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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Color: Gray
Artist: Donald Sultan
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...
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Early 2000s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph
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
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...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Two Pears, a Lemon and a Egg From Fruits 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
Tulips from Fruits and Flowers III
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Screen print in colors on Arches paper, Signed in Pencil, Edition of 125
Donald Sultan is best known for his still life imagery, deconstructing and transforming organic elements suc...
Category
1990s Minimalist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Pears from Fruits and Flowers III
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Screen print in colors on Arches paper, Signed in Pencil, Edition of 125
Donald Sultan is best known for his still life imagery, deconstructing and transforming organic elements suc...
Category
1990s Minimalist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Mimosa with Red
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Mimosa with Red
Year: 2021
Medium: Silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and tarlike texture on Rising 4-ply Museum Board
Sheet: 42 x 84 inches (106.7 ...
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2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
White and Silver Poppies
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...
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2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Powder Coating
Original "Lilies" by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Donald K. Sultan
(b. 1951)
"Lilies"
Screenprint in colors on arches 88 wove paper, 1998
Sheet size 24 x 20 inches
Ed. 47 of 70
Initialed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil alo...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Aqua Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with aqua powder coat on polished aluminum base
Edition 12 of 25
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Metal
Donald Sultan, from the Wallflowers Series Signed Limited Edition Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Rafael, CA
Donald K. Sultan (American, born 1951)
Untitled, from Wallflowers, 2008
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed with artist's initials, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil along...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Mimosa with Red
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 40
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Mimosa with Red
By Donald Sultan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Silkscreen with enamel inks, flocked, and overprinted on 4-ply museum board.
Category
2010s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
Lantern Flowers (Red and White) Color silkscreen with flocking
By Donald Sultan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donald Sultan (Born 1951)
Lantern Flowers (Red and White), 2017
Color silkscreen with over-printed flocking on Rising, 2-ply museum board
32 x 32 in.
Edition 34 of 50
Signed by artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Color, Screen
Bugs serigraph from "Visual Poetics: The Art of Donald Sultan" signed & numbered
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Serigraph from "Visual Poetics: The Art of Donald Sultan" framed under glass in natural wood frame. Initialed and numbered. Edition 112 of 395. Framed dimensions: 19 1/2 x 19 1/4 inc...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
SILVERS AND BLACKS, AUG 20, 2020
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and tar- like texture on Rising 4-ply Museum Board. Edition of 35.
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Red and White, Feb 10, 2017
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in colors with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board.
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
Lantern Flowers (White and Black), Color silkscreen with over-printed flocking
By Donald Sultan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donald Sultan (Born 1951)
Lantern Flowers (White and Black), 2017
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board
32 x 32 in.
Edition 34 of 50
Signed by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Color, Screen
Red Poppies, Screenprint by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Sultan, American (1951 - )
Title: Red Poppies
Year: 1989
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 125
Image Size: 12 x 12 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
ACANTHUS
By Donald Sultan
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand titled, dated, initialed and numbered by the artist. From the Fruits and Flowers suite. Sheet size 23 x 22 inches. Image size 12 x 12 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 29 inches. A...
Category
1990s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen, Paper
Yellow Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with yellow powder coat on polished aluminum base. Edition 21/25.
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Metal
White Tulips and Vase, Donald Sultan, Painted aluminum on polished aluminum base
By Donald Sultan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donald Sultan (Born 1951)
White Tulips and Vase, April 4, 2014, 2014
Painted Aluminum on Polished Aluminum Base
24 x 20 x 3.5 in.
Edition of 25
AP 8 of 10
Signed and numbered on base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Metal
Blue and White, Feb 10, 2017
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in colors with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board.
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
White and Black, Feb 10, 2017
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in colors with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board. Edition 35/50. Sold as Lantern Flowers, Feb 10, 2017 suite of four prints for $11,500.
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
2 PEARS, A LEMON, AND AN EGG
By Donald Sultan
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand titled, dated, initialed and numbered by the artist. From the Fruits and Flowers suite. Sheet size 23 x 22 inches. Image size 12 x 12 inches. Frame size approx 31 x 30 inches. A...
Category
1990s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen, Paper
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...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
POMEGRANATES
By Donald Sultan
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand titled, dated, initialed and numbered by the artist. From the Fruits and Flowers suite. Sheet size 23 x 22 inches. Image size 12 x 12 inches. Frame size approx 31 x 30 inches. A...
Category
1990s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen, Paper
Blue Flower
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan (American, born 1951)
Title: Blue Flower
Year: 1991
Medium: Color silkscreen and lithograph
Edition: Numbered 31/125 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: Unframed
Description: From the suite, Fruits
Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Pears
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan (American, born 1951)
Title: Pears
Year: 1991
Medium: Color silkscreen and lithograph
Edition: Numbered 31/125 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: Unframed
Description: From the suite, Fruits
Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Red Pears, Screenprint by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Sultan, American (1951 - )
Title: Red Pears
Year: 1989
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 125
Image Size: 12 x 12 inches
Size: 23 x 22 in. (58....
Category
1980s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Squash, Screenprint by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Sultan, American (1951 - )
Title: Squash
Year: 1991
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 125
Image Size: 12 x 12 inches
Size: 23 x 22 in. (...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Six Yellows
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald
Title: Six Yellows
Date: 2002
Medium: Screenprint in colors with black flocking on wove paper
Unframed Dimensions: 29.75" x 38"
Framed Dimensions: 37.75"...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Red Poppies - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Poppies, Flower, Red
By Donald Sultan
Located in Zug, CH
Donald Sultan, Red Poppies
Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Poppies, Flower, Red
Painted aluminum on polished aluminum base
Edition of 25
62 x 61 x 7.6 cm (24.5 x 24.2 x 3 in)
Signed, dated, numbered, and titled, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity
In mint condition, as acquired from the publisher
In the original packaging
PLEASE NOTE: Edition numbers could vary from the one shown in the pictures.
"Red Poppies" is a sculpture of painted aluminum on a polished aluminum base, belonging to Sultan’s famous Flower series. The artist is credited for the revival of the still life tradition where the image is deconstructed to the basic elements, thus Sultan’s work remains both abstract and representational.
"Most of my ideas were to put imagery back into abstract painting. Some of the ones that look the most abstract are...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Steel
Blue Poppies - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Poppies, Flower, Blue
By Donald Sultan
Located in Zug, CH
Donald Sultan, Blue Poppies
Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Poppies, Flower, Blue
Painted aluminum on polished aluminum base
Edition of 25
62 x 61 x 7,6 cm (24.5 x 24.2 x 3 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Steel
Red Lanterns
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created as a textured color screenprint, Red Lanterns is hand-signed, titled, dated and numbered, the artwork measuring 32 x 32 in. (81 x 81 cm.), unframed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Blue Lanterns
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created as a textured color screenprint by Donald Sultan in 2017, Blue Lanterns is hand-signed, titled, dated and numbered, the artwork measuring 32 x 32 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Lilies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Lilies , 1998
Silkscreen
Framed Dimensions: 32 x 26 1/2 inches (81.3 x 67.3 cm) Sheet: 16.5 x 15.5 inches (41.9 x 39.4 cm)
Edition 36/70
Category
Late 20th Century Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Body Parts
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Series of fourteen aquatints
Edition of 6
Category
1990s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Aquatint
Lemons, Tulip, Vase
By Donald Sultan
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed by the artist in pencil left vertical margin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
GAME SET CARDS I - plates and mugs set
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 plates and 3 mugs.
Made by Swid Powell.
Donald Sultan design titled "GAME SET CARDS I"
Plates are 8" diameter
mugs are 12oz and measure 3.25x3...
Category
1980s 85 New Wave Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Porcelain
Donald Sultan (Mixed Media) - Mimosa, 14 April 2019
By Donald Sultan
Located in London, GB
Donald Sultan
Born 1951
Mimosa, 14 April 2019
Conté crayon, graphite and charcoal on paper
27 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches
Donald Sultan is an acclaimed American painter known for his ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Crayon, Graphite, Paper, Conté, Charcoal
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