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.

Peace Elephant Blue Sunrise

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting . 68 x 53 x 0.5 cm Painting . 26.8 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

€8,500

Imagine All the Colours - Abstraction Concrète 176

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4.4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.7 inch

€1,600

Feu et eau

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€950

Whispers of the Earth

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,194

Ocean Without A Shore

Omar Obaid

Painting . 90 x 250 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 98.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,097

Inner Garden - III

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€900 €810

Axis of Reflection

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 80 x 140 x 0.2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,353

The parrot

Kane Mclay

Painting . 185 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 72.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,990

The Temple in Kyoto: Vibrant Textured Oil Landscape on Canvas

Anna Privaloff

Painting . 79 x 118 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.1 x 46.5 x 0 inch

€3,144

Fresh Summer Morning: Evocative Abstract Blooming Landscape Artwork for Modern Interiors | Acrylic & Pastel on Canvas

Kateryna Malomuzh

Painting . 130 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€1,074 €966

Beyond Familiar Ground

Viktoria Ganhao

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

€900

A Promise to Tread More Lightly

Christopher Rainham

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

€2,316

Les Poissons Rêvent en Couleurs

Autonne

Painting . 122 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€4,840

Golden Bosphorus

Chelsea Davine

Painting . 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,200

L’heure bleue

Yichao Sun

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

€7,500

Hello Mexico

Stom500

Painting . 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€950

Keeping silence

Galya Popova

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

€2,080

Ruby Shore

Andrew Kinmont

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

€1,853

Sakura Blush

Alex Senchenko

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

€1,950

Prussian Blue 14

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Man and birds

Zhivko Mutafchiev

Painting . 95 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,499

Echoes of Gold | Emerald Terracotta Abstract Artwork

KatriTa

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€1,534

Playa as Polas-3

Julien Jubault

Painting . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,850

And one more time with feeling

Andrew Weir

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

€2,300

Confrontation | Psychological Abstract Expressionist Artwork

Elena F-Popova

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

€902 €812

Summer reflections

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.8 x 28.3 x 0 inch

€1,100

Memory Bike

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting . 75 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,706

Summer Vibes

Gloria Feijóo

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

A couple minutes

Ritchelly Oliveira

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

€7,500

Absentia

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 55 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,500

ST20240822

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 85 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Warm Air: Serene Minimalist Abstract Acrylic Canvas, 100x85 cm

Helen Zuskina

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

€1,398

Fresh Bloom

Daria Borisova

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,083

White clouds: Minimalist Pastel Sky and Cloud Abstraction

Jane Ti

Painting . 60 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,173

Behing the color 6 | Magenta Black Abstract Expressionist Artwork

Olga Balaeva

Painting . 90 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€902

Ode à la vie 3

Yaki Li

Painting . 70 x 48 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Deux oiseaux

David Jamin

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€2,300

France

Jaber El Mahjoub

Painting . 91 x 74 x 2 cm Painting . 35.8 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

€850

Accord – huile sur toile

lucia diris

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€680

Maître oiseau

Antony Squizzato

Painting . 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€2,247

My Garden 5

Peny Manavi

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

€2,000

Eau et fusain 4

LN Le Cheviller

Painting . 80 x 120 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,450

Une autre histoire

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,150

Les oiseaux bleus

Charlotte Abecassis

Painting . 60 x 42 cm Painting . 23.6 x 16.5 inch

€1,800

Visage bleu

Bengt Lindström

Painting . 120 x 85 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

€8,000

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

€902

Falling Leaves

Grant Leier

Painting . 60 x 61 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 24 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Couleurs d’Automne

Aude De Voc

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

€1,500

Garden

Aram Yengibaryan

Painting . 98 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 38.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Trypique, pic et pic

Thierry Robert

Painting . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€870

Between Light and Bloom: Large Abstract Floral Oil Artwork in Soft Pink and Crimson

Marina Kozyr

Painting . 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€992

Morning

Viacheslav Kaidash

Painting . 80 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.5 x 1 inch

€1,000

Hold Onto The Feeling / Red Grey Turquoise Yellow

Simon Findlay

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

€2,200

Chaos of dissolution

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 85 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,400

Journey of Color. Triptych: Dynamic Blue, Green & Gold Abstract Triptych | Contemporary Art for Modern Interiors

Kordeliz

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,173

Africa. Pintado

Ljubow Jung

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

€2,339

Breath of the Elements: Original Textured Mixed Media Abstract Artwork on Wood, Contemporary Neutral Gold and Silver Wall Decor for Modern Homes

Irene Peysakhova

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

€1,128

Holiday Vibes

Kirsten Jackson

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

€2,900

Paysages de Chine 33

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,400 €1,260

Melodia plástica

David Barbero Domeño

Painting . 54 x 73 cm Painting . 21.3 x 28.7 inch

€900

Birds

Konstantin Filimonov

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

€2,700

Full moon

Olga Ponomarenko

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

€812

Emerald Harmony

Beatha Theonest

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Pastel Dreams 3

Gina Vor

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

€800

Purple

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,263

Neige incandescente

Victoria Stagni

Painting . 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Up and down

Kev Munday

Painting . 75 x 75 x 4 cm Painting . 29.5 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,400

De jour comme de nuit

Marta Grassi

Painting . 145 x 145 x 0.2 cm Painting . 57.1 x 57.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,400

Red bird

Galya Popova

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

€960

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Jérôme Mesnager

Painting . 60 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

Tropical Bliss

Sreya Gupta

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,000

Intuitive Balance

Sophie Mangelsen

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

€1,700

Anima della selva (diptyc)

Lorena Fonsato

Painting . 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€680

Lake on fire

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 80 x 177.8 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 70 x 0.8 inch

€3,518

Floating Light

Anush Emiryan

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

€1,037

Chromatic Improvisation: Large Colorful Abstract Oil Artwork, Textured Red, Blue, and Yellow Modern Wall Decor

Olga Blere

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€992

December IV

H-Nguyen

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

€840

Scroll of the Ringing Voice of Persimmon | Traditional Chinese Persimmon Scroll Artwork

Umesei

Painting . 88.5 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting . 34.8 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€2,165

Gathering Behind the Arches

Harutyun Aghajanyan

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

€541

Coastal Veil of Light – Contemporary Coastal Abstract Painting

Tatiana Malinovscaia

Painting . 90 x 120 x 0.2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,236 €1,112

Limitless II

Omar Obaid

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

€2,560

Earthen Embrace

Alex Senchenko

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

€2,194

Agglomération des couleurs

Âme Sauvage

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

€1,000

Qui dit cul Diverge 2

Samuel Perche

Painting . 70 x 48 x 0.4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch

€1,200

Indigo’s first

Flora B

Painting . 101 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,499

Spirit of the forest

Anastacia Kevich

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,353

Do You Believe, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Christel Haag

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1 inch

€1,308

Mésange bleue

Elyo

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

€1,850

Woman with the Raven | Contemporary Realist Artwork in Neutrals and Black

Ger Da

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

€857

Vanishing Beauty VII: Luminous Blue Abstract Artwork with Holographic Foil and Textured Mixed Media

Natalie Egorova

Painting . 53 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 20.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,165

The Inner Light

Svitlana Brazhnikova

Painting . 100 x 97 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 38.2 x 0 inch

€800

The Unhurried Guest

Ara Gasparyan

Painting . 30 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€433 €346

Red Madness 02

Ludovilk Myers

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 1 inch

€1,800

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