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
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 M...
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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 tar. This Mixografia print, "Yellow Flowers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen
Claes Oldenburg NOTEBOOK TORN IN HALF Lithograph
By Donald Sultan
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022)
Marking(s); notes: signed, blind stamp; ed. 95/97; 1997
Materials: lithograph on St. Armand Special Etching paper
Dimensio...
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1990s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
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Lithograph
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...
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Early 2000s Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
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...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
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
Butterflies, Jan 25, 2006
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 paper edge and mimic the su...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
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
Orange and Green, June 17, 2021
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Orange and Green, June 17, 2021
Year: 2021
Medium: Silkscreen with overprinted flocking on Rising 4-ply Museum Board
Sheet: 36 x 72 inches (91 x 183 cm)...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow 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
Yellow 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
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
$9,988 Sale Price
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Blue 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
2010s Abstract Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow 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
Wallflower 29
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Wallflower 29
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"...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
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
Mimosa Sept 29, 2021
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Edition 40 of 40
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Ink, Board
Red Freesia, June 13, 2024
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Red Freesia, June 13, 2024
Portfolio: 2024 Freesia
Medium: Archival pigment inks on Japanese 110 gsm paper
Date: 2024
Edition: 14/20
Frame Size: 22 1/2" ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Paper, 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
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
Big blue poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
¾ inch thick painted aluminum. Edition of 6. Comes with powder coat painted black aluminum base. A polished stainless steel base is available for an additional charge
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Metal
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
Blue with yellow poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with stainless steel centers, powder coated, mounted on polished stainless steel base.
Sultan, an internationally recognized artist who rose to prominence in the lat...
Category
2010s Contemporary 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
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
Yellow 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
LANTERN FLOWERS, BLACK AND BLUE
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 4-ply museum board
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
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
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
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
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Paper, Screen
$1,687 Sale Price
25% Off
Aqua poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with aqua powder coat on polished aluminum base.
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Metal
Mimosa with Red, April 24, 2024
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Mimosa with Red, April 24, 2024
Portfolio: 2024 Mimosa (Details Suite)
Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks, graphite powders, and sand on 4-ply mus...
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Black Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with black powder coat on polished aluminum base. Edition 21/25.
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Metal
Donald Sultan, Orange & Black , 2011 Screenprint with Hand Applied Silica
By Donald Sultan
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Donald Sultan
"Orange and Black"
Silkscreen with hand applied Silica on Saunders Waterford paper
38 x 38 inches
Edition of 75, signed
Unframed
Donald Sultan's artwork is simultaneous...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen, Other Medium
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
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
Pomegranates 1994 Signed Limited Edition Silkscreen
By Donald Sultan
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Pomegranates 1994
Print - Silkscreen
Paper size 22.75'' x 21.75'' inches
Image size 12" x 12" inches
Edition: signed in pencil, titled, dated and marked 4/125
Donald Sultan
The ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
$1,600 Sale Price
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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
Monarchs, Jan 24
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 paper edge and mimic the su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
YELLOW LEMON ON BLACK, JULY 24 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
This piece is unframed.
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
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
$24,731 Sale Price
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Donald Sultan UNTITLED Serigraph
By Donald Sultan
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Donald Sultan (American, b. 1951)
Marking(s); notes: signed, blind stamp; ed. 165/395; 1998
Materials: serigraph
Dimensions (H, W, D): 16"h, 16"w (work...
Category
1990s Pop Art Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph
Donald Sultan "Mimosa with Blue, April 24, 2024" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald
Title: Mimosa with Blue, April 24, 2024
Series: Mimosas
Date: 2024
Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks and sand on 4-ply museum board
Unframed Dimen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Enamel
White Poppies, Aug 17, 2022
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...
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
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
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Mimosa with Orange, April 24, 2024
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Mimosa with Orange, April 24, 2024
Portfolio: 2024 Mimosa (Details Suite)
Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks, graphite powders, and sand on 4-ply ...
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Mimosa with Green, April 24, 2024
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan
Title: Mimosa with Green, April 24, 2024
Portfolio: 2024 Mimosa (Details Suite)
Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks, graphite powders, and sand on 4-ply m...
Category
2010s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Screen
Black Tulips and Lemons
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
A very good, richly-inked impression of this aquatint on Arches Watercolor paper. Initialed, dated, titled numbered 42/54 in pencil. Printed by Gregory Burnet and Maurice Payne, I.M.E. Studios, New York. Published by the Jewish Museum...
Category
1980s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Watercolor, Aquatint
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
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
Yellow Mimosa with Orange
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by the artist in 2024, Yellow Mimosa with Orange is a screenprint in colors with enamel inks and sand on museum board. Measuring 22 x 22 in. (56 x 56 cm), unframed, the artwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Printer's Ink, Screen
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Printer's Ink, Screen
Squash, Conceptual Signed Screenprint by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Sultan, American (1951 - )
Title: Squash
Year: 1991
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 125
Image Size: 12 x 12 inches
Size: 23 x 22 in. (58.42...
Category
1990s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Materials
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...
Category
Early 2000s Donald Sultan Art
Materials
Lithograph
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
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
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
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