadam XIV

Jean-Luc Veret

Painting . 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

€800

Quiet Axis of Light

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€796

Elan

Lys 'B.

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€180

Threshold of Light

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€796

Metafisica in technicolor

Dr. Love

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

Balade en Forêt

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

I went away, I came back, I went away again

Larissa Eremeeva

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,130

Territorio inexplorado

Pilar Xercavins Casas

Painting . 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,250

Emerald Serenity III, Impressionism and Contemporary Impressionist, Skyscapes Landscapes and Waterscapes

Irina Fedorova

Painting . 160 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Blue leaves and colors

Tic

Painting . 150 x 215 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 84.6 x 0 inch

€1,850

Connected flashbacks, Mixed Media on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,117

Los dias que no pesan

Paco Requena

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

€850

Autumn Fields

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,020

Memories in Green

Pedro Rodríguez Garrido

Painting . 90 x 135 x 3.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 53.1 x 1.4 inch

€7,250

Kakapo

Irina Sazonova

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,358

Splashes. Green and Chocolate

Nadin Antoniuk

Painting . 135 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

€2,550

Crazy love II

Ansgar Dressler

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

€1,213

Josephine

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€320

Reflect

Chelsea Davine

Painting . 115 x 390 x 4 cm Painting . 45.3 x 153.5 x 1.6 inch

€15,245

Dreams Frozen in Clay | Warm Neutral Contemporary Artwork

Pugmatik

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,263

Grosse Komposition

Rudolf Glaser

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

€7,800

Moving Forward

Olena Sloboda

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

€1,100

Imprints of Silence | Textured Beige Abstract Oil Artwork

Viktoria Daneva

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,674

Quiet Glow / Series “Color and Silence”: Abstract Artwork

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€1,177

Emerald Flow VI | Abstract Ocean-Inspired Round Oil Artwork

Yana Dmitrieva

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€453

Brazen heaven

Flora B

Painting . 50 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€887 €799

Kaktus-Chor | Pop Art Cactus Vibrant Multi-Color Abstract

Lusie Schellenberg

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,267

Bipolaridad V

Pedro Carrasco Garijo

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

€2,000

A 231-1

Julien Jubault

Painting . 185 x 95 x 0.01 cm Painting . 72.8 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€2,150

Golden Hour - Miniature Abstract Landscape Art

Angela Wakefield

Painting . 17.8 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm Painting . 7 x 9 x 0.5 inch

€1,519

Abstract VII

Mykola Bodnar

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

€895

Footprint X

Frédéric Halbreich

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Untitled

Elen Karapetyan

Painting . 151 x 165 x 2 cm Painting . 59.4 x 65 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

I choose peace 02

Poovi Art

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

€1,358 €1,086

Details II

Lyudmyla Davydenko

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

€3,000

Bang! 2

Olena Shtepura

Painting . 167 x 137 x 2.5 cm Painting . 65.7 x 53.9 x 1 inch

€4,000

Dreamland

Maria Esmar

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

€900

State security

Amarkine Amarteifio

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 inch

€4,435

Abstrait Le circuit

Françoise Danel

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

€5,100

Melting forest

Arturas Lapajevas

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,600

Fragments of Matter IV: Earthy Grey & Brown Abstract Artwork | Modern Textured Statement Piece

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 60.5 x 60.5 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.8 x 23.8 x 0.7 inch

€1,901

High energy

Nadia Zouari

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

€3,500

Before the Decision

Milada Dureckova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,195

Entremêlés

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€750

Sans titre n°013

Laurence Granger

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Voiliers en Normandie

Philippe Laurent

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€300

Meditation

Olajide Kuti

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 6.4 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 2.5 inch

€1,403

Be led by the dreams

Poovi Art

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

€1,358 €1,222

Bright day

Saho art

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

€8,000

Among the White Birch

Lee Passarella

Painting . 45.7 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 18 x 18 x 2.5 inch

€792

Regard automnal

Charles Carson

Painting . 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 2 inch

€9,413

Abri

Lys 'B.

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€180

Dispute Over Yellow

Aram Yengibaryan

Painting . 98 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

The Habitat of Dreams: Modern Textured Oil on Linen Abstract Landscape

Irina Petrova

Painting . 60 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€516

Fresh Lemonade

Emily Starck

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

€6,500

Primevere

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Silence

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

I could just sit here all day

Larissa Eremeeva

Painting . 110 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,870

Comme des feuilles dans le vent

Morena MoBe

Painting . 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch

€89

Where Light Settles | Grey Blue Minimalist Textured Quadriptych

KatriTa

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€896

Clarté

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Upsurge | Contemporary Textured Abstract Artwork in Pink, Blue and Taupe Acrylic on Linen

Daria Kalinnikova

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

€896

The nature 4: Designer Abstract Artwork with Serene Tones | Modern Interior Decor Statement

Jane Ti

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,041

Luminous Currents

Anna Selina

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

€1,800

Un segundo antes

Paco Requena

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

€850

Ocean of Sparks

Samvel Atasunts

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€815

Acute Interaction

Procach Olesia

Painting . 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€650

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