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.

Uplifted Chaos

Henrik Gjerstad

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Abstract Wall

Michael Verlangieri

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

€3,620

An unknown world 18 NEW

Geert Lemmers

Painting . 81.3 x 99.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 32 x 39 x 2 inch

€1,437

Solitude is necessary

Sean Hemeon

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

€1,103

Dreaming of Monet,

Nancy McIntyre

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

€2,341

Adim and Eve

Andrei Petkevich

Painting . 114.3 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 29 x 1 inch

€2,151

Frozen Dreams

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,171

Gaus-Melville

Pedro Carrasco Garijo

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

€2,000

The Blue Morpho Butterfly

Wendy Smith

Painting . 86.1 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 33.9 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€1,687

Poppies

Theresa Vandenberg Donche

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

€1,342

Arriaga Theater

Antonio Chaves

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

€3,500

Summer Without Plans: Dynamic Abstract Artwork | Vibrant Pink, Turquoise, Green, Coral | Ideal for Modern Interiors

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 100 x 145 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch

€1,076

# Jaune, 18

Marc Leforestier

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

€1,120

Abstract oil painting - Surf

Nina L.

Painting . 120 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€739

Mid Century Abstract Geometric Study In Polymerised Macro-Molecular

Paul H Saffre

Painting . 40 x 32.5 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.8 x 1.2 inch

€620

Floral movement-8

Gregg Simpson

Painting . 86.4 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 34 x 40 x 1 inch

€4,534

Everywhere No. 2021004

Cheryl Johnson

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.3 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 0.5 inch

€5,049

Cocacola 2

JOSE VIAS GRANADOS

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

€500

Diptych The Space Between Two States: Dynamic Abstract Duo in Black, Teal, Beige

Daria Vergina

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,627

Light Fading in the Branches | Earth Tone Abstract Acrylic Artwork

PUGMATIK

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

€1,718

Ocean Silent Dance: Contemporary Abstract Artwork in Serene Aqua & Teal

Natalia Sysoeva

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

€904

Sans-titre bleu

Tania Carrara

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

€1,100

Timeleap XVI

Minseok Kang

Painting . 50 x 72.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 28.6 x 1 inch

€2,200

Les ailes du désir

Marie-Laure Romanet Prin

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

€840

Esfumato

Rosa Cruz

Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€500 €400

Serie Gris

Antonio Vargas

Painting . 61 x 48 cm Painting . 24 x 18.9 inch

€500

This is the world of a happy you #2

Helen Burkova

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

€841

Hoopoe

Irina Sazonova

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€904

Playa as Polas-4

Julien Jubault

Painting . 120 x 110 x 0.01 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€2,100

Laguna Madre

Sam Soles

Painting . 45.7 x 91.4 x 7.6 cm Painting . 18 x 36 x 3 inch

€1,959

My Orange Sky

Qais Alsindy

Painting . 213.4 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 84 x 84 x 2 inch

€16,181

Rhapsody of a summer dream

Alla Grande

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

€2,400

Yeti Rattle

Matthew Dibble

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 2 inch

€2,124

Earth Memory I: Dynamic Textured Abstract Artwork, Oxidized Reds & Earth Tones

Natalie Egorova

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

€2,170

Safe harbour

Susan C

Painting . 53.5 x 53.5 x 4 cm Painting . 21.1 x 21.1 x 1.6 inch

€1,140

Into the Horizon

Vian Borchert

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

€2,260

Coral Reef

Victoria Kloch

Painting . 66 x 182.9 x 7.6 cm Painting . 26 x 72 x 3 inch

€1,085

Poésie 4

Luc Andrieux

Painting . 140 x 140 x 3.8 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.5 inch

€2,352

One

Alfredo Pizzi

Painting . 160 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€1,300

Lavender Storm

Seyran Gasparyan

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

€1,356

Emerald Meander

Sean Knipe

Painting . 101.6 x 203.2 x 10.2 cm Painting . 40 x 80 x 4 inch

€6,780

Revolution

Eliana Sá

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

€1,300

Colectivo 2

Victoria Río Hermoso

Painting . 98 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Sans titre n°013

Laurence Granger

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

€900

And All at Once

Wietzie Gerber

Painting . 50 x 50 x 4.6 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.8 inch

€1,537

H3#2023

Stephan Laplanche

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Paradis

Emily Starck

Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 31 x 1 inch

€1,672

Conscience

Ana Costov

Painting . 50 x 39.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,311

Velvet Illusion

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,171

Violatte viloes

Tanya Silva

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

€750

Think pink

Inez Froehlich

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

€2,400

Infinite Energy (Metaphysics series)

Menkiv Anatoliy

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

€515

Diana

Daniel Timko

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

€855

The forehead cries

Kiril Kolev

Painting . 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€450

Fleeting Moments: Vibrant Deep Blue Abstract Artwork, Expressive Acrylic on Canvas, Art Investment, Modern Decor

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 82 x 82 x 2 cm Painting . 32.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,130

January Contemplation

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting . 120 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch

€1,300

Mistery 3

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

I Dreamt Big

Jocelyn Teng

Painting . 152.4 x 101.6 x 4.44 cm Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.7 inch

€3,400

Famille de Butterfly Hill

Sourena Parhizkar

Painting . 35 x 27 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,300

Sir Bastian

Christian Büffel

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Autumn fire 2

Reiner Heidorn

Painting . 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,412

Outside The Rain

Niki Stearman

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.3 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.3 inch

€3,164

Talking About Love

Beata Kmita

Painting . 90 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch

€9,047

Territorio Desconocido 9

Joaquín Lara

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

€1,200

Aggregate #20 (Large Abstract Contemporary Painting)

G. Campbell Lyman

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1 inch

€4,438

Heavenly and earthly 3: Vibrant Abstract Textured Artwork in Aqua, Coral & Golden Hues | Ideal for Contemporary Interiors

Vera Klimova

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

€814

Impresiones II

M Villanueva

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

€2,500

Terra nova

Hugo Leboeuf

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Turbulence,

Vibha Kapur

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 4.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,961

Reverberation, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Sara Gardner

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

€1,195

Light Within / Series Color and Silence: Exquisite Abstract Artwork for Modern Interiors | Cream, Gold & Blue Aesthetic

Helen Zuskina

Painting . 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,175

Gathered Light | Textured Abstract Expressionist Artwork in Beige, Dusty Pink and Espresso Brown

Viktoria Daneva

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

€895

The Lines That Gave Support

Julia Shilo

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

€768

Abstraction Concrète 18

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,200

The essence of life

Ella Prakash

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

€7,500

Monet Talks - Abstraction Concrète 122

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,400

Mistery 2

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

Contemporary French Abstract Expressionist

Christian Manoury

Painting . 25 x 27 x 0.2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Composition

Pierre Mantra

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

€3,250

Frames l

Sofia Barroso

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,036

Sea foam 6

Anna Peserico

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

€900

Ancient Symbols

James C. Leonard

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

€5,605

Abstract 2542

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,292 €1,833

Stick: Nature 1

Peter Nottrott

Painting . 80 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,490

«19?15» - 1

Senia Baloyan

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

€633

Dog lives here

Josee Graybill

Painting . 76 x 91 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

From chaos to harmony

Olga Afanasiadi

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€859

The Emotional Creation #311

Carla Sá Fernandes

Painting . 89.9 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,815

Les illusions

Hugo Leboeuf

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

€1,100

Yellow Green Composition

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€859

Some like it pink

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€980

Coup de foudre

Annemarie Laffont

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3.7 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.5 inch

€450

Wisdom in Blue

Ashley Irizarry

Painting . 22.86 x 17.78 x 2 cm Painting . 9 x 7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

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