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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Donald Sultan Print "Red Roses" Signed and Numbered 110/125, 1992
By Donald Sultan
Located in Toledo, OH
Titled, "Red Roses", created by Donald Sultan, 1992. Hand-signed, dated and numbered by the artist, 110/125. Dimensions with the frame are 25.5" x 25.5", the image is 11.88" x 11.88"...
Paper
Donald Sultan Print "Four Pears Signed and Numbered 32/100, 1989
By Donald Sultan
Located in Toledo, OH
Titled, "Four Pears", created by Donald Sultan, 1989. Matted, hand-signed, dated and numbered by the artist, 32/100. Very nice condition. Dimensions with the frame are 25.5" x 25.5" ...
Paper
"Lilies" Signed and Dated Serigraph by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
"Lilies" signed and dated serigraph by Donald Sultan (American b. 1951). # 35/70.
Paper
Donald Sultan Print, "Cherries" Signed and Numbered 51/100, 1988
By Donald Sultan
Located in Toledo, OH
Titled, "Cherries", created by Donald Sultan, 1988. Hand-signed, dated and numbered by the artist, 51/100. Very nice condition. Dimensions with the frame are 25.25" x 25.25" the imag...
Paper
Donald Sultan Black on Orange, 2018
By Donald Sultan
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Beautiful large Donald Sultan print expertly and tastefully framed. Signed, titled and dated and numbered to recto ‘Black and Orange 2018 DS 11/12’. This work is number 11 from ...
Paper
$1,432Sale Price|40% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Italy 1974 Post-Modern Depero Multi-Color Print on Paper The Twins
By Fortunato Depero
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning Fortunato Depero print on paper is a multiple of 250 specimens printed by the authorization of Museum of Depero in Rovereto. This is numb...
Paper
$175
H 18 in W 12 in D 0.004 in
"The Lightness of Being" Figurative Archival Print on Textured Watercolor Paper
By Louis Shields
Located in Middleburg, VA
Offered is a luminous limited edition print by artist Louis Shields, titled "The Lightness of Being." Created as part of Shields' 2018 Dancer Se...
Paper, Paint
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
Signed Limited Edition Op Art Serigraph "Tridim-Gordes" by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed limited edition Op Art serigraph entitled "Tridim-Gordes" by Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely, circa 1972. The piece is hand signed in pencil by the artist (lower right) and i...
Paper
$1,245
H 25.5 in W 23 in D 1.5 in
Alberto Giacometti Framed Black and White Limited Lithograph "Annette", 1964
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful sketched lithograph by famed Swiss artists/sculptor Alberto Giacometti. The lithograph was printed in Paris by Mourlot Freres in 1964 and was issued in an edition of ...
Paper
Group of Black and White Sol LeWitt Prints
By (after) Sol LeWitt
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of sixteen black-and-white prints after Sol LeWitt, from the limited edition folio "Black Gouaches," published by Stephan Natkin/Galerie Digital Arts, France, circa 1992. They ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Hernández Pijoan Untitled, Signed an Dated 1971
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Hernández Pijoan (1931-2005) untitled Gouache and pencil on paper. Signed an dated 1971.
Paint
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in W 42.5 in D 1 in
Signed & Numbered Original Serigraph By Pedro Friedeberg "Palmeras" 50/100
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Original signed and numbered framed large serigraph by listed artist Pedro Friedeberg circa 1970's , Palmeras Pedro Friedeberg (1936–2026) was an iconic Mexican surrealist artist an...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$9,682Sale Price|25% Off
H 39.77 in W 29.53 in D 0.4 in
Donald Judd, Aquatint, 1978, signed and numbered from the edition of 175
By Donald Judd
Located in Oxford, GB
Donald Judd is a landmark figure in the history of postwar art (June 3, 1928 – February 12, 1994). Judd was an American artist associated with minimalism. In his work, Judd sought au...
Paper
$2,950
H 39 in W 58 in D 3.5 in
Curtis Jere Peacock / Swan Wall Sculpture, Signed and Dated 1987, Brass Finish
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large Curtis Jere wall sculpture of a peacock / swan. Completely original in very good to excellent condition metal sculpture with a brass finish and applied patina creating the dark...
Metal
$2,450
H 24 in W 30 in D 1.25 in
Italian Abstract Expressionist Painting by Ugo Sterpini, Signed and Dated 1958
Located in Stamford, CT
Ugo Sterpini (Italian, 1927-2000) ''La Lotta Sulla Duna" (The Battle On The Dune). Mixed media on canvas, signed and dated ''58'' lower right, signed, tit...
Canvas
$2,637Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 7.88 in
"Marilyn Monroe", Contemporary Work, Oil on Canvas, Handmade in Italy, 2021
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,650
H 26.75 in W 20.75 in D 0.1 in
Jean-Michel Folon "Le Silence" Limited Edition Serigraph, Signed & Numbered
By Jean-Michel Folon
Located in San Diego, CA
A poetic and instantly recognizable limited edition serigraph by celebrated Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon (1934–2005) titled "Le Silence." This dreamlike composition depicts one o...
Paper
$2,836Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 44.5 in D 1.75 in
Bev Doolittle "Doubleback" signed and numbered print
By Bev Doolittle
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Bev Doolittle "Doubleback" signed and numbered print 5531/15000 Camouflage bear hidden in image. Triple mat with very unusual high-end cutting that ext...
Wood, Paper
$175
H 12 in W 18 in D 0.004 in
"Flight" by Louis Shields Figurative Archival Print on Textured Watercolor Paper
By Louis Shields
Located in Middleburg, VA
Offered is an eye-catching limited edition archival print by artist Louis Shields, titled "Flight." Part of Shields' 2018 Dancer Series, this dynamic composition captures the fleetin...
Paper, Paint
$8,850
H 42.25 in W 30.25 in D 2 in
Louise Nevelson Serigraph Collage, Signed and Numbered 147/150, Archival Frame
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) Untitled, 1980 Original five screen serigraph collage Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. 147 of an edition of 150. See details in...
Aluminum
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H 25 in W 18.75 in D 1.5 in
( two Works From the Playing Cards Series ) Signed, by Donald Sultan.
By Parasol Press, Donald Sultan
Located in Dallas, TX
"Five of clubs; seven of clubs" ( two works from the playing cards series ). by Donald Sultan. Signed, Titled dated and numbered to left edge of e...
Paper
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H 27.5 in W 25.25 in D 1.25 in
Donald Sultan Fish from Fruit and Flowers 1990 Signed Screenprint 59/125
By Donald Sultan
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern inspired screenprint titled Fish (From Fruits and Flowers) 1990 by Donald Sultan. Hand signed in pencil center left with an annotation of 59/125 on the bottom right. Dimensi...
Paper
Donald Sultan Collectible 2008 Mimosas Mostly Mozart Festival Poster
By Donald Sultan
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a special limited edition poster from the 2008 event at Lincoln Park that memorializes Donald Sultan's opus: "Mimosas." Donald Sultan's iconic mimosas are the subject of this...
Silk
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wallflowers” suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the edition. In all there were 150...
Paper
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wallflowers” suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the edition. In all there were 150...
Paper
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wallflowers” suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the edition. In all there were 150...
Paper
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wallflowers” suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the edition. In all there were 150...
Paper
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wallflowers” suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the edition. In all there were 150...
Paper
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wallflowers” suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the edition. In all there were 150...
Paper
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wall Flowers" suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the e...
Paper
"Wall Flowers" Serigraph of Flowers by Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan from his “Wallflowers” suite of 35 prints. Printed in Jaffa by Jacob and Monique Har-El there are 190 portfolios in the edition. In all there were 150...
Paper
Donald Keith Sultan Etching Black Tulips and Lemons, 1986
By Donald Sultan
Located in New Windsor, NY
Etching and aquatint entitled Black Tulips and Lemons by Donald Sultan, circa 1986. Edition 25/54. Signed and titled in pencil. Very good, strong image. Wiki: As a printmaker, ...
Paper
Donald Sultan, "Six Greens" Screen Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
A screen print by Donald Sultan titled "Six Greens". Signed and dated 2006 in pencil. Sheet size 30 1/2 × 38 1/2 in. Numbered 21 from an edition of 60. Newly framed using acid free m...
Paper
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H 23 in W 21 in D 0.5 in
Contemporary Unframed Signed Donald Sultan Aquatint Black Blue Flowers, 2008
By Donald Sultan
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a lovely, unframed, aquatint etching, signed by Donald Sultan, dated 2008, numbered 15/100. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 21" W x 23" H.
Paper
Screen Print with Flocking by Donald Sultan Titled Mimosa, 2015
By Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
Donald Sultan, Screenprint titled "Mimosa", April 30, 2015. Screenprint in colors with flocking, on museum board, the full sheet. Signed with initials, titled, dated and numbered 22/...
Paint, Paper