Donald Sultan

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American, b. 1951, Asheville, North Carolina
Lives and works in New York, New York

Donald Sultan is a distinguished painter, printmaker and sculptor. His paintings are derived from still life, but are foremost abstract. Sultan's large compositions of huge pieces of fruit, flowers, dominoes and other objects, set against the stark, tar-black and more recently constructivist-like backgrounds, dominate the viewer.

Sultan's work incorporates basic geometric and organic forms with a formal purity that is both subtle and monumental. His images are weighty, with equal emphasis on both negative and positive areas. Sultan describes his work as heavy structure, holding fragile meaning with the ability to turn you off and turn you on at the same time.

Donald Sultan’s work is included in the permanent collections of many prestigious institutions including: The Museum of Modern Art in New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Tate Gallery in London, Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Sultan is active exhibiting internationally.

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Ten Greens, March 20, 2006

Ten Greens, March 20, 2006

15 color silkscreen on museum board, full sheet
Paper: 48 x 60 in / Framed: 61 x 73 in
Edition of 25 + 10 PP + 1 BAT (PP 6/10)
Price Upon Request

Six Black Poppies (from Five Poppies), 2021 / 2023

Six Black Poppies (from Five Poppies), 2021 / 2023

silkscreen prints with enamel inks, flocking and over-printed flocking on Somerset 500 gsm Satin Radiant White with deckle edges, 30 x 38 in, Edition of 60 (#8/60)

Six Green Poppies (from Five Poppies), 2021 / 2023

Six Green Poppies (from Five Poppies), 2021 / 2023

silkscreen prints with enamel inks, flocking and over-printed flocking on Somerset 500 gsm Satin Radiant White with deckle edges, 30 x 38 in, Edition of 60 (#8/60)

Six Blue Poppies (from Five Poppies), 2021 / 2023

Six Blue Poppies (from Five Poppies), 2021 / 2023

silkscreen prints with enamel inks, flocking and over-printed flocking on Somerset 500 gsm Satin Radiant White with deckle edges, Paper: 30 x 38 in / Framed: 36 ⅝ x 44 ⅝ in, Edition of 60 (#8/60)

Blue Poppies, 2018

Blue Poppies, 2018

11-color silkscreen with flocking on Arches 140 lb cold press paper
19 × 20 in, Edition of 80 + 20 AP (#10/80) (#44/80)

Yellow Poppies, September 12, 2013

Yellow Poppies, September 12, 2013

8-color silkscreen with flocking on Arches 140 lb cold press paper
19 x 20 in, Edition of 80 + 20 AP (#45/80) (#46/80)

Red Poppies, March 21, 2012

Red Poppies, March 21, 2012

8-color silkscreen with flocking on Arches 140 lb cold press paper
19 x 20 in, Edition of 80 + 20 AP + 1 BAT (#15/80) (#60/80)

Red Poppies, 2002

Red Poppies, 2002

etching with woodcut and sprayed color paper pulp in colors on STPI handmade paper, 50 x 50 inches
Paper: 52 x 51 in / Framed: 57 x 56 in
Edition of 12 + 2 PP (#3/12)
Published by Tyler Print Institute, Singapore

Red Poppies, 2018

Red Poppies, 2018

color silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board
39 x 39 inches, Edition of 40 + 4 HC (HC 2/4)

Blue Flowers, September 6, 2003

Blue Flowers, September 6, 2003

mixograph, 42 x 42 inches