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.

Paper storm

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€880

Love-hate

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€880

In glareing water

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€1,040

In flowers

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€880

Green line

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€880

G point

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€880

Exit-enter

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€890

Boomerangs

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€880

Blue python

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€880

7 tubes

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€840

City 6

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

Painting . 20 x 28 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€400

City 5

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

Painting . 20 x 28 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€400

City 4

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

Painting . 28 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€400

What's Going On?

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,513

Happy Days

Harrie Sijbers

Painting . 140 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Yellow Shoes

Gina Vor

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

€400

Alfred

Daniel Timko

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€695

Once Too Often

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 29 x 0.1 inch

€4,513

Elegant Lady

Avi Ben Simhon

Painting . 70 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,333

Eclipse

Marco Saporiti

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

€250

Mono - Disjointed reality #1

Kris Haas

Painting . 76.2 x 55.88 x 0.25 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€1,750

Imagination oceanique

Charles Carson

Painting . 61 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 72 x 2 inch

€24,192

Sea life 1

Gina Vor

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

€300

Roadtrip to a Rainbow's End

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 83.8 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 33 x 54 x 0.1 inch

€4,513

Bestest Case Scenario

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 88.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€4,513

Waves

Bebler

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

€1,600

No fair peeking

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 73.7 x 129.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29 x 51 x 0.1 inch

€4,513

Supernova 8

Gina Vor

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

€400

Abstract N 57

Giovanni Daurea

Painting . 90 x 90 x 0.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

€600

Adriatica

Helen She

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Movement

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 30 x 68 cm Painting . 11.8 x 26.8 inch

€500

A Feather in Your Hat

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,513

Three Martini Lunch

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,513

Abstract No. 1 | Abstrait No. 1

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€300

Black Art 13, Abstrait Noir 13

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€150

Apple of My Eye

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,513

Luci Nel Prato

Antonino Puliafico

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

€700

Body Temperature (Framed)

Roberto Fonfria

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

€2,257

Le dragon de feu

Isabelle Marie

Painting . 40 x 50 x 0.01 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€400

Untitled

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 110 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€770

A2206

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€650

Abstract oil painting "Universe"

Nina L.

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

€548

Abstract oil painting - Seaway

Tetyana S.

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

€519

Abstract oil painting with fishes

Leonid K.

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

€275

Abstract oil painting - Fantasy

Leonid K.

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

€235

Abstract oil painting "Garden"

Leonid K.

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

€235

Abstract painting with map of Ukraine

Leonid K.

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

€275

Abstract artwork with Rubik's cube

Leonid K.

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

€369

Etendue spontanée - medium - 13

LN Le Cheviller

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€525

A2009

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€650

Starry sky

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€424

A2007

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€650

Stillness Stays

Bogdana Antoniuk

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

€499

Sky flowers

Saverio Filioli Uranio

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

€85

Piece of sky 5

Saverio Filioli Uranio

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

€70

Sans titre 11

Jean-Charles Millepied

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€550

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

Angel

Daniil Litvinov

Painting . 53 x 69 x 1 cm Painting . 20.9 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch

€225

De dos

Marc Leforestier

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€690

Thank You

Abashidze Marusya

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

€570

Elevate

Karaya Charlotte Baqai

Painting . 122 x 91 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€11,530

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

I want to dive inside

Ludmila Budanov

Painting . 78.7 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 31 x 23 x 2 inch

€722

Study I

Ana Monnaco

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€226

Sans titre n°189

Laurence Granger

Painting . 41 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€550

Turquoise vibes

Dam Domido

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

€490

SCA - 2

Julien Jubault

Painting . 120 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Turbine

Alexander Dobrodiy

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,750

The Wild Blue Yonder

Hal Mayforth

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

€4,513

Shape Transformation

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 95 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Sans titre 17

Arsène Odin

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

€150

With ease of movement (series Dialogue that didn't exist #11)

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 84 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Dreams of Possibilities (series Dialogue that didn't exist #5)

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 84 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Ripple (series Dialogue that didn't exist #4)

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 60 x 84 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

Circulation of life (series Dialogue that didn't exist #3)

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 84 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Meridian of Silence (series Dialogue that didn't exist #2)

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 84 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Red Shaping

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Ink and Blood

Olga Balaeva

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

€722

Forest Lake

Melezhik Olga

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

€900

RE 17

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,400

Path of Least Resistance

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 81.3 x 142.2 x 0 cm Painting . 32 x 56 x 0.01 inch

€4,513

Landscaping on jazz-XCV

Stanislav Bojankov

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

€587

Abstract painting 2038

Sergio Aranda

Painting . 50.3 x 50.3 x 3.6 cm Painting . 19.8 x 19.8 x 1.4 inch

€613

Untitled

Elen Karapetyan

Painting . 151 x 165 x 2 cm Painting . 59.4 x 65 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Whatever, Whenever

Newel Hunter

Painting . 111.8 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 44 x 60 x 0.1 inch

€11,735

Time & Again

Newel Hunter

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 0.1 inch

€11,735

Misfits

Newel Hunter

Painting . 152.4 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 60 x 70 x 0.1 inch

€15,616

Colorful display of affection 1 / Diptych

Nestor Toro

Painting . 121.9 x 182.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 48 x 72 x 0.7 inch

€13,540

Tangled Up In Blue

Nestor Toro

Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 1.8 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.7 inch

€9,027

#12042020

Michael Verlangieri

Painting . 76.2 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 44 x 0.1 inch

€7,181

Blue III

Paulo Gnecco

Painting . 145 x 145 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 57.1 x 1.6 inch

€4,500

Deep Blue Quadrate Abstraction No. 1

Kat Zhivetin

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

€451

Butterfly Effect

Jenny Chandler

Painting . 182.88 x 213.36 x 3 cm Painting . 72 x 84 x 1.2 inch

€30,200

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