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.

Inner View

Milada Dureckova

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

€1,175

Sarang

Emily Starck

Painting . 98 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Purple brush strokes

Emily Starck

Painting . 108 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 42.5 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Raw pleasure

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 105 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Winter lights

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,850

Violin

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

The unspeakable

Emily Starck

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

€2,700

Sunlight Dances on my Skin

Wietzie Gerber

Painting . 54.1 x 65 x 4.6 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 1.8 inch

€1,800

Souterraine

Frédérique Bernard Fab

Painting . 117 x 91 x 2.5 cm Painting . 46.1 x 35.8 x 1 inch

€1,500

Roza

Daniel Timko

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

€595

I choose peace 01

Poovi Art

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

€711

Time and Consequences

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€2,025

Sea foam 9

Anna Peserico

Painting . 150 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Underwater daylight M 3

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 85 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,390

Purple Turquoise Blue M 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 85 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,390

The feeling of autumn

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 59.9 x 79.8 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,395

Fugato

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€3,500

Smile, there's rose

Poovi Art

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

€540

I believe in pink

Poovi Art

Painting . 88.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 36 x 1 inch

€540

Traces of you

Poovi Art

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

€630

Santa Fe

Christiane Papé

Painting . 121.9 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,340

Snow angel

Bill Stone

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

€2,070

Day in july M 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 83 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 32.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,390

Skydiving

Maria Esmar

Painting . 120 x 100 x 5.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 2.2 inch

€2,800

Magical

Maria Esmar

Painting . 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,900

Fog No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€495

Lacanau Beach mini

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 cm Painting . 4.7 x 4.7 x 0.4 inch

€220

Composition 276

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting . 114 x 76 x 0.1 cm Painting . 44.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,100

Technicolour

Maria Esmar

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

€2,600

Solor

Alessandra Bisi

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

€1,800

Veil of Time

Tatyana Bolivar

Painting . 76 x 76 x 2.5 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 1 inch

€2,900

Remember to play, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch

€2,203

Overcomplicated with polka dots, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,542

Sense of judgment, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 0.1 inch

€2,490

Burst of color - Pink roses, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,583

Burst of color XXII - Under a blue sky, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€1,533

Burst of color XXVIII - Summer dance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,395

A walk between the orange dunes, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€1,985

Electric garden, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,775

Swirling harmony, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,775

Vision

Arturas Lapajevas

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

€3,500

Solar whirl

Anna Selina

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

€2,000

Electric Impulses

Jocelyn Teng

Painting . 152.4 x 152.4 x 4.4 cm Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.7 inch

€5,000

Falling Leaves 02

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€315

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs VIII.

Christian Manoury

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

€3,800

Jisoo

Emily Starck

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

€2,700

Glistening Greens

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,620

The playful power of water

Tetiana Ocheredko

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

€1,620

Stella

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,200

Giallo blu

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 80 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Postcard From Ira

Matthew Dibble

Painting . 116.8 x 127 x 5.1 cm Painting . 46 x 50 x 2 inch

€5,220

Fingernails

Christian Valentine

Painting . 91.4 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 12 x 2 inch

€630

Fly Away, Fly Away You Golden Dragon

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 100.3 x 90.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.5 x 35.5 x 1.5 inch

€4,860

Bang! 3

Olena Shtepura

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

€4,000

Eruption

Bebler

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

€1,090

Water Rebirth

Anastasia Vasilyeva

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

€800

Optical illusion | Geometric Gray Marble Abstract Artwork

Daria Kalinnikova

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

€765

Génesis

Pilar Xercavins Casas

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Fragments of Matter I: Richly Textured Large Abstract Art in Muted Tones for Modern Interiors

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€4,230

Mineral Silence III: Abstract Art with Sculptural Texture in Earthy Grays and Browns

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

€2,520

Abstract Dance

KatriTa

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch

€2,520

Erosion

Mieke Baak

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

Revival

Abashidze Marusya

Painting . 165 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 65 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,820

Pale Reflections

Norayr Gevorgyan

Painting . 35 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€270

Composition abstraite 25 27

Dam Domido

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

€1,800

Claim 35

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,340

Sol naciente

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 122.5 x 122.5 x 1 cm Painting . 48.2 x 48.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,641

Untitled 38

Eva Pacheco

Painting . 40 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Colorful Emotion

Emily Starck

Painting . 200 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

I Licked the Sun and Burnt my Tongue

Flora B

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€1,207

"Girls at the table" - (based on Maria Berrio)

Viktor Konotopsky

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

€1,500

All the Mad Beasts and Then Some

Craig Moran

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 0.1 inch

€486

ST20241115

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

My pain

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Time after Time

Elen Karapetyan

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

€2,300

Daydream In Gold XL 1

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,390

Just do it

Emily Starck

Painting . 90 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Life Energy L 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 155 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 61 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,190

Into The Light XL 13

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,400

Magenta blue Waves L 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 85 x 155 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 61 x 1.6 inch

€2,190

Reflejos

Anna Peserico

Painting . 117 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 46.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Awesome Daydream XL 4

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,490

Underwater Daylight XL 6

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,390

Summer Adventure L 4

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 83 x 155 x 4 cm Painting . 32.7 x 61 x 1.6 inch

€2,190

Release energy L 3

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 155 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 61 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,290

Green Daydream XL 3

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,250

Purple pink flowery XL 2

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,490

Lavender red XL 2

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,390

Joyful symphony L 3

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 83 x 155 x 4 cm Painting . 32.7 x 61 x 1.6 inch

€2,190

Golden moments XL 1

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,390

Golden Moments M 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 125 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 49.2 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,690

Joyful symphony XL 2

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,390

Sweet soft symphony XL 2

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,390

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