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Acanthus *
(From the Fruits and Flowers Suite)
1994
Screenprint
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil
23 x 22 in. (58.4 x 56 cm.)
Edition of 125
SOLD
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Aqua Poppies
2021
Shaped aluminum with aqua powder coat on a polished aluminum base
Incised signature, title, and date
24 1/2 x 24 x 3 1/2 in. (62 x 61 x 9 cm.)
Edition of 25
INQUIRE
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Big Poppies
2014
Original screenprint in colors with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 4-ply museum board
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered in pencil
60 1/4 x 60 1/4 in. (153 x 153 cm), unframed
Edition of 30
INQUIRE
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Black and Blue *
2008
Original screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered
24 x 21 1/2 in. (61 x 54.6 cm), unframed
Edition of 190
SOLD
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Blue Lanterns
2017
Color screenprint with flocking on Rising 2-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil
32 x 32 in. (81 x 81 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
INQUIRE
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Blue Poppies *
2015
Painted aluminium on polished aluminum base
Signed, titled, dated and numbered
24 1/2 x 24 1/4 x 3 in. (62 x 61 x 7.6 cm)
Edition of 25
SOLD
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Blue Poppies *
2018
Original screenprint in colors, with flocking on two-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
39 x 39 in. (99 x 99 cm), unframed
Edition of 40
SOLD
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Blue Poppies *
2020
Original screenprint on museum board with flocking
Signed, titled and dated in pencil
46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed
Edition of 40
SOLD
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Blue Poppies *
2020
Original screenprint with flocking on 4-ply Rising Museum Board
Monogrammed in pencil, titled, dated and numbered
44 x 84 in. (117.8 x 213.4 cm), unframed
Edition of 35
SOLD
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Blue Poppy *
2014
Screenprint in colors with enamel inks and textured surface on museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
60 x 60 inches (152.5 x 152.5 cm)
Edition of 30
SOLD
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Blue Poppy *
2015
Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on museum board
Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered
46 x 46 in (117 x 117 cm), unframed
Edition of 40
SOLD
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Blues (920) *
2008
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm)
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Blues (924) *
2008
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm)
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Dried Roses *
1998
(from the Visual Poetics portfolio)
Screenprint in colors on velin Coventry paper
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil by the artist
16 x 16 in.(40.5 x 40.5 cm),unframed
Edition of 395
SOLD
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Lilies *
1998
Original screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered (along the left margin, vertically)
26 x 21 1/4 in. (66 x 54 cm), unframed
Edition of 70
SOLD
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Mimosa (Green)
2023
Archival pigment ink print on 315 gsm fine art paper
Hand-signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil
42 x 52 inches (107 x 132 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
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Mimosa *
2009
Original screenprint in colors on Somerset Satin White paper
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
21 x 24 1/2 in. (53.3 x 62.2 cm), unframed
Edition of 100
(Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY)
SOLD
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Mimosa with Green
2022
Archival pigment print
Hand-signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil
40 x 57 ½ in. (102 x 146 cm), unframed
Edition of 100
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Mimosas *
2008
Original screenprint in colors
Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered
27 1/2 x 39 1/4 in (70 x 99.7 cm), unframed
Edition of 108
(Published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NYC)
SOLD
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Pomegranates *
(from the Fruits and Flowers suite)
1994
Screenprint
Signed and numbered
23 x 22 in
Edition of 125
SOLD
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Poppies, June 3, 2011 (White) *
2011
Color silkscreen with flocking and tar-like texture on Rising, white 2-ply museum board
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered
39 x 39 inches (99 x 99 cm), unframed
One of three numbered printers proofs outside of the edition of 30
SOLD
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Red Flowers
2012
Color screenprint with enamel inks & flocking on 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil
41 x 77 in. (104 x 196.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 30
INQUIRE
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Red Lanterns
Donald Sultan, Red Lanterns, 2017
Color screenprint with flocking on Rising 2-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil
32 x 32 in. (81 x 81 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
INQUIRE
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Red Poppies
2020
Original screenprint with flocking on 4-ply Rising Museum Board
Monogrammed in pencil, titled, dated and numbered
44 x 84 in. (117.8 x 213.4 cm), unframed
Edition of 35
INQUIRE
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Red Poppies *
2020
Original screenprint on museum board with flocking
Signed, titled and dated in pencil
46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed
Edition of 40
SOLD
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Red Poppies July 24, 2012 *
2012
Screenprint with tar and flocking
Hand signed, dated and numbered
22 x 38.75 in. (55.9 x 98.4 cm.)
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Reds and Blacks *
2008
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
52 x 76 inches (132 x 193 cm)
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Silver Poppies
2020
Original screenprint with flocking on 4-ply Rising Museum Board
Monogrammed in pencil, titled, dated and numbered
44 x 84 in. (117.8 x 213.4 cm), unframed
Edition of 35
INQUIRE
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Silver Poppies *
2020
Original screenprint on museum board with flocking
Signed, titled and dated in pencil
46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed
Edition of 40
SOLD
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Smoke Rings (Aug. 13, 2001)
2001
Digital Pigment Print
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm), unframed
Edition of 75
INQUIRE
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Smoke Rings (Dec. 2, 2001) *
2001
Digital Pigment Print
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm), unframed
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Smoke Rings (Nov. 12, 2001)
2001
Digital Pigment Print
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm)
Edition of 75
INQUIRE
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Smoke Rings, Oct. 19, 2005 *
2005
Digital pigment print
Signed by the artist in pencil, titled, dated and numbered
34 x 34 in. (86 x 86 cm), unframed
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Smoke Rings, Oct. 20, 2005 *
2005
Digital pigment print
Signed by the artist in pencil, titled, dated and numbered
34 x 34 in. (86 x 86 cm), unframed
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Three Poppies (Black) *
2020
Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Three Poppies (Blue) *
2020
Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Three Poppies (Gold) *
2020
Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Three Poppies (Red) *
2020
Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Three Poppies (Silver) *
2020
Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Three Poppies (Yellow) *
2020
Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
SOLD
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White and Silver Poppies
2021
Shaped painted aluminum mounted on a polished aluminum base
Incised signature, title, and date
24 1/2 x 24 x 3 1/2 in. (62 x 61 x 9 cm.)
Edition of 25
INQUIRE
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White Mimosa
2021
Color screenprint with enamel inks & flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil
42 x 42 in. (107 x 107 cm.), unframed
Edition of 40
INQUIRE
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Yellow Lanterns
2017
Color screenprint with flocking on Rising 2-ply museum board
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil
32 x 32 in. (81 x 81 cm), unframed
Edition of 50
INQUIRE
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Yellow Peppers *
1994
(from the Fruits and Flowers suite)
Original screenprint in colors
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
(along left margin, vertically)
23 x 22 in. (58.4 x 56 cm), unframed
Edition of 125
SOLD
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Yellow Poppies *
2020
Original screenprint on museum board with flocking
Signed, titled and dated in pencil
46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed
Edition of 40
SOLD
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Yellow Poppy *
2014
Screenprint in colors with enamel inks and textured surface on museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
60 x 60 inches (152.5 x 152.5 cm)
Edition of 30
SOLD
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Yellow Mimosas *
2015
15-color screenprint with white flocking on museum board
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
32 x 45 inches (81.3 x 114.3 cm)
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Orange Flowers *
1996
Screenprint in colors
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
18 x 13 inches (45.7 x 33 cm)
Edition of 100
SOLD
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Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012 (Coral)
2012
Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm)
Edition of 50
INQUIRE
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Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012 (White)
2012
Silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm)
Edition of 50
INQUIRE
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Four Reds, September 30, 2002 *
Color screenprint with collage on white Somerset
Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered
Edition of 150
22 x 28.2 inches (55.9 x 71.6 cm)
SOLD
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Black and Red *
2007
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered
24 x 24 in
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Black Poppies *
2007
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered
24 x 24 in
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Blues and Blacks *
2008
Screenprint with flocking
Signed and numbered
52 x 76 in
Edition of 25
SOLD
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Butterflies
2006
20-color screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
38 x 38 inches (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
Edition of 75
INQUIRE
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Monarchs
2006
22-color screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil
38 x 38 inches (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
Edition of 75
INQUIRE
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Eight Whites *
2008
Screenprint with flocking
Signed and numbered |
58 x 58 in
Edition of 50
SOLD
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Five Lemons, a Pear and an Egg *
(from the Fruits and Flowers suite)
1994
Screenprint
Signed and numbered
23 x 22 in
Edition of 125
SOLD
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Five Reds *
2008
Screenprint with flocking
Signed and numbered
60 x 60 in
Edition of 10
SOLD
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Five Whites *
2008
Screenprint with flocking
Signed and numbered
60 x 60 in
Edition of 10
SOLD
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Morning Glories I *
1991
Aquatint
Signed and numbered
60 x 48 in
Edition of 60
SOLD
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Morning Glories II *
1991
Aquatint
Signed and numbered
60 x 48 in
Edition of 60
SOLD
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Pomegranates I *
Aquatint
Signed and numbered
40 x 30 in
Edition of 60
SOLD
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Pomegranates II *
Aquatint
Signed and numbered
40 x 30 in
Edition of 60
SOLD
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Pomegranates III *
Aquatint
Signed and numbered
40 x 30 in
Edition of 60
SOLD
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Poppies, June 4, 2011 (Coral) *
2011
Color silkscreen with flocking and tar-like texture on Rising, white 2-ply museum board
39 x 39 inches (99.1 x 99.1 cm)
Edition of 30
SOLD
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Poppies, June 5, 2011 (Aqua) *
2011
Color silkscreen with flocking and tar-like texture on Rising, white 2-ply museum board
39 x 39 inches (99.1 x 99.1 cm)
Edition of 30
SOLD
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Red and Black *
Red and Black
2007
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered
24 x 24 in
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Red Poppies *
2007
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered
24 x 24 in
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Smoke Rings (June 6, 2001) *
2001
Digital Inkjet Print
Signed and numbered
23 x 23 in
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Three Reds *
2007
Screenprint with flocking
Signed, dated and numbered
24 x 24 in
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Six Yellows *
2007
Screenprint
Signed and numbered
30 x 38 in
Edition of 60
SOLD
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Two Pears, a Lemon and an Egg *
(from the Fruits and Flowers suite)
1994
Screenprint
Signed and numbered
23 x 22 in
Edition of 125
SOLD
Donald Sultan (born 1951) is one of the leading American contemporary still life artists. He currently lives and works in New York.
Born in 1951 in Asheville, North Carolina, Donald Sultan received his BFA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He moved to New York in 1975. The work of Donald Sultan is voluminous and varied. Since his first one-man show in 1977, he has enjoyed a distinguished career as painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His extensive body of work has placed him at the forefront of contemporary art, where he has become best known for his ability to successfully merge the best of yesterday’s artistic tradition with a fresh, modern approach that is unique.
Although his paintings fit into the criteria of a still life, Sultan describes these works as first and foremost abstract. The largeness of Sultan’s compositions, huge pieces of fruit, flowers, dominoes and other objects, set against the stark, unsettling tar-black, eight-foot square background, dominate the viewer. He is best known for his lemons, flowers and fruit, and states that his subjects develop from previous work. For example: the oval of his lemons has led to a series of oval-blossomed tulips, dots from dice have become oranges. What does not change with Sultan’s work is the powerful statement his forms make. 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.” Sultan’s still lifes have been described as studies in contrast. His powerfully sensual, fleshy object representations are rendered through a labor-intensive and unique method.
Sultan has been given numerous exhibitions dedicated to his work, as well as having been included in a number of group shows. Sultan has received two honorary doctorate degrees from The Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. and the New York Academy of Art. His work is included in the permanent collection 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, D.C., Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Sultan, Donald
(From the Fruits and Flowers Suite) 1994 Screenprint Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil 23 x 22 in. (58.4 x 56 cm.) Edition of 125 SOLD2008 Original screenprint in colors on wove paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 24 x 21 1/2 in. (61 x 54.6 cm), unframed Edition of 190 SOLD2015 Painted aluminium on polished aluminum base Signed, titled, dated and numbered 24 1/2 x 24 1/4 x 3 in. (62 x 61 x 7.6 cm) Edition of 25 SOLD2018 Original screenprint in colors, with flocking on two-ply museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 39 x 39 in. (99 x 99 cm), unframed Edition of 40 SOLD2020 Original screenprint on museum board with flocking Signed, titled and dated in pencil 46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed Edition of 40 SOLD2020 Original screenprint with flocking on 4-ply Rising Museum Board Monogrammed in pencil, titled, dated and numbered 44 x 84 in. (117.8 x 213.4 cm), unframed Edition of 35 SOLD2014 Screenprint in colors with enamel inks and textured surface on museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 60 x 60 inches (152.5 x 152.5 cm) Edition of 30 SOLD2015 Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on museum board Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 46 x 46 in (117 x 117 cm), unframed Edition of 40 SOLD2008 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Edition of 75 SOLD2008 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Edition of 75 SOLD1998 (from the Visual Poetics portfolio) Screenprint in colors on velin Coventry paper Signed, dated and numbered in pencil by the artist 16 x 16 in.(40.5 x 40.5 cm),unframed Edition of 395 SOLD1998 Original screenprint in colors on wove paper Signed in pencil, dated and numbered (along the left margin, vertically) 26 x 21 1/4 in. (66 x 54 cm), unframed Edition of 70 SOLD2009 Original screenprint in colors on Somerset Satin White paper Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 21 x 24 1/2 in. (53.3 x 62.2 cm), unframed Edition of 100 (Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY) SOLD2008 Original screenprint in colors Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 27 1/2 x 39 1/4 in (70 x 99.7 cm), unframed Edition of 108 (Published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NYC) SOLD(from the Fruits and Flowers suite) 1994 Screenprint Signed and numbered 23 x 22 in Edition of 125 SOLD2011 Color silkscreen with flocking and tar-like texture on Rising, white 2-ply museum board Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 39 x 39 inches (99 x 99 cm), unframed One of three numbered printers proofs outside of the edition of 30 SOLD2020 Original screenprint on museum board with flocking Signed, titled and dated in pencil 46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed Edition of 40 SOLD2012 Screenprint with tar and flocking Hand signed, dated and numbered 22 x 38.75 in. (55.9 x 98.4 cm.) Edition of 75 SOLD2008 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 52 x 76 inches (132 x 193 cm) Edition of 50 SOLD2020 Original screenprint on museum board with flocking Signed, titled and dated in pencil 46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed Edition of 40 SOLD2001 Digital Pigment Print Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm), unframed Edition of 75 SOLD2005 Digital pigment print Signed by the artist in pencil, titled, dated and numbered 34 x 34 in. (86 x 86 cm), unframed Edition of 75 SOLD2005 Digital pigment print Signed by the artist in pencil, titled, dated and numbered 34 x 34 in. (86 x 86 cm), unframed Edition of 75 SOLD2020 Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed Edition of 50 SOLD2020 Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed Edition of 50 SOLD2020 Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed Edition of 50 SOLD2020 Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed Edition of 50 SOLD2020 Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed Edition of 50 SOLD2020 Screenprint with enamel inks and flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil 25 x 25 in. (63.5 x 63.5 cm), unframed Edition of 50 SOLD1994 (from the Fruits and Flowers suite) Original screenprint in colors Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil (along left margin, vertically) 23 x 22 in. (58.4 x 56 cm), unframed Edition of 125 SOLD2020 Original screenprint on museum board with flocking Signed, titled and dated in pencil 46 x 46 in. (117 x 117 cm), unframed Edition of 40 SOLD2014 Screenprint in colors with enamel inks and textured surface on museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 60 x 60 inches (152.5 x 152.5 cm) Edition of 30 SOLD2015 15-color screenprint with white flocking on museum board Signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 32 x 45 inches (81.3 x 114.3 cm) Edition of 50 SOLD1996 Screenprint in colors Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil 18 x 13 inches (45.7 x 33 cm) Edition of 100 SOLDColor screenprint with collage on white Somerset Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered Edition of 150 22 x 28.2 inches (55.9 x 71.6 cm) SOLD2007 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered 24 x 24 in Edition of 75 SOLD2007 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered 24 x 24 in Edition of 75 SOLD2008 Screenprint with flocking Signed and numbered 52 x 76 in Edition of 25 SOLD2008 Screenprint with flocking Signed and numbered | 58 x 58 in Edition of 50 SOLD(from the Fruits and Flowers suite) 1994 Screenprint Signed and numbered 23 x 22 in Edition of 125 SOLD2008 Screenprint with flocking Signed and numbered 60 x 60 in Edition of 10 SOLD2008 Screenprint with flocking Signed and numbered 60 x 60 in Edition of 10 SOLD1991 Aquatint Signed and numbered 60 x 48 in Edition of 60 SOLD1991 Aquatint Signed and numbered 60 x 48 in Edition of 60 SOLDAquatint Signed and numbered 40 x 30 in Edition of 60 SOLDAquatint Signed and numbered 40 x 30 in Edition of 60 SOLDAquatint Signed and numbered 40 x 30 in Edition of 60 SOLD2011 Color silkscreen with flocking and tar-like texture on Rising, white 2-ply museum board 39 x 39 inches (99.1 x 99.1 cm) Edition of 30 SOLD2011 Color silkscreen with flocking and tar-like texture on Rising, white 2-ply museum board 39 x 39 inches (99.1 x 99.1 cm) Edition of 30 SOLDRed and Black 2007 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered 24 x 24 in Edition of 75 SOLD2007 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered 24 x 24 in Edition of 75 SOLD2001 Digital Inkjet Print Signed and numbered 23 x 23 in Edition of 75 SOLD2007 Screenprint with flocking Signed, dated and numbered 24 x 24 in Edition of 75 SOLD2007 Screenprint Signed and numbered 30 x 38 in Edition of 60 SOLD(from the Fruits and Flowers suite) 1994 Screenprint Signed and numbered 23 x 22 in Edition of 125 SOLDBorn in 1951 in Asheville, North Carolina, Donald Sultan received his BFA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He moved to New York in 1975. The work of Donald Sultan is voluminous and varied. Since his first one-man show in 1977, he has enjoyed a distinguished career as painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His extensive body of work has placed him at the forefront of contemporary art, where he has become best known for his ability to successfully merge the best of yesterday’s artistic tradition with a fresh, modern approach that is unique.
Although his paintings fit into the criteria of a still life, Sultan describes these works as first and foremost abstract. The largeness of Sultan’s compositions, huge pieces of fruit, flowers, dominoes and other objects, set against the stark, unsettling tar-black, eight-foot square background, dominate the viewer. He is best known for his lemons, flowers and fruit, and states that his subjects develop from previous work. For example: the oval of his lemons has led to a series of oval-blossomed tulips, dots from dice have become oranges. What does not change with Sultan’s work is the powerful statement his forms make. 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.” Sultan’s still lifes have been described as studies in contrast. His powerfully sensual, fleshy object representations are rendered through a labor-intensive and unique method.
Sultan has been given numerous exhibitions dedicated to his work, as well as having been included in a number of group shows. Sultan has received two honorary doctorate degrees from The Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. and the New York Academy of Art. His work is included in the permanent collection 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, D.C., Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.