2020
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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(Biography provided by Weng Contemporary — ArtXX AG)
Blue Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
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Blue Poppies, Aug 17, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
By Donald Sultan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...
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Big blue poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
¾ inch thick painted aluminum. Edition of 6. Comes with powder coat painted black aluminum base. A polished stainless steel base is available for an additional charge
Metal
Blue Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in London, GB
Donald Sultan Blue Poppies, 2015 Incised with artist's initials, title, date and stamp-numbered 11/25 on the underside Powder-coated aluminium on polished aluminium base, contained i...
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Donald Sultan "Yellow Poppies" Floral
By Donald Sultan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Yellow Poppies Series: Poppies Date: 2018 Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board Unframed Dimensions: 39" x ...
Color, Screen
Blue with yellow poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with stainless steel centers, powder coated, mounted on polished stainless steel base. Sultan, an internationally recognized artist who rose to prominence in the lat...
Metal
Blue and Yellow Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Blue and Yellow Poppies Year: 2023 Medium: Shaped aluminum with stainless steel centers, powder coated, mounted on polished stainless steel base Editio...
Mixed Media
$29,000
H 24.41 in W 24.02 in D 3.15 in
Blue Poppies Sculpture - Abstract Expressionist, Painted Aluminum
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
'Blue Poppies', 2015 Donald Sultan Painted Aluminum on Polished Aluminum base 24.4 x 24 x 3 in. / 62 x 61 x 8 cm. Edition of 25, Signed by the artist The specific information regard...
Metal
Blues and Black August 20, 2020
By Donald Sultan
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Blues and Black August 20, 2020 Year: 2020 Medium: Silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and tarlike texture on Rising 4-ply Museum Board Sheet: 44 x 8...
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Six Black 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
Blue Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Blue Poppies is an archival pigment print on fine art paper measuring 42 x 57 in. (107 x 145 cm), unframed. The artwork is hand-signed in pencil, ti...
Archival Pigment
Silver Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Large, bold and stunningly beautiful – Silver Poppies, by Donald Sultan is a stunning screenprint on museum board, the artwork monogrammed, titled, date...
Screen
Eight Poppies, Donald Sultan
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
An original screenprint of unparralleled beauty, Eight Poppies was created by the artist in 2010 and it has since become a signature image, highly collectible. Signed, dated and num...
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Red Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Large, bold and stunningly beautiful – Red Poppies, by Donald Sultan is a stunning screenprint on museum board, the artwork monogrammed, titled, dated and ...
Screen
Seven Blues
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Seven Blues is an original screenprint in colors with enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like texture on Rising 4-ply museum board. Measuring 58 x 58 in...
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Yellow Poppies
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Created by Donald Sultan in 2024, Yellow Poppies is an archival pigment print on fine art paper measuring 42 x 57 in. (107 x 145 cm), unframed. The artwork is hand-signed in pencil, ...
Archival Pigment
