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.

Three brothers

Laurent Proneur

Painting . 152.4 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 72 x 2 inch

€22,916

Beyond the horizon

Maria Esmar

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

€2,600

Transcendent hues

Maria Esmar

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

€5,500

La grâce

Dam Domido

Painting . 94 x 160 x 0.01 cm Painting . 37 x 63 x 0 inch

€3,400

Somewhere On Mimban I

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,577

Pouring down all over me

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€962

Emotional Release XXIV

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,036

Hope

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,164

New flavors at the candy store

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 71.1 x 142.2 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 56 x 1.2 inch

€1,448

Oil field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,063

Emotional release XIX (Spirits ofsSkies 064160)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,008

Black 'n' berry

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,045

Gold rush

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 162.6 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 64 x 1.2 inch

€1,998

Ancient ghosts

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,329

The missing link

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,045

Mute applause

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,595

Blue Core II

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,008

Sky Buzz VIII (Spirits Of Skies 098189)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 71.1 x 142.2 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 56 x 1.2 inch

€1,091

Oil Field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,008

FlyOver

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,213

Exploration

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 55.9 x 55.9 x 4.6 cm Painting . 22 x 22 x 1.8 inch

€1,067

Alien planet

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,143

J. Pollock style acrylic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€850

Abstract landscape (1)

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€3,800

Midnight dreams

Maria Esmar

Painting . 138 x 138 x 4 cm Painting . 54.3 x 54.3 x 1.6 inch

€4,200

Remember

Maria Esmar

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

€3,300

Mystic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.05 x 27.56 x 1 inch

€1,329

Nomads of the rainforest

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 72 x 1.5 inch

€2,067

Vertical city

Dam Domido

Painting . 120 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€2,700

Spacewalk XIV.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 35.3 x 25.2 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.9 x 9.9 x 0 inch

€150

Shambala

Max Yaskin

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

€1,350

Multicolored motion

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€3,900

Everything is changing

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0 inch

€5,900

Inside and out

Maria Esmar

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

€5,900

Dream a little bigger

Maria Esmar

Painting . 120 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€5,500

A life in colour

Maria Esmar

Painting . 70 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,300

Impulse 2202

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€3,500

Sans titre

Yang Liming

Painting . 75 x 60 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 inch

€7,500

Dramatic landscapes

Maria Esmar

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

€5,500

Another day

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch

€3,300

La magie de la vie

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€3,900

Reflections

Maria Esmar

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

€2,800

Breathing Mountain

Antonino Puliafico

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

€1,750

Meditation

Maria Esmar

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

€700

The deep blue sea

Maria Esmar

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

€700

Yesterday

Maria Esmar

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

€700

Dervisci Rotanti

Antonino Puliafico

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

€2,000 €1,560

Unexplored 6.

Petr Strnad

Painting . 27.5 x 19.4 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.8 x 7.6 x 0 inch

€140

Voyage

Maria Esmar

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

€600

Dance like no one is watching

Maria Esmar

Painting . 170 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting . 66.9 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€5,900

E pluribus unum

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 190 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 74.8 x 0 inch

€5,800

Stars inside

Saverio Filioli Uranio

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

€690

Oil abstract painting "Hot August"

Tetyana S.

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

€469

Moment of silence | Modern Textured Abstract Nature Artwork

Olga Mozul

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.4 inch

€458

Green: Energetic Vertical Abstract Oil Artwork with Lush Hues

Ekaterina Dutkevich

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.7 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch

€477

Universe: Abstract Acrylic Artwork - Soothing Blue & Beige Tones, Modern Home Decor, Expressive Canvas Art

Jane Ti

Painting . 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€412

Claim 185

Mark Hellbusch

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

€650

Claim 181

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Layers of Silence

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€687 €550

Premonition of Spring: Contemporary Abstract Artwork | Dynamic Acrylic on Canvas Featuring Lemon Yellow, Sky Blue & Lime Green

Vera Klimova

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

€587

Inner Depth-2

Andrey Visokinsky

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

€733

Colored loop on turquoise background

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

€788

Big Bend

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Melting Mountains

Arturas Lapajevas

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

€4,550

Streamliner

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 121.9 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Decoding Our Last Conversation

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 116.8 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Preaching to the Choir

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 83.8 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 33 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Smoking Pipe

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€950

Circle of Trust

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 132.1 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 52 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Green Mug in the Morning

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€950

Golden Virginia

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Absinthe Man

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Big Cheese

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 81.3 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 32 x 46 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Olmstead Fever Dream

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 116.8 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Sans titre n°186

Laurence Granger

Painting . 152 x 210 x 3 cm Painting . 59.8 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

€15,000

Joy Ride

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 149.9 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€3,667

Momentum Unchained

Leon Devenice

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,200

Hope

Gabriela Román Esnaurrizar

Painting . 30 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€13,440

The Fury and Grace of Lavender

Leon Devenice

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,292

Jesus abstract

Leon Devenice

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

€2,292

Agglomeration Konzentrisch in Rot 1

Friedhard Meyer

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€3,000

Verwerfungen

Friedhard Meyer

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€3,000

No Frills Picnic

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€3,208

Untitled 56

Eva Pacheco

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

€2,500

Joie de vivre, série Libre Abstract - Abstraction expressionniste

Aurélie Jeannin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€250

Splash 51

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Splash 49

Mark Hellbusch

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

€2,500

Claim 100

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,700

RE 14

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 140 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Storm

Andrada Anghel

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

€1,223

First Look

James C. Leonard

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

€7,608

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs II

Christian Manoury

Painting . 155 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 61 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Memories

Alexander Dobrodiy

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

€1,890

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