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.

Meteorite of Wishes: Abstract Expressionist Canvas Art | Dynamic Colors & Silver Accents | 150x100cm

Vladilena Cherednichenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,358

Indian Summer

Trixie Pitts

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

€2,851

Low tide : abstract landscape

Luis Miguel Aparisi

Painting . 120.1 x 120.1 x 3 cm Painting . 47.3 x 47.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,670

Black And White Abstract No. 4

Gina Vor

Painting . 140 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Untamed Spirit

Wietzie Gerber

Painting . 71.1 x 50.8 x 4.6 cm Painting . 28 x 20 x 1.8 inch

€1,928

Pearly Gates

Allan P Friedlander

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 inch

€2,444

Gaza

Francesco Martini

Painting . 180 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,800

Weaves of grace

Ella Prakash

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

€4,000

Pure Happiness

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Bright and Beautiful Day

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,600

Floral 23.11.23

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Today II

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,300

Bright days

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Floral 12.21

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,300

Still life with summer flowers

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,500

Untitled. 23.11.21

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,300

Fallen Angel II

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,100

Limitless

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,350

Promenade romantique

Corinne Foucouin

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€800 €720

At the funeral of the tyrant

Johnny Semaan

Painting . 9 x 9 x 0.1 cm Painting . 3.5 x 3.5 x 0 inch

€181

Citrus Cocktail: Abstract Expressionism in Grapefruit Pink, Peach & Orange - Series Color as Taste

Katrin Rymsha

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

€769

No Screwdriver Required

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€4,526

Blue Beige Abstract Seascape Painting on Canvas 50x70 cm-Light Breaking Over Deep Waters

Tatiana Malinovscaia

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

€652

Structured Chaos, Abstract, Contemporary Art, Action Painting, Jackson Pollock Inspired, Drip Painting, Gesture, Color, Texture, Expressionism, Multilayered

Neo Bauchaus

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

€1,400

Warm Earthy Abstract Art - Autumn Inspired Textured Artwork

Galina Gataullina

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

€1,086

Sir Bastian

Christian Büffel

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Nature #2

Nazik Aslanyan

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Endless force XXVIII

Minseok Kang

Painting . 117 x 117 x 3 cm Painting . 46.1 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch

€5,400

White

Tomo Sakurai

Painting . 91 x 72.7 x 5 cm Painting . 35.8 x 28.6 x 2 inch

€3,000

Symphonies of big space 3

Vera Klimova

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

€1,493

Determination

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Powdery Caramel

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 100 x 145 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch

€950

Solar whirl

Anna Selina

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

€2,000

Sans titre n°194

Laurence Granger

Painting . 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

La sombra de un árbol

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 92 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,438

Untitled 70

Eva Pacheco

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

€2,400

Abstract Expressionist Painting

Angela Wakefield

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 2 inch

€7,292

Abstract II

Mykola Bodnar

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€1,125

Roches sous marines

Frédérique Bernard Fab

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€875

Omega soto nebula (with LED lights)

Tiffani Buteau

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 inch

€2,104

Vibrant Amber

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,521

ST202403242

Emily Starck

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€800

Bouquet

Ludmila Budanov

Painting . 78.7 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 31 x 40 x 2 inch

€1,810

Allegria

Claudia Cabboi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€250

Abstract Minimalism. Between top and bottom.

Sve Gri

Painting . 86 x 61.2 x 0.05 cm Painting . 33.9 x 24.1 x 0 inch

€640

Details I

Lyudmyla Davydenko

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

€3,000

Mirror

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€1,222

Ocean

Suz Shippey Borski

Painting . 99.1 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€996

Underwater Daylight XXXL 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 150 x 240 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch

€9,790

Victorian Place III,IV

Ron Halfant

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 0.6 inch

€1,207

Catene (Rosa)

Poka

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

€250

A Place to Go, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Christel Haag

Painting . 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 39 x 1 inch

€2,670

Zona vigilada

Pepe Puntas

Painting . 122 x 124 cm Painting . 48 x 48.8 inch

€6,950

Fragments of Matter VII: Elegant Textured Abstract Artwork for Modern Interiors in Gray & Earth Tues

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 78 x 61 x 3.5 cm Painting . 30.7 x 24 x 1.4 inch

€2,127

Floating Rose Field/ Series Luminous Silence: Vibrant Pink & Crimson Abstract for Designer Homes | Original Acrylic Artwork 130x110cm

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 130 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€1,901

Sans-titre jaune

Tania Carrara

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Fragment of a Landscape, Abstract, Contemporary Art, Abstract Landscape, Color, Texture, Expressionism, Atmospheric, Modern, Painting, Gesture

Harold Richter

Painting . 60 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Artifacts Of Time | Neutral Textured Abstract Oil Painting

Viktoria Daneva

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,222

Acrylic abstract painting "Perception-20"

Leonid K.

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

€369

Music of Good Mood: Dynamic Abstract Canvas in Yellow, Red & Pink with Energetic Textures

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,086

Eve of destruction - medium - bois #8

LN Le Cheviller

Painting . 76.5 x 76.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 30.1 x 30.1 x 0.2 inch

€925

Rainy Colors

Esther Cohen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,500

Untitled

Mieke Baak

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€8,500

Untitled 641

Maria Paola Coda

Painting . 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,900

The mother daughter connection is precious

Emily Starck

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

€2,900

The orange power

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Pourpre

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Creation

Weronika Dylag

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

€800

Abstract in the desert

Luis Miguel Aparisi

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,213

Blue January

Emily Starck

Painting . 57 x 64 x 3 cm Painting . 22.4 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

€950

Loose Ends

June Johnson

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

€1,629

Far Horizons

Vern Rollin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,018

Colour splash

Tetiana Ocheredko

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

€1,625 €1,300

B&W II

Rudolf Wiesinger

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

€350

Glacier

Jian-Chung Tan

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

OSONS LA VIE

Sophie Petetin

Painting . 26 x 36 x 2 cm Painting . 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch

€290

Floral

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Tablette Cunéiforme

Jean-Michel Cordier

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€3,500

Le pourquoi pas

Luc Mora

Painting . 90 x 155 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 61 x 1.6 inch

€3,200

Envie de danser 1

Chantal Proulx

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€566

I just wanted a day off

Larissa Eremeeva

Painting . 122 x 152.5 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1.6 inch

€4,840

Dark bloom

Litta Soheila Sohi

Painting . 150 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€4,800

Abstract mountains 1: Dynamic Blue & Ochre Abstract Landscape – Modern Acrylic Canvas for Elegant Interiors

Jane Ti

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

€1,674

Silent Currents

Tatyana Bolivar

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€3,000

Combustion

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,300

Ilusiones perdidas

Pedro Guerrero

Painting . 190 x 300 x 1 cm Painting . 74.8 x 118.1 x 0.4 inch

€8,990

Nature is Beautiful

Emily Starck

Painting . 200 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Several Secrets

Piotr Butkiewicz

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

€2,500

Frame

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 130 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€4,200

El foe dins dels espais dels sentiments

Francesc Soler Claveras

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,500

Euphoria

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

A2401

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 68 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€900

Evening Violet

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 100 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€6,200

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