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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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
$900
H 22 in W 15 in
She I - Contemporary Strong Female Figurative Silhouette Bright Red, 2024
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper, is composed of a silhouette figurative form in costume and a feathered headdress suggesting a strong female c...
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
$2,100
H 22 in W 30 in
Mother I - Contemporary Mythical Creature Animal Dark Gray Red 2024
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper of a silhouette suggesting the form of a dark gray mythical creature with claws and udders in bright crimson red. ...
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
$1,900
H 30 in W 22 in
Explorer, Figurative, Drawing, Inventor, Illustration, Tree, Male Figure
By Krzysztof Pastuszka
Located in Riverdale, NY
Explorer is Ink and Watercolor Pencil on paper, 24x16 framed to 30x22 Krzysztof Pastuszka is a dynamic artist and graduate of School of Visual Arts. He currently lives in Brooklyn. ...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
$8,091
H 59.06 in W 35.44 in D 0.08 in
"Mars and Venus" by Anna Pennati, acrylic on canvas, 2015
By Anna Pennati
Located in Milano, MI
"Marte e Venere" - 2015 Never Exhibited Exclusively on 1stdibs measures are referred to the painting.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic
"Psyche's Abduction of Mercury"
By aaron sheppard
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"You and Me and The Devil Makes Three" Psyche's Abduction was constructed on heavy acid-free paper that has been professionally mounted and sewn on to cleats (unframed) ABOUT THE ARTIST - Aaron Sheppard’s work speaks eloquently about constructing and projecting identity, religiosity, sexuality, and counterfactual historicism. His filter is the culture’s love of fame and/or pornography, mixed with the romance and perversion of classical allegorical portraiture. His lavish materiality finds a narrative function for neon light tubes...
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$900
H 22 in W 15 in
She II - Contemporary Strong Female Figure Silhouette Golden Orange Gray, 2024
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper, is composed of a silhouette figurative form in costume suggesting a strong female character holding a staff. ...
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
Marilyn vs JFK & JFK vs Marilyn
By Alex Guofeng Cao
Located in New York, NY
In a captivating new collection, Alex Guofeng Cao dazzles audiences with his unique twist on instantly recognizable images. Inspired by history and pop culture, Cao manipulates one iconic image to create another in his extraordinary large-scale works. From a distance, the pieces appear to be a singular image but as the viewer approaches closer, you find each work is a masterfully crafted compilation of minute detailed images layered next to one another, creating a mesmerizing and hypnotic optical illusion. Cao meticulously places each smaller image to form a dynamic gradient from dark to light which tricks the eye into seeing one image. This expertise in contrast is exemplified in all of his works, from striking black and white pieces to stunning explorations in high-definition color. He cleverly mirrors this visual contrast in his subject matter by subverting the main image and creating a dialogue between the macrocosm and microcosm. Take the piece, Ali vs Armstrong; here we see the iconic image of Muhammed Ali’s victory composed of thousands of tiny portraits...
Stainless Steel
$5,500
H 9.25 in W 12 in
Signed, Acrylic on Paper, Colorful Figurative Painting- Artist and Model 362.008
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
Linda, Stein, Artist and Model 362.008 - Signed, Acrylic, Oil, and Ink on Paper, Colorful Figurative Painting Linda Stein's Artist and Model series are early paintings she made in t...
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$4,500
H 11 in W 8.5 in
Signed, Watercolor on Paper, Colorful Nude Painting - Artist and Model 362.018
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Artist and Model 362.018 - Signed, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, Colorful, Figurative, Nude Painting Linda Stein's Artist and Model series are early paintings she made ...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Garden of Spirituality
By Melike Kılıç
Located in New York, NY
Melike Kılıç (b. 1982) is a Turkish artist who tells stories through drawings and delicate paper cutouts. She grew up in a small village in Sebinkarahisar, and currently works in Ist...
Gold
$6,500
H 24.5 in W 28.75 in
Signed, Colorful, Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Painting - Figurations 359.003
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
vLinda Stein, Figurations 359.003 - Signed, Colorful, Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Painting Linda Stein's Figurations series are early paintings she made in the 1970s. They show th...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Bulletin Board
By Macauley Norman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Drawing / Illustration / Pop and Contemporary Pop / Representations of Everyday Objects / Figurative Art / Pop Art / Mixed-Media From Macauley Norman's solo exhibition, CRYPTIC CLUTTER, "Bulletin Board" is an incredible and unique installation-style figurative, pop surrealist piece featuring over 15 traditional and 3D drawings made with PLA plastic filament and gel pen on archival paper affixed with pins to a bulletin board. Among the imagery are a panoply of pop culture references from the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern hemispheres -- Nacho Libre...
Plastic, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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