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.

Wrapped Rocks 2

Simon Findlay

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Taking Hours To Wind Down

Simon Findlay

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Purple Sky Turquoise Clouds

Simon Findlay

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

The Sound of My Jaw Hitting the Floor

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,484

Square In Blue

Aloyzas Smilingis

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

€3,500

Blue Meadow

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,650

Oil Painting 13

Simon Findlay

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Oil Painting 11

Simon Findlay

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

New garden

Dam Domido

Painting . 38 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Green Purple Yellow

Simon Findlay

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Green Arc Over Blue

Simon Findlay

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Wideflung

Kerry Horne

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€4,900

Aqua 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

Wild Flowers 7

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,850

Wild Flowers 5

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,750

Sui-Generis-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 67 x 67 x 2 cm Painting . 26.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Sunshine

Gor Avetisyan

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

€1,390

Ciao Cacao

Gina Vor

Painting . 58.5 x 79 x 0.4 cm Painting . 23 x 31.1 x 0.2 inch

€800

Sub-Statio-III

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 66 x 67 x 2 cm Painting . 26 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Heart-XV (inspired by George Orwells "1984")

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€2,800

Yellow Abstract Diptych, Diptyque Abstrait Jaune

Gina Vor

Painting . 39 x 58 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.4 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

€300

Heart-XVII

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€2,500

The Clarity: Abstract Blue and Gold Oil Artwork Symbolizing Self Expression and Serene Inner Freedom

Nata Sakti

Painting . 35 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€448

Three Dots

Senia Baloyan

Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.5 cm Painting . 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€200

Summer Heat I

Jane W

Painting . 21 x 27 x 4 cm Painting . 8.3 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

€474

Génesis

Pilar Xercavins Casas

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

€3,500

Ecosystem of Becoming

Harold Richter

Painting . 120 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€3,800 €3,420

Landscape in Flux

Harold Richter

Painting . 110 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,800 €2,520

Porous Boundaries

Macha Poynder

Painting . 224 x 163 x 0.1 cm Painting . 88.2 x 64.2 x 0 inch

€11,662

Waiting

Ivan T.

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

€649

Élan Doré

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Claim 164

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 140 x 240 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

€6,900

Bougainvillea full of hope

Oksana Evteeva (Oksana Siciliana)

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

€691

Brisores

Claude Carretta

Painting . 35 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€250

Step by step

Dam Domido

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

€3,500

Partir de rien

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 150 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,190

Rivière d'Or- Abstraction texturée

Jouane

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

€600

Can We Just Make Love?

Kristina Mallen

Painting . 76 x 57 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Yellow stone

Dam Domido

Painting . 93 x 93 x 0.01 cm Painting . 36.6 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€2,200

Promise

Geesien Postema

Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,246

Shadow

Darlene Watson

Painting . 203.2 x 292.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 80 x 115 x 2 inch

€16,132

La légende de l'arbre sec

Sourena Parhizkar

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

€7,800

New Morning

Milada Dureckova

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

€1,950

In the city

Anna Artemieva

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

€448 €404

Battle of Colors

Artyom Basenci

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

€3,094

Element

Strashevich Alexander

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

€635

Nature's Green

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 101.6 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 54 x 0.1 inch

€2,152

The Waiting Garden

Suz Shippey Borski

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€807

Arise XXL

Caroline Vis

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

€12,500

Perpetuum Mobile

Gagik Ghazanchyan

Painting . 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,500 €1,350

Blue horizon

Shelby

Painting . 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Autumnal 03

Poovi Art

Painting . 68.6 x 53.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27 x 21 x 2 inch

€448

Tree Life

Geoff Howard

Painting . 56.9 x 56.9 x 3 cm Painting . 22.4 x 22.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,329

L'heure bleu

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting . 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

All Of A Sudden

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 160 x 119.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 63 x 47 x 1.5 inch

€9,506

Mystic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Breathing Mountain

Antonino Puliafico

Painting . 100 x 115 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 45.3 x 0 inch

€1,750

Dervisci Rotanti

Antonino Puliafico

Painting . 115 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€2,000

Le pays de l'Homme intègre

Jean-Michel Cordier

Painting . 92 x 72 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.3 inch

€2,500

Oil abstract still life painting "Violet"

Oksana K.

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

€379

Abstraction

Mariam Baidoshvili

Painting . 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€550

Thumbs Up

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,484

Cosmos

Dannie Launay

Painting . 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Violet Atmosphere, colorful abstract art, lyrical abstraction, modern abstract canvas, gestural abstract painting, color field abstraction

Harold Richter

Painting . 110 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,500 €2,250

Chromatic Impact, colorful abstract art, expressive abstract painting, gestural abstraction, modern abstract canvas, bold color painting, textured abstract

Harold Richter

Painting . 105 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,200 €2,880

Positioning 1

Janet Adebayo

Painting . 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 10 x 8 x 1 inch

€404

Melting

Tomo Sakurai

Painting . 25.7 x 18.2 x 2 cm Painting . 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inch

€500

When the Sky Fell on Me

Ashley Irizarry

Painting . 50.8 x 40.64 x 3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1.2 inch

€2,850

Woods

Gabriela Román Esnaurrizar

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,668

Other world IV

Pedro Rodríguez Garrido

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€6,400

Quelques étincelles...

Dam Domido

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

€3,500

Sans titre n°7349

Laurence Granger

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€4,500

Untitled 4.22.23

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€510

Feeling the warm wind

Helen Shukina

Painting . 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,794

Heartsease

Olumide Ajayi

Painting . 61 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 21 x 1 inch

€852

Essen 59

Jason Lincoln Jeffers

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

€5,147

Movement of Wind

James C. Leonard

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

€7,443

Island

Andriy Klishyn

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

€1,400

Stick: Awesome Daydream 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 85 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,790

Fragments of summer

Burhan Amer

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

€3,150

Sonho de Duendes

Aleksandra Chapin

Painting . 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€850

The beauty of tomorrow 22

Veronica Vilsan

Painting . 88.9 x 170.2 x 10.2 cm Painting . 35 x 67 x 4 inch

€2,355

Abstract in blue

Tiny de Bruin

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

€1,310

Red Energy XXL 2

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 100.1 x 154.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 61 x 1.5 inch

€3,130

Sunny Nature Adventure XXL 1

Peter Nottrott

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

€3,190

Positive energy XXL 16

Peter Nottrott

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

€3,390

Winter

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 36 x 37 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch

€700

Awesome Daydream XXL 9

Peter Nottrott

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

€3,520

Magnificent day XL 2

Peter Nottrott

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

€3,190

Elation XL 1

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,790

Celebration XXL 2

Peter Nottrott

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

€2,890

Full Of Hope XXL 4

Peter Nottrott

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

€3,190

Blue Clouds Black

Simon Findlay

Painting . 150 x 450 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 177.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

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