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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.

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Painting, Untitled, Hayduk Smbatyan

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€400 €360

Painting, Scriptures, Gotcha Gaios

Scriptures

Gotcha Gaios

Painting . 64 x 42 cm Painting . 25.2 x 16.5 inch

€750

Painting, Red and Grey, Menkiv Anatoliy

Red and Grey

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Inception, Ella Prakash

Inception

Ella Prakash

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€7,800

Painting, Untitled, Hayduk Smbatyan

Untitled

Hayduk Smbatyan

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€400

Painting, Within Chaos, Vlas Ayvazyan

Within Chaos

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€273

Painting, Liebelei, Christel Haag

Liebelei

Christel Haag

Painting . 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11 x 15 x 1 inch

€301

Painting, Happiness, Gotcha Gaios

Happiness

Gotcha Gaios

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

€700

Painting, The surreal, Gotcha Gaios

The surreal

Gotcha Gaios

Painting . 118 x 33 cm Painting . 46.5 x 13 inch

€700

Painting, Sea, Menkiv Anatoliy

Sea

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 120 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Splash 43, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 43

Mark Hellbusch

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

€790

Painting, Blue Swan, Monica Tangen

Blue Swan

Monica Tangen

Painting . 50.8 x 76.2 x 4 cm Painting . 20 x 30 x 1.6 inch

€350

Painting, Spring-I, Stanislav Bojankov

Spring-I

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€450

Painting, Univers, Yvonne Benasser

Univers

Yvonne Benasser

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

€390

Painting, The rise, Amogh Katyayan

The rise

Amogh Katyayan

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

€820