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.

Into the Deep, fluid movement, vortex, swirling forms, ocean inspired, seascape abstract, deep blue, emerald green, turquoise art, yellow accents, energy

Helmut Klessen

Painting . 45 x 35 x 1 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€680 €612

Acrylic abstract landscape painting "Evening"

Igor K.

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

€329

Everything went quiet

Larissa Eremeeva

Painting . 122 x 183 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 72 x 1.6 inch

€5,825

Creación de la vía láctea

Pilar Xercavins Casas

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,100

Sans-titre blanc bleu

Tania Carrara

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

€1,400

"Figure in Motion II", Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionism, Figurative, Portrait, Gesture, Texture, Impasto, Color Field, Emotional Painting, Modern Art

Harold Richter

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

€1,200 €1,080

Harmony in blue haze: Dynamic Blue Hues Abstract Artwork

Natalia Sysoeva

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

€951

Warm Flow | Beige Minimalist Abstract Oil Artwork

Viktoria Daneva

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

€807

Cave diving - Burst of color 34, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,768

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

Endless Impact D06

Minseok Kang

Painting . 89.5 x 154.9 x 3 cm Painting . 35.2 x 61 x 1.2 inch

€6,800

Symphonies of big space 3

Vera Klimova

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

€1,480

Urban Pulse

Movses Poghosyan

Painting . 91 x 129 x 0.2 cm Painting . 35.8 x 50.8 x 0.1 inch

€2,350

Erosion

Mieke Baak

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

€9,500

Untitled 1097

Maria Paola Coda

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.4 inch

€4,875 €4,388

Sans titre n°002

Laurence Granger

Painting . 89 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€2,500

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

I Fear Nothing For I Have Already Danced Wondrously With And Nibbled At The Lips Of Death

Simon Findlay

Painting . 210 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 82.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Evolution

Craig Moran

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

€484

Yellow dawn

Andriy Klishyn

Painting . 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€940

La nuit du lac Khazar

Sourena Parhizkar

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

€11,500

Abstract 1

Mykola Bodnar

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

€1,495

Pink Dream (series Pink Illusion #1)

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 17 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 6.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€280

Animal Series – Rooster

Liana Ohanyan

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,794 €1,524

Hope Springs Eternal

Theresa Vandenberg Donche

Painting . 143 x 77 x 4.6 cm Painting . 56.3 x 30.3 x 1.8 inch

€2,480

Glistening Greens

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,614

Infinity

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 180 x 135 x 0.2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 53.1 x 0.1 inch

€5,900

Tanzgruppe - Les danseurs

Hans Mendler

Painting . 70 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

€1,200

Lust

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 180 x 135 x 3.5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 53.1 x 1.4 inch

€5,100

Happy end of the day

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 99.8 x 99.1 x 3.3 cm Painting . 39.3 x 39 x 1.3 inch

€1,995

Blues

Patricia Marguerite Maneim

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Life-Force

Geoff Howard

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€3,329

Join me to heaven

Emily Starck

Painting . 94 x 198.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 78 x 1 inch

€5,335

Rising in light

Francesca Borgo

Painting . 120 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€3,811

Stribog

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 69.9 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.5 x 32 x 1 inch

€3,766

Parallel Universe/2

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€530

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

Polisseurs

Jean-Luc Veret

Painting . 73 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€500

The price of freedom 6

Geert Lemmers

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,580

Map of Lost Routes | Textured Neutral Fiber Abstract Artwork

Lada Bozhina

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

€6,277

Earth Memory VI: Striking Textured Abstract Artwork in Deep Blue & Earth Tones

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€4,573

Earth Memory III: Luxury Textured Abstract Artwork | Faded Crimson & Chalk White for High-End Interiors

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€4,484

Autumn II

Petra Schott

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,120

Mini 4

Emily Starck

Painting . 23 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Painting . 9.1 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

€280

New Codes

Michelle Hold

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

€2,500

Fragments of Matter VI: Dynamic Textured Abstract Artwork in Grays, Browns & Cream | Modern Art for Sophisticated Interiors

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 98 x 83 x 3.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 32.7 x 1.4 inch

€3,587

Balance of Light. Diptych | Modern Textured Abstract Oil Canvas

Viktoria Daneva

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

€1,031

Waves energy – Dynamic Textured Abstract Artwork | Green & White Oil on Canvas Seascape

Natalia Sysoeva

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

€1,076

Whirlwind of Reflections | Deep Burgundy & Ochre Contemporary Abstract Artwork

Viktoria Daneva

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

€1,031

Depth of Stillness

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€843

287 Tyrrhenian Vista, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Anne B Schwartz

Painting . 106.7 x 99.1 x 3.8 cm Painting . 42 x 39 x 1.5 inch

€4,304

Claim 160

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,320

Celebrate Every Day XXL 1

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,890

Blue Garden with Poppies

Julia Kirillova (Crystal)

Painting . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€296 €266

Unmanifested

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 127 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€1,390

Whirlwinds of Time

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,166

Joy

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,166

Winter Motifs

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,255 €1,130

Winter Morning

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€1,255 €1,130

Fishermen’s small boat harbor backside

Lea Karvala

Painting . 40 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Dreams in the Mist – Minimal Abstract in Beige

KatriTa

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

€2,063 €1,856

Live Life

Abashidze Marusya

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€980

By the River at Warrandyte

Henrietta

Painting . 91.5 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€6,074

Colours of Nature XL 3

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,370

Revival

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€800

Untitled 37

Eva Pacheco

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

€2,000

Spring Energy

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€2,800

Overcast, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Vian Borchert

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

€4,484

Drip couture

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting . 99 x 168 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39 x 66.1 x 0 inch

€3,200

Friends 78

Veronica Vilsan

Painting . 58.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23 x 60 x 2 inch

€885

Electricity

Trixie Pitts

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

€3,251

Colorful Galaxy

Simona Sedlakova

Painting . 100 x 122 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 48 x 1.2 inch

€1,795

Polaris

Sam Soles

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

€4,360

Urban traffic

Pol Ledent

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

€1,200

Floral Dancing

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 92 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,600

Whirlwind of summer flowers

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 92 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,500

Deep Green

Nivas Kanhere

Painting . 182.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 60 x 1 inch

€5,381

Will to empower

Maria Esmar

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

€6,300

City Parks III

Andrei Sitsko

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

€900

Fugato

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€3,500

Unveiling illusions

Maria Esmar

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

€6,400

Suspended

Julia Hacker

Painting . 96.5 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 38 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€4,271

Cabin Fever

Ethan Newman

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 7.6 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 3 inch

€4,035

Le bonheur est dans la couleur

Emily Starck

Painting . 109.2 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43 x 35 x 1 inch

€2,552

The beginning and the end

Maria Esmar

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

€6,400

Canvas 067

Cy Seymour

Painting . 129.5 x 66 x 3.8 cm Painting . 51 x 26 x 1.5 inch

€3,632

A poetic imagination

Maria Esmar

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

€6,400

Sun begins to pour

Maria Esmar

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

€6,400

Rites of passage

Amarkine Amarteifio

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

€3,497

Foglie Vibranti

Antonino Puliafico

Painting . 160 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€3,400

Memory wreckage in mental space

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€1,291

Looking Blue

Gina Vor

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

€2,500

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