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.

Witness: Haunted Ballrom

Fer Guimerá

Painting . 73 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€2,540

Abstraction XII

Kosta Morr

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€300

Wildflower Season: Vibrant Summer Meadow Large Abstract Artwork, 130x100 cm

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 130 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,084

Puissance vitale

Chrystele Ferron (Nasca)

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

€3,360

Heat Wave

Emily Starck

Painting . 155 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 61 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,400

Fresh Lemonade

Emily Starck

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

€6,500

Eclats d'écume sur papier 16

Joëlle Kem Lika

Painting . 15 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€125

Eclats d'écume sur papier 15

Joëlle Kem Lika

Painting . 15 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€125

Temporalité 1

Annick L'Hostis

Painting . 19 x 19 x 0.8 cm Painting . 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.3 inch

€480

Divine constellations

Barbara Spatuzzi

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

€1,700

After the first step

Francesc Genovés

Painting . 178 x 163 x 2 cm Painting . 70.1 x 64.2 x 0.8 inch

€26,000

Adam and Eve

Anton Kovach

Painting . 90 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,641

Flow state: Golden Yellow & Blue Abstract Figurative Oil Artwork – Contemporary Nude for Modern Interiors

Vera Klimova

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

€2,095

Plastics of emotions 4: Intense Figurative Abstract Artwork | Oil on Canvas with Bold Colors & Emotional Depth

Vera Klimova

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

€2,095

Journey Within

Ketki Fadnis

Painting . 91.4 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 60 x 1 inch

€2,732

Seagulls

Simon Findlay

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

€2,200

Modern Earthscape

Tori Grin

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 inch

€1,366 €1,230

Il pleut des cordes - Série Projections

Clément Ogiela

Painting . 81 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,190

Square in square 5

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€820

Orbe n°30

Oisila Nevoy

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.5 inch

€1,000

Silencio

Pilar Xercavins Casas

Painting . 22 x 16 x 4 cm Painting . 8.7 x 6.3 x 1.6 inch

€1,100

Garden of Memories

Oksana Buryakova (Aksinia)

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

€1,266

Rose, Girl, Tattoo and Hendrix

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

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

€4,500

Golden Hour

Irina Sazonova

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€3,188

Dreaming

Nguyen Quang Huy

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

€4,372

Strawberry Moon

Floria Rey

Painting . 140 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,660

Space Love 2: Ethereal Soft Pink & Peach Abstract Texture Artwork – Serene, Dreamy, Emotional Art

Jane Ti

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

€410

Space Love: Textured Abstract Artwork | Rose, Champagne & Peach Hues | Modern Canvas Art

Jane Ti

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

€410

Olympia-Lipa

Natalie Shiporina

Painting . 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,015

Bad Woman

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,150

Fathers and Children

Andrei Petkevich

Painting . 99.1 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 39 x 1 inch

€3,898

After Sauna

James Gordaneer

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 2 inch

€6,376

Team Bout

James Gordaneer

Painting . 76.2 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 36 x 2 inch

€6,011

Show

James Gordaneer

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 2 inch

€6,011

Two in a Mirror

James Gordaneer

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 2 inch

€6,011

La lista de madona

Astolfo Funes

Painting . 130 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

€4,000

Sirtaki transe

Dimitris Pavlopoulos

Painting . 169.9 x 150.1 x 4.6 cm Painting . 66.9 x 59.1 x 1.8 inch

€4,554

Oil abstract portrait with nude lady

Leonid K.

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

€275

Sensitive elegance

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€250

Warm night

Alexander Dobrodiy

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

€2,100

Le bas-rouge

Fabienne Comte

Painting . 101 x 91 x 5 cm Painting . 39.8 x 35.8 x 2 inch

€3,400

Ophélie à Pompei - Portrait de femme

Isabelle Janier

Painting . 21 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€475

Nude woman

Peter Tovpev

Painting . 85 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€415

The model

Peter Tovpev

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

€415

Nude

Peter Tovpev

Painting . 85 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€415

Two girls

Peter Tovpev

Painting . 85 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€415

Au réveil - Portrait de femme

Isabelle Janier

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

€475

A Dance with the Light On

Reanna Emanouel

Painting . 77 x 74 x 9 cm Painting . 30.3 x 29.1 x 3.5 inch

€13,000

Diptyque_1886_serie Journal

Marie Renaud

Painting . 65 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€850

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