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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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...
Latex, Wood, Tar
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
Ink, Satin Paper
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
$3,600
H 67 in W 52 in
Cooler Heads Prevail - Large Abstract Expressionist Textural Painting in Blue
By Marc Raphael
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Canvas, Acrylic, Latex
$2,204Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.5 in W 7.5 in
Metallic Ink Painting, Animal, Female Figure, Woman & Bird by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman & Bird" Ink on Paper 11.5 x 7.5 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.5 in W 22.5 in
Metallic Ink Painting, Female Nude Figure, Woman Under Trees by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman Under the Trees" Ink on Paper 7.5 x 22.5 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Ocean Waves #09" Mixed Media Painting
By Ana Hefco
Located in Denver, CO
Ana Hefco's (US based) "Ocean Waves #09" is an original, hand made mixed media painting that depicts an abstracted color field of blue, teal and beige, that is reminiscent of an aerial/satellite image of a coastal beach where the waves crash on shore. Artist Bio and Statement: Born and raised in Bucharest Romania, I am a self-taught dreamer and artist. To dream is my path and to paint is my dream. Lack of control is not my strong suit, but in the painting process things are different. The resin (also known as liquid glass) has a mind of its own and I learn to mindfully let go every time I paint. I allow those liquid color induced emotions I feel to drive me and take lead of my hands and at the end of the process, it’s just music and bliss. My inspiration is always nature's force, balance, perfection in purpose and beauty. It can be a place I travelled or sailed to or just a feeling floating on our boat docked in a Turkish marina or just on anchor nearby a Greek taverna on a remote tiny island in the Mediterranean or Aegean Sea. It can be this artist as a little girl reading...
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media
$7,000
H 40 in W 60 in
And It Felt Like We Could Fly - Original Abstract Colorful Nature Still Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kimberly Blackstock’s “And It Felt Like We Could Fly” opens into a luminous garden-like scene filled with movement, softness, and dimensional texture. The artwork has the feeling of ...
Acrylic, Resin, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
$342
H 17.72 in W 17.72 in D 0.4 in
Arrangement in Turquoise, still-life Painting, Expressionist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
An expressive snapshot of a spray of flowers, loosely executed in texural acrylic paint with vibrant turquoise and purple notes. I wanted to keep the painting 'alive' with visible br...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.5 in W 10 in
Ink on Paper, Gestural Expressive Portrait, Blue & Gold by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Blue & Gold" Ink on Paper 11.5 x 10 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a pa...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Rosetta #17
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed and ready to hang in a high-profile maple frame.) Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loosen up by ...
Charcoal, Pastel, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic
$8,000
H 51 in W 43 in D 2 in
"Arrangement" (2023) By John McCaw, Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
By John McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Arrangement" is an abstract mixed media painting that depicts a chair facing a wall. John McCaw (b. 1967), the eldest son of American expressionist Dan McC...
Mixed Media, Canvas
$1,200
H 16 in W 14 in
"In with a Slash" (2023) By John McCaw, Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
By John McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Arrangement" is a beautiful original abstract oil on canvas painting. John McCaw (b. 1967), the eldest son of American expressionist Dan McCaw and brother ...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,800
H 20 in W 16 in
"Ridge Line" (2021) By John McCaw, Original Abstract Acrylic on Plexiglass
By John McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Ridge Line" (2017) is a beautiful original abstract painting, made with acrylic paint on plexiglass. John McCaw (b. 1967), the eldest son of American expre...
Mixed Media, Plexiglass, Acrylic
$4,843
H 19.69 in W 39.38 in
Furstemberg 2 by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris cityscape
By Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Located in Paris, FR
Furstemberg 2 is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with Ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are 50...
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
Donald Sultan (Landscape Painting) - Building Canyon, 19 April 1977
By Donald Sultan
Located in London, GB
Donald Sultan Born 1951 Building Canyon, 19 April 1977 Tar and masonite on wood 12 x 12 inches Donald Sultan is an acclaimed American painter known for his large-scale paintings ...
Wood, Masonite, Tar
Yellow Tulip #18
By Donald Sultan
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A work by Donald Sultan. "Yellow Tulip #18" is an oil and tar on paper executed in primary green and yellow on a black ground and depicts an abstr...
Paper, Tar, Oil
Black
By Donald Sultan
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Size: 55x42x2 Black Tar/paper/wood Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Sultan moved to New York City in 1975 upon completion of his advanced studies. He is recognized as a painter, ...
Wood, Tar, Archival Paper
Wallflowers April 3 (2) 2007
By Donald Sultan
Located in East Hampton, NY
Gouache, Paper
Wallflowers April 23 2007
By Donald Sultan
Located in East Hampton, NY
Gouache, Paper