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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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
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...
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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...
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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...
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$256
H 12.41 in W 11.03 in D 0.2 in
Harry Bunce, June, The Happy year, Harry Bunce, Limited edition print, Animal art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
Harry Bunce June The Happy Year Limited Edition Print Edition of 365 (one for each day of the year) Image Size: H 31.5cm x W 28cm Signed Sold Unframed...
Paper
$2,498
H 11.5 in W 16.5 in
Mark Drew "They Say Rap's Changed" Print Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog Silkscreen Print
By Mark Drew
Located in Draper, UT
Mark Drew is an acclaimed artist known for his unique fusion of music and visual art. Hailing from a background deeply rooted in the world of hip-hop and urban culture, Drew brings h...
Screen
$2,460
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 0.4 in
François Xavier Lalanne, bird on lillies, 2006
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Natural history - François-Xavier Lalanne Etching Numbered out of 70 and signed F.X.L. in pencil Robert and Lydie Dutrou editors 2006. Paper size: 40x33cm Work size: 16x19.5cm
Paper
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint on wallpaper, 1971. Printed by Bill Miller's Wallpaper Studio, Inc., New York. Published for a Warhol exhibition at the Whitney Museum by Factory Additions, New Yor...
Screen
$1,000
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
Complicite 1980 Signed Lithograph with Screen Printing
By Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (Corneille)
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Guillaume Corneille Complicite 1980 Print, Signed Lithograph on wove paper 25½ x 19½ " inches Signed in pencil and dated Cat added by artist As a co-founder of the famed experimen...
Lithograph, Screen
American Animals II Linocut Print, Contemporary Edition of 15
By Jesse Shaw
Located in Philadelphia, PA
linocut, edition of 15 The artwork measures 36in x 24in and ships unframed. Please message us directly if you are interested in custom framing for your print. Bio // Jesse Shaw (b....
Linocut
$10,000
H 12.5 in W 12.5 in D 2.75 in
Tracey Emin - Teacup & Pancake I Love You", 3D Box (Hand Signed by Tracey Emin)
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin - Teacup & Pancake I Love You", 3D Box (Hand Signed by Tracey Emin), for Blue Cross pet charity in the UK, 2025 Limited Edition color lithograph and offset lithograph on ...
Cardboard, Lithograph, Offset
$204
H 12.41 in W 11.03 in D 0.2 in
February, The happy year, Harry Bunce, Animal art Valentine gift idea
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
February, The Happy Year Harry Bunce Published 2017 as an edition of 365 worldwide (one for each day of the year) + 31 unique hand-embellished pieces. 31.5 x 28 cm Artist signed/ti...
Paper
$7,500
H 20 in W 25.75 in
Magnificent Jungle Cats Etching, Abstract Style, Signed, Edition 1/5
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Magnificent Jungle Cats Etching, drypoint and monoprint inking of the plate Printed by the artist at Atelier 17, New York Annotated 1/5 in pencil Estate stamp and number, verso Editi...
Etching
Vintage Andy Warhol Cow Skateboard Deck
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Vintage Andy Warhol Skateboard Deck: in original packaging: This Warhol Cow collectible originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the An...
Wood, Screen
$614
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Ladybird by Guy Allen. Print from an etching with wooden frame
By Guy Allen
Located in Coltishall, GB
The ladybird, locally known in Norfolk as a bishy barnabee… Guy Allen’s etchings inspired by the fauna and insects of rural England have a remarkable lev...
Paper, Etching
$1,000
H 24 in W 18 in
Arian Buhler "The Cure" Tour Print Paris Love Contemporary Concert Art
Located in Draper, UT
Officially Licensed THE CURE, 2022 Paris tour poster. 18 X 24 Inches.
Lithograph
Black 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