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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White and Silver Poppies Sculpture, Abstract Metal, 20th Century
By Donald Sultan
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Donald Sultan (1952) White and Silver Poppies (2021) Shaped aluminum, polished and with white powder coat, on polished aluminum base Size: 24.5 x 24 x 3.5 in (62 x 61 x 9 cm) Base: ...
Metal
Blue Lantern Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with blue powder coat on polished aluminum base Edition of 3
Metal
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
White Lantern Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with white powder coat on polished aluminum base Edition of 3
Metal
Red Lantern Flowers
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with red powder coat on polished aluminum base Edition of 3
Metal
$5,000
H 46 in W 45 in D 3 in
Sujoon Sky - Blue Abstract Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$3,500
H 34.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Space Balls Sculpture, Fluorescent Green & Turquoise, Steel, 34.5 H
By Todd Campbell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Space Balls" is a whimsical free standing sculpture, measuring 34.5 H x 20 W x 20 D inches. It's brilliant colours are fluorescent green and turquoise pink. The sculpture is playful...
Steel
$3,471
H 66.93 in W 21.66 in D 9.85 in
Large Limited Edition Powder Coated Mild Steel Sculpture "Returning from Mars"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, powder coated mild steel sculpture on a steel footing. Edition of 4/7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Steel
$18,000
H 36 in W 16 in D 9 in
Soul Gate Eldorado - contemporary, ribbon, 24K gold, steel, wall sculpture
By Stefan Duerst
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This elegant and ethereal contemporary wall sculpture, by Stefen Duerst, is hot-formed steel, powder-coated yellow, and finished with a double layer of German 24-karat gold leaf. Ava...
Steel, Gold Leaf
$6,000
H 53 in W 31 in D 29 in
Space Balls Sculpture, Fluorescent Green & Pink, Steel, 53x31 in
By Todd Campbell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Space Balls" is a whimsical free standing sculpture, measuring 53 H x 31 W x 29 D inches. It's brilliant colours are fluorescent green and magenta pink. T...
Steel
$3,765
H 70.87 in W 31.5 in D 9.85 in
Large Limited Edition Powder Coated Mild Steel Figure Sculpture "Split Walker"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, two-piece powder coated mild steel sculpture on steel footings. Edition of 7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Steel
$1,350
H 37 in W 7 in D 7 in
Copper Feather Mesa Abstract Sculpture, Powder Coated Steel, 2010-
By Christopher Thomson
Located in Santa Fe, NM
It was the tumult of the sixties that compelled me to drop out of Swarthmore College, move “back to the land” and become an intuitive artist. I believed that if we were to survive a...
Steel
$1,706
H 66.93 in W 43.31 in D 1.19 in
Large Limited Edition Rusted Steel Wall Mounted Sculpture "Female Flasher"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, wall-mounted rusted steel sculpture, edition 3/5. The artwork is hung on a wall with wire string at the back, and stands approximately 20mm away from the wall. It can b...
Steel
$1,250
H 24 in W 6 in D 6 in
Sage Rose Mesa Bloom Abstract Sculpture, Powder Coated Steel, 2010+
By Christopher Thomson
Located in Santa Fe, NM
It was the tumult of the sixties that compelled me to drop out of Swarthmore College, move “back to the land” and become an intuitive artist. I believed that if we were to survive a...
Steel
$2,400
H 17 in W 11 in D 12 in
1965 Canadian Israeli Art Brutalist Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture Eli Ilan
Located in Surfside, FL
Eli Ilan (אלי אילן), 1928-1982 was an Israeli sculptor. Abstract organic pod shape. in either steel or iron mounted on a wooden plinth. Ilan was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He enrolled in a premedical curriculum at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and emigrated to Israel in 1948. He then studied prehistoric archaeology and physical anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1956, he returned to Canada to study sculpture at the Ontario College of Art & Design. He lived in Kibbutz Sasa from 1959 to 1963. He died in 1982 in Caesarea, Israel. Education 1955 Hebrew University, Jerusalem, pre-historic archaeology and physical anthropology 1956 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada, sculpture under Thomas Bowie 1959 Training College, Ottawa, criminal identification techniques 1969 Art Festival, Painting & Sculpture in Israel. Ganei Hataarucha, Tel Aviv Artists: Chana Orloff, Eli Ilan, Zvi Aldouby, Jacob El Hanani, Ludwig Blum, Aharon Bezalel, Koki Doktori...
Stainless Steel
$3,200
H 8.5 in W 15 in D 3 in
Crease Cardinal - Maquette 21/50- Kevin Box and Michael G. LaFosse
By Kevin Box
Located in Napa, CA
“It took two years of tireless experimentation for me to develop the process of casting paper into bronze, another seven years to perfect, and it continues to evolve today.” - Kevin...
Granite, Bronze
$1,706
H 72.05 in W 34.65 in D 1.19 in
Large Limited Edition Rusted Steel Wall Mounted Sculpture "Flasher"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, rusted steel sculpture, edition 3/5. This sculpture is wall-mounted and is hung on a wall as a painting would be hung. It stands about 20mm away from the wall, creating...
Steel
Black Lantern Flowers
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...
Yellow Lantern Flowers
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 dedic...
Aluminum