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.
2010s Contemporary Donald Sultan Art
Enamel
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)
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.
Enamel
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
Ink, Board
Lemons and Tulip Still Life Mixed Media Painting, Signed, 21st Century
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,...
Mixed Media
BLACK LEMON ON YELLOW, JULY 24 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
This piece is unframed.
Enamel
Blue Lantern Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with blue powder coat on polished aluminum base Edition of 3
Metal
Blue Wall Poppy, Oct 15, 2024
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with acrylic polyurethane paint and black flock
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.
Enamel
Pomegranates
By Donald Sultan
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Donald Sultan Pomegranates 1994 Screenprint 22 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. Edition of 125 Pencil signed and numbered Condition: This work is in excellent condition. It has never been framed and always stored flat in mylar for its protection. Frame: This work is framed floated in a wood frame with plexi glass. ABOUT THE WORK / ABOUT THE ARTIST: Donald Sultan is a contemporary painter best known for his use of industrial materials to depict everyday subjects. Sultan uses recurring imagery — mostly flowers, but also images such as fruits — to create colorful still lifes, combining a Minimalist aesthetic of few colors and geometric shapes. Sultan was born on May 5, 1952 in Asheville, NC and moved to New York in 1975, becoming a part of the New Image movement along with fellow painters Susan...
Screen
Mimosa with green, Nov 2, 2022
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Archival pigment ink print on 315 gsm fine art paper Edition 100
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
2 Pears, A Lemon, and An Egg Screen Print, Hand Signed, AP Edition, 1994
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...
Paper, 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...
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...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,200
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...
Screen
$9,912Sale Price|20% Off
White Tulips and Vase, Feb 25 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Tulips
By Donald Sultan
Located in Zug, CH
Donald Sultan, White Tulips and Vase, Feb 25 White Tulips and Vase, Feb 25 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Tulips Silkscreen Edition of 50 117 x 117 cm (42.1 x 42.1 in) Signed, dated, numbered, and titled, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity In mint condition, as acquired from the publisher White Tulips and Vase, Feb 25, 2014, belongs 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. "The images... are really about the architecture in the paintings; they seem so massive and strong and permanent but nothing is permanent." — Donald Sultan White Tulips and Vase, Feb 25, 2014, represents the Sultan's still-life, where the shape of the object is reduced to the bare essentials. The image reveals one of the key features of Sultan’s work - the material juxtaposition- the contrast of a weighty background with ethereal shapes of the flowers. The printing technique translates the Sultan’s original paintings’ texture: linoleum, tar, flocking, plaster, tile, wood. This work is a silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 4-ply museum board. DONALD SULTAN Donald Sultan (born 1951, Asheville, US) is a distinguished painter, sculptor, and printmaker, who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement. He is best known for the use of abstracted, geometric black forms against organic areas of bright color. Donald Sultan (USA, born 1951) is a distinguished painter, sculptor, and printmaker, who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the New Yorker “New Image” movement. He has a unique artistic method and innovative approach to traditional subject matter. Known as Abstract Representation, Donald Sultan´s art is 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. Donald Sultan’s Lemons...
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...
Steel
Acanthus Screen Print on Paper, Hand Signed, Edition of 125, 1992
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...
Paper, Screen
YELLOW LEMON ON BLACK, JULY 24 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
This piece is unframed.
Enamel
Aqua Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
Black Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with black powder coat on polished aluminum base. Edition 21/25.
Metal
Silver Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
Gold Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
White Lantern Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with white powder coat on polished aluminum base Edition of 3
Metal
Black Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
Blue 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 of 50.
Enamel
Red Lantern Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with red powder coat on polished aluminum base Edition of 3
Metal
White Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
Blue Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
Red Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
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
Ink, Satin Paper
LANTERN FLOWERS, BLACK AND BLUE
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 4-ply museum board
Enamel
Red 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.
Enamel
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
Ink, Satin Paper
Blue 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.
Enamel
Black 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.
Enamel
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...
Powder Coating
BLACK LEMON ON SILVER, JULY 24 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
This piece is unframed.
Enamel
Aqua poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with aqua powder coat on polished aluminum base.
Metal
Pomegranates 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
Screen
Yellow Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with yellow powder coat on polished aluminum base. Edition 21/25.
Metal
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
Screen
Yellow Lantern Flowers 2025
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Color silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on Rising 2-ply museum board Portfolio of 8: $16,000
Ink, Board, Screen
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.
Enamel
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.
Enamel
Price Upon Request
Blue with Yellow
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Blue with Yellow is a beautiful sculpture of painted aluminum and stainless steel mounted on a polished stainless steel base. Etched with the artist...
Metal, Stainless Steel
Price Upon Request
Red with Yellow
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Red with Yellow is a beautiful sculpture of painted aluminum and stainless steel mounted on a polished stainless steel base. Etched with the artist'...
Metal, Stainless Steel
Price Upon Request
Blue Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Blue Poppies is an archival pigment print on fine art paper measuring 42 x 57 in. (107 x 145 cm), unframed. The artwork is hand-signed in pencil, ti...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Yellow Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Yellow Poppies is an archival pigment print on fine art paper measuring 42 x 57 in. (107 x 145 cm), unframed. The artwork is hand-signed in pencil, ...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Green Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Green Poppies is an archival pigment print on fine art paper measuring 42 x 57 in. (107 x 145 cm), unframed. The artwork is hand-signed in pencil, t...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Red Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Red Poppies is an archival pigment print on fine art paper measuring 42 x 57 in. (107 x 145 cm), unframed. The artwork is hand-signed in pencil, tit...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Seven Silvers
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Seven Silvers is an original screenprint in colors with enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like texture on Rising 4-ply museum board. Measuring 58 x 58 ...
Screen
Price Upon Request
Seven Blues
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Seven Blues is an original screenprint in colors with enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like texture on Rising 4-ply museum board. Measuring 58 x 58 in...
Screen
Price Upon Request
Yellow and Silver Mimosa
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by the artist in 2024, Yellow and Silver Mimosa is a beautiful screenprint in colors with enamel inks and sand on museum board. Measuring 22 x 22 in. (56 x 56 cm), unframed, ...
Screen
Price Upon Request
Mimosa with Green
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2022, Mimosa with Green is an archival pigment print, hand-signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, the artwork measures 40 x 57 1/2 in. (102 x 146 ...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Red Poppies II
By Donald Sultan
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2007, Donald Sultan color screenprint Red Poppies II, 2007 with flocking on museum board is hand-signed by Donald Sultan (North Carolina, 1951 - ) in pencil in the left margin and is numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil in the lower right margin. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Donald Sultan Red Poppies...
Screen
Price Upon Request
Black and Red, April 25
By Donald Sultan
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2007, this Donald Sultan color screenprint Black and Red, April 25, 2007 with flocking on museum board is hand-signed by Donald Sultan (North Carolina, 1951 - ) in pencil in the left margin and is numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil in the lower right margin. Published by Lococo Fine Art, MO. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Donald Sultan Black...
Screen
Price Upon Request
Mimosa (Green)
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2023, Mimosa (Green) is an archival pigment print, hand-signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil. The artwork measures 42 x 52 inches (107 x 132 cm)...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
White Mimosa
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
A study in delicate beauty created as a textured, color screenprint by Donald Sultan in 2021, White Mimosa is hand-signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, the artwork measurin...
Screen
Price Upon Request
Yellow Lanterns
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created as a textured color screenprint, Yellow Lanterns is hand-signed, titled, dated and numbered, the artwork measuring 32 x 32 in. (81 x 81 cm.), un...
Screen
Price Upon Request
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...
Screen
Price Upon Request
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 ...
Screen