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.

Secret Message

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 101.6 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Marin Meets Mabel

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 81.3 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 32 x 42 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Hoodoo Soft-Shoe

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 104.1 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 41 x 28 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Rose Colored Glasses

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,553

The Pleasure's Mine

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,553

Sometimes the Wind Ain't Right

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 106.7 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 42 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Colored Stones

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

RE19

Mark Hellbusch

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

€4,900

Sara

Daniel Timko

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

€600

Now Is Not the Time

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 45.7 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 31 x 0.1 inch

€2,732

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #12092022

Michael Verlangieri

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

€3,647

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #12192022

Michael Verlangieri

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

€3,647

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #12292022,

Michael Verlangieri

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

€3,647

Anthology of Passion

Macha Poynder

Painting . 118 x 152.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 46.5 x 60 x 0 inch

€10,366

L'eveil de la nature

Charles Carson

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

€16,390

Motion Sickness

Ethan Newman

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€683

Winter sun

Bill Stone

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

€3,232

Immortal

Ansgar Dressler

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

€4,871

Canvas 118

Cy Seymour

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

€2,413

Flakes

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€2,868

Floating garden

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 0.8 inch

€1,821

Field of Gold

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€2,185

Earth

Suzanne Vaughan

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

€1,530

Cascading Green

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€1,821

Sudden reflections

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 1.8 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.7 inch

€2,914

To Do List

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 88.9 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Landscaping on Jazz-XCV

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€900

Figure Noire

Doïna Vieru

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

€3,800

Crooked House

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 45 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Toes in the Turquoise Sea

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 39.4 x 83.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.5 x 33 x 0.1 inch

€2,185

There is light beyond the tears

Flora B

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

€537

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 30 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch

€350

Silence Day

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 110 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€499

Hidden Composition

Hayk Miqayelyan

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

€683 €581

Diptych. Broken life and Imprints of life

Dizlarka

Painting . 34 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 13.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€546

Frozen water - Abstract Expressionism in Indigo, Lavender & Red

Olga Afanasiadi

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

€697

Sans Titrfe 14

Jean-Charles Millepied

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

€550

Small green fog: Ethereal Abstract Artwork in Green & Gold by Kordeliz – Modern Decor Piece

Kordeliz

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

€546

Small yellow fog: Abstract Oil Artwork, Golden Yellow & Deep Green Hues, 40x30 cm

Kordeliz

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

€546 €492

Three blue stripes abstraction No. 2

Kat Zhivetin

Painting . 77 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 30.3 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€637

Le baiser, l'oiseau et l'étreinte

Isabelle Janier

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

€475

Piece of sky 2

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 21.6 x 14 x 0.2 cm Painting . 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch

€60

Ange II

Jérôme Chiarodo

Painting . 146 x 97 x 1.8 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.7 inch

€5,500

Spring on the horizon

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

€400

Them That Hills

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 106.7 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 42 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Echoes of a Lonesome Smile

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 42 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

ZDZ1174

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting . 80 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Green Memory

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 70 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,050

Kiss and Tell

Anita Clearfield

Painting . 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Painting . 10 x 8 x 0.5 inch

€501

Sans titre 19

Arsène Odin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€150

Zug der Narren 1 - Train des fous 1

Hans Mendler

Painting . 70 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

After meeting

Melezhik Olga

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

€890

Siluets

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Unia nebula

Tiffani Buteau

Painting . 76.2 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 10 x 0.8 inch

€614

Dreaming

Floria Rey

Painting . 91 x 175 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.8 x 68.9 x 0 inch

€3,600

RT45

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Never a Dull Moment

Newel Hunter

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

€5,418

Fallen

Newel Hunter

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

€4,644

In Celebration

Newel Hunter

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

€4,234

Like Tomorrow Never Comes

Newel Hunter

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

€4,826

Like-Minded Diptych

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€5,190

Goods and Services

Newel Hunter

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

€4,780

Wild pink

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

RT42

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Amour

Charles Carson

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

€16,390

Exploratation

Karen Hale

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

€4,234

Canvas 087

Cy Seymour

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

€2,458

Over & under

Newel Hunter

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

€4,052

Komposition 76/02

Ernst Wolf

Painting . 22 x 27 x 1 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€650

RT41

Anouck Botteron

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

€3,000

Africa

Joaquim Falcó

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€575

BW 21

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€510

A2608

Thierry Benzaid

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

€400

Crush

Javier Gonzales Briseño

Painting . 73 x 72 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch

€514

Melting

Tomo Sakurai

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

€500

RE 21

Mark Hellbusch

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

€690

La profondeur

Clarisse Noël

Painting . 37 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 14.6 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€150

Sans titre (1)

Marie Pernet

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

€450

The Shape of Motion

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€592

Golden hour in a forest 16.30

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€499

Golden hour in a forest 17:00

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€499

Sans titre n°227

Laurence Granger

Painting . 89 x 62 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,500

Floración

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 76 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€470

Polyculture 1. From the series Polyculture

Gregory Robin

Painting . 124.5 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 49 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€6,374

Serenity's embrace

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€210

New beginning 2

Olga Balaeva

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

€728

Xenestela 2. From The Series Xenestela

Fredy Saul Serrano

Painting . 45 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,138

Xenestela 1. From The Series Xenestela

Fredy Saul Serrano

Painting . 45 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,138

Fish de Bird

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€1,100

Chestnuts in October

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€995

Two dancing bottles

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€995

Whisky time

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€995

Mars Motel

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 76.2 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

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