Donald Sultan is a distinguished painter, sculptor, and printmaker who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement in New York City.
Sultan has a unique artistic method and innovative approach to traditional subject matter. Known as Abstract Representation, Sultan’s paintings, prints and other art are characterized by the use of geometric black forms set against organic areas of bright color, thus bringing an abstract sensibility to his iconographic images of still life. Throughout his career he has revisited and reinvented still life, using images of lemons, poppies, playing cards, fruits, flowers, and other objects. Sultan’s lemons, a recurrent theme in his artworks, have in fact become an iconic image all over the world.
“All of the images of those dark pictures are really about the architecture in the paintings; they seem so massive and strong and permanent, but nothing is permanent,” Sultan has said. “The image in the front is very fragile, but it conveys the loaded meaning of everything that is contained in the painting.”
Sultan is considered to be at the forefront of contemporary art. Although his paintings are often classified as landscapes and still lifes, Sultan states that they are first and foremost abstracts. Besides paintings, drawings, and sculptures, he has created many editions. Sultan’s prints are unique: he uses specific materials like “flocking” to create expressive and powerful prints that are reminiscent of his forceful paintings. Since his first solo exhibition in 1977, Sultan’s artistic career has progressed rapidly; his works are part of the most prominent public and private collections to be found across the globe.
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(Biography provided by Weng Contemporary — ArtXX AG)
Donald Sultan "Yellow Poppies" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Yellow Poppies Series: Poppies Date: 2018 Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board Unframed Dimensions: 39" x ...
Color, Screen
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Red Poppies I Serigraph, Contemporary, Signed, Edition of 5, 24x24"
By Donald Sultan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sku: RD0017-B Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Red Poppies I Year: 2007 Signed: Yes Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 24 x 24 inches ( 60.96 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 24 x 24 inches ( 60.96 x...
Screen
Five Lemons A Pear and Egg 1994 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Five Lemons A Pear and Egg : Fruits and Flowers Suite 1994 Print - Screen Print Paper size 22.75'' x 21.75'' inches Image size 12" x 12" inches Edition: signed in pencil, titled, d...
Screen
Donald Sultan "Yellows, Dec. 2, 2020" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Yellows, Dec 2, 2020 Date: 2021 Medium: Color silkscreen with over-printed flocking on Rising, 4 ply museum board Unframed Dimensions: 25" x 25" Fr...
Color, Screen
Donald Sultan 'Seven Blues Jan. 24, 2024' - Limited Edition Silkscreen
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan's 'Seven Blues Jan. 24, 2024' is a masterful color silkscreen featuring enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like textures, limited to an edition of 30. Donald Sułtan Seven...
Screen
Four Reds, July 4, 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Four Reds, July 4, 2025 Year: 2025 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper with deckled edges Edition: 75; signe...
Archival Pigment
Donald Sultan "Blacks, Dec. 2, 2020" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Blacks, Dec 2, 2020 Date: 2021 Medium: Color silkscreen with over-printed flocking on Rising, 4 ply museum board Unframed Dimensions: 25" x 25" Fra...
Color, Screen
Donald Sultan "Reds, Dec. 2, 2020" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Reds, Dec 2, 2020 Date: 2021 Medium: Color silkscreen with over-printed flocking on Rising, 4 ply museum board Unframed Dimensions: 25" x 25" Frame...
Color, Screen
Mimosa, April 12, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Mimosa, April 12, 2023 Year: 2023 Medium: Archival pigment ink print on 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil ...
Archival Pigment
Blue Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
Screen
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
Red Poppies, Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Donald Sultan (1951) Title: Red Poppies Year: 2012 Medium: Silkscreen with Tar & Flocking on Museum Board Edition: 10/75, plus proofs Size: 23 x 39 inches Condition: Excellen...
Tar, Screen
Red Trumpet, Signed Minimalist Aquatint Etching by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
One of four prints in Donald Sultan's 2008 portfolio Trumpet March, Red Trumpet is as striking a piece of minimalist art as it is quintessentially Sultan. While often classified as s...
Etching, Aquatint
$15,000
Lantern Flowers, Feb 18, 2012, Huge Hand Signed Screen Print, 45 x 80 in. Framed
By Donald Sultan
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print with enamel inks and white flocking with tar-like texture on 4-ply museum board. Hand initialed, titled and dated by Donald Sultan along left margin. Hand numbered 22/...
Enamel
Big Poppies Silkscreen Print, Signed Edition of 30, 2014, 60.5 in.
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
'Big Poppies', 2014 Donald Sultan Silkscreen print 60.5 x 60.5 in. / 153 x 153 cm. Edition of 30, Signed by the Artist ‘Big Poppies’ is a portfolio consisting of three striking prin...
Screen
$6,295
Donald Sultan, Signed, Abstract Floral, Bright, Yellow Poppies, Aug 17, 2022
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Yellow Poppies, Aug 17, 2022 Portfolio: 2022 Poppies Portfolio Medium: Silkscreen with overprinted flocking on 4-ply Rising Museum Board Date: 2022 Editi...
Screen
Aqua Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Aqua Poppies Year: 2021 Medium: Painted aluminum on polished aluminum base Edition: 25; signature, title, date, and edition number incised on base (in or...
Mixed Media
Wallflowers, Pop Art Screenprint by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
A stunning blue screenprint of “Wallflowers” by Contemporary Master Donald Sultan, which can only be described as minimalist, with flair. Hand-signed and numbered from the edition of...
Screen
$2,960Sale Price|20% Off
Playing Cards (10 of Hearts) Artist Proof Print, Contemporary, 1990s
By Donald Sultan
Located in Vancouver, CA
Donald Sultan Playing Card Prints - Artist Proofs (APs) We are excited to offer a rare collection of Artist Proof (AP) prints from Donald Sultan's acclaimed playing card series. Lim...
Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil, Aquatint
Untitled from Wallflowers Series
By Donald Sultan
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Donald K. Sultan (b. 1951) Untitled, from Wallflowers Screenprint in colors on wove paper, 2008 24-1/4 x 21-5/8 inches (61.6 x 54.9 cm) (sheet) Ed. 53/190 Initialed, numbered, date...
Screen
$5,895
Donald Sultan Abstract Flower Silkscreen Print, Signed, 2022, White Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: White Poppies, Aug 17, 2022 Portfolio: 2022 Poppies Portfolio Medium: Silkscreen with overprinted flocking on 4-ply Rising Mus...
Screen
Reds and Black August 20, 2020
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Reds and Black August 20, 2020 Year: 2020 Medium: Silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and tarlike texture on Rising 4-ply Museum Board Sheet: 44 x 84...
Screen
Lantern Flowers BLACK AND WHITE, OCT 4, 2017
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Silkscreen Black and White Lantern Flowers with Flocking
Screen
$2,168
Pears
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan (American, born 1951) Title: Pears Year: 1989 Medium: Color silkscreen and lithograph Edition: Numbered 87/125 in pencil Paper: Arches 88 Image size: 12 x 12 inches paper size: 22 x 23 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher : Parasol Editions Press L.T.D. Portland, Oregon. Condition: Excellent Frame: Framed in a custom wooden maple frame, with fabric bevel and matting. Description: From the suite, Fruits Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and print maker, well-known for large-scale still life paintings and the use of industrial materials such as tar, enamel, spackle and vinyl tiles. He has been exhibiting internationally in prominent museums and galleries, and his works are included in important museum collections all over the globe. Donald Sultan rose...
Screen
Red Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
Screen
Monarchs, January 24, 2006
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Monarchs, January 24, 2006” Serigraph on Paper 22-color silkscreen with tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board Edition 46 of 75 Signed, titled, dated and initialed by artist Donald...
Screen
$4,000
Donald Sultan, Yellow Roses, Screenprint, signed/N, 70/100, hand made wood frame
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan Yellow Roses, 1992 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Pencil signed, titled, dated March 9, 1992 and numbered 70/100 by Donald Sultan on th...
Screen
Yellow Wall Poppy, Oct 15, 2024
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with acrylic polyurethane paint and black flock
Metal
Donald Sultan "Mimosa with Orange, April 24, 2024" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Mimosa with Orange, April 24, 2024 Series: Mimosas Date: 2024 Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks and sand on 4-ply museum board Unframed Dim...
Enamel
Yellow Mimosa with Blue
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by the artist in 2024, Yellow Mimosa with Blue is a screenprint in colors with enamel inks and sand on museum board. Measuring 22 x 22 in. (56 x 56 cm), unframed, the artwork...
Printer's Ink, Screen
BLACK LEMON ON WHITE, JULY 24 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
This piece is unframed.
Enamel
Poles and Cypresses
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Poles and Cypresses Woodcut printed in black, 1982 Unsigned From: Tramp Picture series "The printer was Claude Jinchat at Imprimerie Arnéra, Vallauris. The set was published by Blum ...
Linocut
Mimosas, October 2, 2006
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Donald Sultan (b. 1951) is an important painter, sculptor, and printmaker, who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement. He’s known for his monumental...
Screen
Donald Sultan 'Seven Silvers Jan. 24, 2024' - Limited Edition Silkscreen
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan's 'Seven Silvers Jan. 24, 2024' is a masterful color silkscreen featuring enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like textures, limited to an edition of 30. Donald Sułtan Seve...
Screen
Donald Sultan, Visual Poetics Screenprint, Contemporary, Signed
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Visual Poetics Portfolio: Visual Poetics Medium: Screenprint Date: 1998 Edition: 170/395 Frame Size: 23" x 23" Sheet Size: 16 1/4" x 16 1/4" Signature: H...
Screen
Blues and Black August 20, 2020
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Blues and Black August 20, 2020 Year: 2020 Medium: Silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and tarlike texture on Rising 4-ply Museum Board Sheet: 44 x 8...
Screen
$16,500
Lantern Flowers Red, Feb 17, 2012, Huge Hand Signed Screen Print, 42x78" Framed
By Donald Sultan
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print with enamel inks and black flocking with tar-like texture on 4-ply museum board. Hand initialed, titled and dated by Donald Sultan along left margin. Hand numbered 9/1...
Enamel
Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, Flower, 1990 is a color silkscreen and lithograph on Arches 88 paper, by artist Donald Sultan (American, b. 1951) It is hand signed and numbered 31/125 in pencil by the artist. It was published by Parasol Editions Press L.T.D. Portland, Oregon. From the suite,Fruits. It is beautifully framed in a wood maple custom frame, with bevel and fabric matting. Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and print maker, well-known for large-scale still life paintings and the use of industrial materials such as tar, enamel, spackle and vinyl tiles. He has been exhibiting internationally in prominent museums and galleries, and his works are included in important museum collections all over the globe. Donald Sultan rose...
Lithograph, Screen
Mimosa with Green, Jan 25, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Mimosa with Green, Jan 25, 2023 Year: 2023 Medium: Archival pigment ink print on 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 100; signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
Archival Pigment
$3,639Sale Price|20% Off
Donald Sultan "Yellow Roses" - Framed Contemporary Abstract Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in New Orleans, LA
Donald Sultan Yellow Roses, April from Fruit and Flowers II, 1992 Color Screenprint Signed in Pencil, DS and 34/100 Printed by Watanabe Studio, Brooklyn Published by Parasol Press, L...
Screen
Black Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 23/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
Screen
Seven Blues, Jan 24, 2024
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Seven Blues, Jan 24, 2024 Year: 2024 Medium: Silkscreen in colors with enamel inks and tart like texture on 4-ply Museum Board Sheet: 58 x 58 in (147 × ...
Screen
Donald Sultan Screenprint Signed, Contemporary, 2008, Wallflower 26
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Wallflower 26 Portfolio: Wallflowers Medium: Screenprint on paper Date: 2008 Edition: 106/190 Frame Size: 29 3/8" x 26 3/4" Sheet Size: 24 1/4" x 21 1/2"...
Paper, Screen
$2,960Sale Price|20% Off
Playing Cards (9 of Clubs) Artist Proof Print, Contemporary, 1990s
By Donald Sultan
Located in Vancouver, CA
Donald Sultan Playing Card Prints - Artist Proofs (APs) We are excited to offer a rare collection of Artist Proof (AP) prints from Donald Sultan's acclaimed playing card series. Lim...
Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil, Aquatint
$2,800
Donald Sultan 'Fish' (From Fruit and Flowers), Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Rafael, CA
Donald Sultan (American, b. 1951) "Fish (From Fruit and Flowers Portfolio)" 1990 Screenprint in colors on Arches 88 paper Pencil initialed, titled, and dated left of image Edition 61...
Lithograph
Silver Poppies, Aug 17, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
Screen
Donald Sultan -- Wallflower 31
By Donald Sultan
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Donald Sultan Wallflower 31, 2008 Edition: 35/190 Sheet Size: 54.7 x 61.5 cm Image Size: 34.3 x 40.5 cm Signed right margin and numbered low left Printed and Published: Har-El, Print...
Lithograph
Silver Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
Screen
Fruit and Flowers Series: 10 Screen Prints on Arches Paper, 1990s
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
'Fruit and Flowers Series' (Group of 10), 1990's Donald Sultan Screen prints in colors on Arches paper 22 x 22 in. / 56 x 56 cm. Edition of 125, Signed by the artist The specific in...
Archival Paper, Screen
Donald Sultan "Mimosa with Red, April 24, 2024" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Mimosa with Red, April 24, 2024 Series: Mimosas Date: 2024 Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks and sand on 4-ply museum board Unframed Dimens...
Enamel
White Poppies, Aug 17, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
Screen
Red Poppies, Aug 17, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
Screen
Six Black Poppies, 2021
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and over printed flocking on Somerset 500 gsm Satin Radiant White with deckle edges. Edition of 60
Ink, Satin Paper
Blue and Yellow Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Blue and Yellow Poppies Year: 2023 Medium: Shaped aluminum with stainless steel centers, powder coated, mounted on polished stainless steel base Editio...
Mixed Media
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
Black Tulips and Vase Silkscreen Print, Signed, Edition of 50, 2014
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
'Black Tulips and Vase', 2014 Donald Sultan Silkscreen print 46.1 x 46.1 in. / 117 x 117 cm. Edition of 50, Signed by the Artist 'Black Tulips and Vase', Feb 26, 2014 is part of Sul...
Screen
Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011 Silkscreen with hand applied black Silica on Sauders Waterford paper, 410gm hot press 38 x 38 inches edition of 75 Prin...
Screen
Mimosa, Sept 29, 2021
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Mimosa, Sept 29, 2021 Year: 2021 Medium: Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply Museum Board Sheet: 42 x 42 inches (107 x 107 cm) Edit...
Screen
$23,200Sale Price|20% Off
Fruit & Flowers Series: Set of 6 Screen Prints on Arches Paper, 1990s
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
'Fruit and Flowers Series' (Group of 6), 1990's Donald Sultan Screen prints in colors on Arches paper 22 x 22 in. / 56 x 56 cm. Edition of 125, Signed by the artist The specific inf...
Archival Paper, Screen
Blue Poppies Sculpture - Abstract Expressionist, Painted Aluminum
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
'Blue Poppies', 2015 Donald Sultan Painted Aluminum on Polished Aluminum base 24.4 x 24 x 3 in. / 62 x 61 x 8 cm. Edition of 25, Signed by the artist The specific information regard...
Metal
Six Red Poppies, 2021
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and over printed flocking on Somerset 500 gsm Satin Radiant White with deckle edges. Edition of 60
Ink, Satin Paper
Mimosa, September 29, 2021
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
MIMOSA, SEPT 29, 2021 2021 Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board 42 x 42 inches (107 x 107 cm) Edition of 40 Signed and numbered DONALD SULTAN (b. 1...
Screen