Donald Sultan Art
American, b. 1951
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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Artist: Donald Sultan
Black Tulips and Vase, April 5 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Black
By Donald Sultan
Located in Zug, CH
Belonging to the famous Flower series, this sculpture is an abstract reinterpretation of still life tradition.
Donald Sultan, Black Tulips and Vase, April 5
Black Tulips and Vase, A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Steel
Yellow Lemon on Black, 2018, Color silkscreen with enamel inks
By Donald Sultan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donald Sultan (Born 1951)
Black Lemon on Yellow, 2018
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board
39 x 39 in.
Edition of 40
Signed by artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Lantern Flowers (Red and Black)Color silkscreen with flocking 2-ply museum board
By Donald Sultan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donald Sultan (Born 1951)
Lantern Flowers (Red and Black), 2017
Color silkscreen with over-printed flocking on Rising, 2-ply museum board
32 x 32 in.
Edition 34 of 50
Signed by artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Color, Screen
BLACK LEMON ON YELLOW, JULY 24 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
This piece is unframed.
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
BLACK LEMON ON SILVER, JULY 24 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
This piece is unframed.
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
Big Yellow Poppies, 2015
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Donald Sultan (born 1951), is one of the leading American contemporary still life artists. He currently lives and works in New York.
Sultan has been given numerous exhibitions dedica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Steel
Red Wall Poppy, Aug 13, 2020
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Red Wall Poppy, Aug 13, 2020
Year: 2020
Medium: Shaped aluminum with powder coat and flocked center
Edition: 30; signature, title, date, and edition numb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
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...
Category
1990s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Two Dogs Pass, Large Four Part Abstract Painting by Donald Sultan 1988
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
A monumental unique painting in four 48 x 48 inch panels by Donald Sultan.
Artist: Donald Sultan, American (1951 - )
Title: Two Dog Pass
Year: January 12th, 1988
Medium: Tar and L...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Latex, Wood, Tar
Visual Poetics
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: 19 1/4" x 19 1/4"
Sheet Size: 16 1/4" x 16 1/4"
Sign...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
French Iris I
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairlawn, OH
French Iris I
Reducutve color woodcut, 1982
Unsigned
Stamped verso “Imprimerie Arnera Archives/Non Signe”
From: Tramp Picture series
"The printer was Claude Jinchat at Imprimerie Arn...
Category
1980s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Linocut
Acanthus 1992 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Acanthus
Print - Screen Print
Paper size 22.75'' x 21.75'' inches
Image size 12" x 12" inches
Edition: signed in pencil, titled, dated and marked 38/125
Donald Sultan
The work of...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Serious Fun at Lincoln Center, signed inscribed orange tree lithographic poster
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan
Serious Fun! at Lincoln Center (Hand Signed, dated and inscribed by Donald Sultan), 1993
Lithographic Poster on heavy wove paper. (hand signed, dated & inscribed)
36 × 24 1/4 in 91.4 × 61.6 cm
Signed, dated 2016 and inscribed on lower right front. Inscription reads as follows:
For Kevin New York 2016
Published by Vera List Program, Lincoln Center
This large, striking limited edition lithographic poster on heavy wove (lithographic) paper was printed in 1993 by the Vera List print program to raise funds for Lincoln Center. The edition is typically unsigned; however, this work is, exceptionally, boldly signed and inscribed in black marker by Donald Sultan in 2016 for the present owner. The inscription reads as follows:
For Kevin New York 2016
Donald Sultan signed...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset
Six Yellow 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
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Ink, Satin Paper
Yellow and Black Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Yellow and Black Poppies
Portfolio: Four Poppies
Medium: Silkscreen with overprinted flocking on 4-ply Rising Museum Board
Dat...
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Red Poppies, Sept. 7, 2022
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald
Title: Red Poppies, Sept. 7, 2022
Date: 2022
Medium: color silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 30"
F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow Poppies, Aug. 17, 2022
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald
Title: Yellow Poppies, Aug. 17,2022
Date: 2022
Medium: color silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 30"...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Ink, Satin Paper
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Ink, Satin Paper
Six Green 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
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Ink, Satin Paper
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
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 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Linocut
Cypresses
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cypresses
Reductive color woodcut in colors, black, green & brown, 1982
Unsigned
From: Tramp Picture series
"The printer was Claude Jinchat at Imprimerie Arnéra, Vallauris. The set w...
Category
1980s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Linocut
Blue Poppies, Sept. 7, 2022
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald
Title: Blue Poppies, Sept. 7, 2022
Series: Poppies
Date: 2022
Medium: Color Silkscreen with Enamel Inks and Flocking on 2-Ply Museum Board
Unframed Dimens...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Donald Sultan -- Wallflower 25, 2008
By Donald Sultan
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Donald Sultan
Wallflower 25, 2008
Edition: 51/190
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...
Category
Early 2000s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph
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: 1/75, plus proofs
Size: 23 x 39 inches
Condition: Excellent...
Category
2010s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Tar, Screen
Yellow Poppies Sept 12, 2013
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Yellow Poppies is a natural companion for Red Poppies, March 21, 2012 and is equally strong installed solo. The multi-layered cropped poppies bleed to the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Peppers
By Donald Sultan
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Donald Sultan
Peppers, 1989
Screenprint
23 x 22 inches
Numbered from the edition of 100 in lower right corner
Titled, signed, and dated by the artist in left margin
Category
1980s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Donald Sultan -- Wallflower 31, 2008
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...
Category
Early 2000s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
French Stacks
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairlawn, OH
French Stacks
Linocut printed in color
Unsigned
Stamped verso “Imprimerie Arnera Archives/Non Signe”
Printer: Jaime Arnera, Vallarius, France (their stamp verso)
Condition: Printed ...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Linocut
Lantern Flowers, Black and Blue from Big Lantern Flowers, 2017
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
This is a screenprint in black and blue with flocking on museum board,
Edition of 30, Signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered PP 3/3, a printer's proof
57.8 x 57.8 inches is th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Acanthus from Fruit and Flowers III
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil recto
Image size is 12 x 12 inches, Framed size is 26 x 25 inches
Published by Parasol Press
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow Roses
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan
Yellow Roses, 1992
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Pencil signed, titled, dated and numbered by Donald Sultan on the front
Frame Included
This work is floated and f...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph
Tulips
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan
Tulips, 1990
Silkscreen on wove paper
23 × 22 inches
Pencil signed, titled and dated and numbered 22/125 on the front margins
Unframed
Richly colored silkscreen of tuli...
Category
1990s Realist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Mimosa, April 12, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Sultan, an internationally recognized artist who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement, is known for elevating the still-life tradition through the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Mimosa with Green, Jan 25, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Sultan, an internationally recognized artist who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement, is known for elevating the still-life tradition through the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Black Roses
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Set of three aquatints on Twinrocker handmade paper. Each initialed, titled and dated in pencil, left margin, and numbered 17/53 in pencil. Printed by I.M.E. Studios, New York. Publi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Aquatint
Black Roses
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Somerset Satin White paper. Initialed and dated in pencil, and titled and numbered 80/100 in pencil. Printed by Watanabe Studio, N...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Color, Screen
Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012 - Red
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald
Title: Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012 - Red
Series: Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012
Date: 2012
Medium: Color silkscreen with o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silkscreen, pencil signed print of Donald Sultan's iconic "Poppy Series," numbered 40/80. Features his signature bright yellows and oranges in a particularly minimalist design.
Category
2010s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Donald Sultan, Gold Flowers, March 3, 2011, Screenprint with Black Silica.
By Donald Sultan
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Donald Sultan
"Gold Flowers, March 3, 2011"
2011; Silkscreen with hand applied Black Silica on Sauders Waterford paper
38 x 38 inches
Edition of 75
Signed
Unframed
The Black Silica a...
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Sultan’s artworks are rich in color and texture. He is known for his iconic, abstract poppy flowers. The poppies are large in scale and overlay a minimal background, often made from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen
Two Pears a Lemon and an Egg by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Hinsdale, IL
DONALD SULTAN
(b. 1951)
Two Pears a Lemon and an Egg
Screenprint in colors on Arches 88 paper, 1994
Sheet Size: 22” x 23”, full margins.
Impression 67...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Poppies Coral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1951 in Asheville, North Carolina, Donald Sultan rose to prominence in the 1980's as a painter and draftsman of subjects such as lemons and flowers. The work of Donald Sultan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Silk
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...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Wallflower 3
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Wallflower 3
Portfolio: Wallflowers
Medium: Screenprint on paper
Date: 2008
Edition: 106/190
Frame Size: 31" x 28 1/2"
Sheet Size: 24 1/4" x 21 1/2"
Sign...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Four Reds, Sept 30 2002
By Donald Sultan
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
For more than thirty years, Donald Sultan has experimented with and expanded still life painting. He takes familiar objects such as flowers, fruits, playing cards, and factory sites,...
Category
Early 2000s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Wallflower 24
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Wallflower 24
Portfolio: Wallflowers
Medium: Screenprint on paper
Date: 2008
Edition: 106/190
Frame Size: 29 1/2" x 27"
Sheet Size: 24 1/4" x 21 1/2"
Sig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Wallflower 5
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Wallflower 5
Portfolio: Wallflowers
Medium: Screenprint on paper
Date: 2008
Edition: 71/190
Frame Size: 31" x 28 1/2"
Sheet Size: 24 1/4" x 21 1/2"
Signa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Silver Poppies, Aug 17, 2022
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Silver Poppies, Aug 17, 2022
Portfolio: Poppies Portfolio
Medium: Silkscreen with overprinted flocking on 4-ply Rising Museum Board
Date: 2022
Edition: 5...
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Wallflower 2
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Wallflower 2
Portfolio: Wallflowers
Medium: Screenprint on paper
Date: 2008
Edition: 106/190
Frame Size: 31" x 28 1/2"
Sheet Size: 24 1/4" x 21 1/2"
Sign...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Wallflower 31
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Wallflower 31
Portfolio: Wallflowers
Medium: Screenprint on paper
Date: 2008
Edition: 106/190
Sheet Size: 24 1/4" x 21 1/2"
Signature: Signed and numbere...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
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