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.

Motion To Strike

Victoria Horkan

Painting . 90.9 x 150.1 x 6.1 cm Painting . 35.8 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch

€4,369

La Lumière du Soleil a Travers les Arbres

Valerie Vescovi

Painting . 119.4 x 210.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 47 x 83 x 0.1 inch

€3,856

Maelstrom nebula

Tiffani Buteau

Painting . 121.9 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 18 x 2 inch

€1,771

Vibrant Amber

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,507

Roza

Daniel Timko

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

€595

Pure Happiness

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€1,800

We will be able to rebuild

Tetiana Ocheredko

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

€1,973

Time and Consequences

Newel Hunter

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

€2,018

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

Blue II

Paulo Gnecco

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

€807

Gleichzeit 1/19

Ernst Wolf

Painting . 110 x 170 x 5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 66.9 x 2 inch

€6,000

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

Vision oceanique

Charles Carson

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

€9,326

Extase, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Emily Starck

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 2 inch

€1,659

Waiting for Summer

Emily Starck

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 2 inch

€1,659

Retour du Midi

Emily Starck

Painting . 99.1 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,379

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

The map to your heart

Maria Esmar

Painting . 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,900

Finis Extra 48767

Duilio Forte

Painting . 31.8 x 43 x 3 cm Painting . 12.5 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch

€420

African Tales (En route to Accra)

Manuela Karin Knaut

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

€6,500

Sunset #2: Abstract Landscape Expressionist Canvas with Vivid Red and Deep Green

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€628

Afternoon light

Petra Schott

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

€5,150

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

€2,645

Soul to Soul

Michelle Hold

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

€2,199

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

€1,883 €1,695

Harmony 283

Olivier Ebel

Painting . 44 x 43 x 0.1 cm Painting . 17.3 x 16.9 x 0 inch

€350

Sir Bastian

Christian Büffel

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

€1,700

Spontaneous geometry

Vera Klimova

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

€1,166

The Path to You

Piotr Butkiewicz

Painting . 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Quiet Motion

Liza Altman

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€2,152 €1,937

Nebbia nel cuore

Antonino Puliafico

Painting . 90 x 103 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 40.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,799

Evening Violet

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€6,200

Sans titre n°083

Laurence Granger

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

€1,800

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

Christian Manoury

Painting . 96 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 37.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting . 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

ST20241115

Emily Starck

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

€2,700

Volcano of Colors

Artyom Basenci

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

€1,883

Will I be strong enough?

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Untitled June 2024

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,790

Floral mosaic

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,790

Blooming flowers

Emily Starck

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

€2,790

Embrasser la vie avec passion

Emily Starck

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

€2,700

March composition

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

A contre courant

Emily Starck

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

€3,000

Lumière céleste

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

ST20240319

Emily Starck

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

€3,100

Untitled

Maria Esmar

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

€800

This is me

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Untitled March

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

ST20240305

Emily Starck

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

€2,900

Just do it

Emily Starck

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

€2,500

The colors of happiness

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

ST202212312

Emily Starck

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

€2,500

Love and flowers

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

The power of Art

Emily Starck

Painting . 120 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Red dots

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 93 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Minimal beat

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

All these things in my head

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Fluctuat nec mergitur

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,750

My love

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,750

Le ruban rouge

Emily Starck

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

€3,150

31 août 2023

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,750

I want you back

Emily Starck

Painting . 106 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 41.7 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Un coup de maître

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Bientôt l'automne

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Don't give up

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Stormy weather

Emily Starck

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

€2,600

Tasty peaches

Emily Starck

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

€3,150

August flowers

Emily Starck

Painting . 106 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 41.7 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Kiss me

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

The sun is shining

Emily Starck

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

€2,750

Lucid dream

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Another pink day

Emily Starck

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

€2,600

Space games

Samvel Atasunts

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

€1,076

21 août

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 96 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Dream on

Emily Starck

Painting . 102 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 40.2 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

La vie en rose

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Sky sea / abstraction sea

Natalie Shiporina

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

€2,350

Summer symphony

Emily Starck

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

€2,500

Music Reflections

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

€750

Sunset and lemonade

Maria Esmar

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

€900

Positive Red Energy XL 2

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,890

Spring Awakening

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 50 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,150

Purple City

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 33 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,650

Abstract #4

Chris Ritter

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

€2,152

Sunny summer day XL 12

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,990

Awesome Daydream XXL 4

Peter Nottrott

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

€3,990

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