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.

I Kid You Not2024

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Sans titre 20

Arsène Odin

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

€150

The Remaining Light

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,553

Sunny Side

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 121.9 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

If There Were Gods, I knew Them Not

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,553

The Thrill of It All

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 91.4 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 36 x 42 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Evening

Menkiv Anatoliy

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

€990

Bold Shapes

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Harmony in Chaos

Sergey Khachatryan

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

€4,371

Puntas Nevadas

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 57 x 53 x 1 cm Painting . 22.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

€503

Garden of Joy 33

Veronica Vilsan

Painting . 154.9 x 198.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 61 x 78 x 1 inch

€4,457

Looky Here

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 83.8 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 33 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Agua Dulce

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 76 x 62 x 1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

€603

Formen 1

Osse Müller

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,540

Azur

Daniel Timko

Painting . 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€525

Minerva Euro Eyes over Blue

Carlos Pun Art

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,184

Ghost of a Chance

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 96.5 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 38 x 45 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

It Walks Among Us

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 106.7 x 83.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 42 x 33 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

B&W III

Rudolf Wiesinger

Painting . 64 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.2 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€350

Seascape N°33

Jian-Chung Tan

Painting . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€550

In early spring (A closer look)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 124.5 x 86.4 x 1.8 cm Painting . 49 x 34 x 0.7 inch

€4,161

Emerald Panorama (Gold intrusions)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 127 x 83.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 50 x 33 x 0.7 inch

€5,509

The Closer I Get

Lisa H Ridabock

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

€774

The moon light

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 119.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,723

Auturm

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 79.8 x 84.8 x 3 cm Painting . 31.4 x 33.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,732

Spring sunshine

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 99.8 x 179.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.3 x 70.8 x 2 inch

€4,357

Lottery winner

Leon Devenice

Painting . 101.6 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 45 x 1 inch

€2,313

Untitled

Ethan Newman

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

€683

The bales of timothy

Bill Stone

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

€5,554

The fields of timothy

Bill Stone

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

€5,554

Timothy's dreaming

Bill Stone

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

€5,554

Rising

Bill Stone

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

€5,554

Snapdragon

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€4,416

Tipping point

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€4,416

Slade tree

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Lush

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Breaking point

Bill Stone

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

€4,416

Seeing red

Bill Stone

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

€4,416

Eggplant

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Down and out

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Out of control

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Siblings 4

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Turbulence

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Siblings 3

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Flinch 6

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Roundhouse

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Leaf Eddy

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

Towers

Bill Stone

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

€4,143

376 The sea near Sorrento

Anne B Schwartz

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

€4,553

407 Cliff Houses Near Amalfi

Anne B Schwartz

Painting . 114.3 x 106.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 45 x 42 x 1.5 inch

€4,644

Smile or scream? (A065)

Atom Hovhanesyan

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

€47,349

Spring dance (60-120cm)

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 59.7 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting . 23.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,786

Ice on fire

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 80 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47 x 0.8 inch

€1,748

Abstract expression-8

Anand Manchiraju

Painting . 69.9 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.5 x 19.5 x 1 inch

€1,821 €1,639

Recouvrement N° 11

Jean-Marc Teillon

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

€2,800

Pink Paradise

Bebler

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

€1,600

August

Inga Makarova

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

€3,600

Evening in the city.

Iryna Kastsova

Painting . 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,870

Trait d'union

Dam Domido

Painting . 50 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€1,550

Pendulum

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 0.75 inch

€473

Catch My Drift?

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 69.9 x 92.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.5 x 36.5 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Fun House

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Consider It Done

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 43 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

What Happened Next

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 47 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

I'm So Glad You Asked

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 78.7 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 47 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Make It Happen

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 74.9 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 44 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Sounds Like a Plan

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,553

Scenery

Gagik Ghazanchyan

Painting . 80 x 125 cm Painting . 31.5 x 49.2 inch

€4,900 €4,312

Morning Mist

KatriTa

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€455

Couleurs #42

LN Le Cheviller

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€580

La Palma

Zsolt Bukta

Painting . 29 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€650

Claim 144

Mark Hellbusch

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

€750

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 29.5 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€250

Stillness Stays

Bogdana Antoniuk

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

€499

Sans Titre 13

Jean-Charles Millepied

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

€550

Campagne 01 - série voyage et paysage abstrait

Isabelle Janier

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

€475

Sans titre, série Franscisco de Goya

Clara Crespin

Painting . 21 x 26 x 2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch

€350

Vibrant essence of spring

Natalya Mougenot

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

€400

Haikus that Leave you Breathless

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 152.4 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 72 x 1.5 inch

€6,428

People in love

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 180 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€7,000

Claim 20

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,320

Claim 21

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€950

Complementary Patterns 8

Tiberiu Soos

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

€790

The Beauty of Abstraction II

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 35 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.5 x 0 inch

€700

The Charming Golden Autumn

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 119.9 x 179.8 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 70.8 x 1.2 inch

€4,371

Red Shaping

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Is There a Contrarian in the House?

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 132.1 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 52 x 32 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Necklace of my soul

Melezhik Olga

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

€890

What's Going On?

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 119.4 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 47 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,553

Madre e hijas

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 75.5 x 39.5 x 2 cm Painting . 29.7 x 15.6 x 0.8 inch

€654

Puente

Francisco Muñoz Tejeida

Painting . 67 x 67 x 8 cm Painting . 26.4 x 26.4 x 3.1 inch

€796

Hope Springs Eternal

Theresa Vandenberg Donche

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

€2,518

Studio (Views & Vantage Points)

Theresa Vandenberg Donche

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

€2,504

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