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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Red Trumpet, Signed Minimalist Aquatint Etching by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Long Island City, NY
One of four prints in Donald Sultan's 2008 portfolio Trumpet March, Red Trumpet is as striking a piece of minimalist art as it is quintessentially Sultan. While often classified as s...
Etching, Aquatint
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 Print also available in Gold...
Screen
Mimosa with Green, Jan 25, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Mimosa with Green, Jan 25, 2023 Year: 2023 Medium: Archival pigment ink print on 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 100; signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
Archival Pigment
Serious Fun at Lincoln Center, signed inscribed orange tree lithographic poster
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan Serious Fun! at Lincoln Center (Hand Signed, dated and inscribed by Donald Sultan), 1993 Lithographic Poster on heavy wove paper. (hand signed, dated & inscribed) 36 × 24 1/4 in 91.4 × 61.6 cm Signed, dated 2016 and inscribed on lower right front. Inscription reads as follows: For Kevin New York 2016 Published by Vera List Program, Lincoln Center This large, striking limited edition lithographic poster on heavy wove (lithographic) paper was printed in 1993 by the Vera List print program to raise funds for Lincoln Center. The edition is typically unsigned; however, this work is, exceptionally, boldly signed and inscribed in black marker by Donald Sultan in 2016 for the present owner. The inscription reads as follows: For Kevin New York 2016 Donald Sultan signed...
Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset
Donald Sultan "Yellow Roses" - Framed Contemporary Abstract Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in New Orleans, LA
Donald Sultan Yellow Roses, April from Fruit and Flowers II, 1992 Color Screenprint Signed in Pencil, DS and 34/100 Printed by Watanabe Studio, Brooklyn Published by Parasol Press, L...
Screen
Donald Sultan 'Seven Blues Jan. 24, 2024' - Limited Edition Silkscreen
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan's 'Seven Blues Jan. 24, 2024' is a masterful color silkscreen featuring enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like textures, limited to an edition of 30. Donald Sułtan Seven...
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 and numbered (42/54) in pencil in right margin. Full margins - sheet size: 30" x22.25". Printed by Gregory Burnet and Maurice Payne, I.M.E. Studios, New York. Published by the Jewish Museum...
Watercolor, Aquatint
Donald Sultan 'Seven Silvers Jan. 24, 2024' - Limited Edition Silkscreen
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Donald Sultan's 'Seven Silvers Jan. 24, 2024' is a masterful color silkscreen featuring enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like textures, limited to an edition of 30. Donald Sułtan Seve...
Screen
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...
Screen
Mimosa, April 12, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Mimosa, April 12, 2023 Year: 2023 Medium: Archival pigment ink print on 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil ...
Archival Pigment
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
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...
Screen
Aqua Trumpet
By Donald Sultan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Donald Sultan (b. 1951) is a prolific American painter, sculptor, and printmaker best known for his unconventional use and application of industrial materials such as tar, aluminum, ...
Screen
Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012 (Coral)
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
This silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board was created by the artist in 2012. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, from the edition of 50.
Screen
Black Roses
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Somerset Satin White paper. Initialed and dated in pencil, and titled and numbered 80/100 in pencil. Printed by Watanabe Studio, N...
Color, Screen
Mimosas, October 2, 2006
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Donald Sultan (b. 1951) is an important painter, sculptor, and printmaker, who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement. He’s known for his monumental...
Screen
Lantern Flowers BLACK AND WHITE, OCT 4, 2017
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Silkscreen Black and White Lantern Flowers with Flocking
Screen
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...
Paper, Ink
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 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
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...
Screen
"Lilies" by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Donald K. Sultan (b. 1951) "Lilies" Screenprint in colors on arches 88 wove paper, 1998 Sheet size 24 x 20 inches Ed. 47 of 70 Initialed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil alo...
Screen
Donald Sułtan, Mimosa, September 29, 2021
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
MIMOSA, SEPT 29, 2021 2021 Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board 42 x 42 inches (107 x 107 cm) Edition of 40 Signed and numbered DONALD SULTAN (b. 1...
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
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...
Screen
Two Pears a Lemon and an Egg by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Hinsdale, IL
DONALD SULTAN (b. 1951) Two Pears a Lemon and an Egg Screenprint in colors on Arches 88 paper, 1994 Sheet Size: 22” x 23”, full margins. Impression 67...
Screen
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012 (White), Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
This silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board was created by the artist in 2012. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, from the edition of 50.
Screen