Donald Sultan

Sultan, an internationally recognized artist who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement, is known for elevating the still-life tradition by deconstructing his subjects into basic forms and using industrial materials. His paintings characteristically employ enamel, roofing tar, aluminum, linoleum, and spackle, pushing the medium's boundaries through gouging, sanding, and buffing techniques to create flatness, depth, and texture.

The works are made of the same materials as the building where the viewer stands; the architecture participates in the paintings. Weighty and structured, Sultan’s paintings are simultaneously abstract and representational: while his imagery is immediately recognizable – flowers, daily objects, insignia, idle factories – the dominating, abstract forms contradict its common association with fragility.

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Black Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Black Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Blue Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Blue Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Red Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Red Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Silver Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Silver Poppies, Aug 7, 2022

Yellow Poppies, Sept 7, 2022

Yellow Poppies, Sept 7, 2022

Blue Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Blue Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Red Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Red Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Silver Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Silver Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

White Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

White Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Yellow Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Yellow Poppies, Aug 17, 2022

Twelve Butterflies, Feb 23, 1996

Twelve Butterflies, Feb 23, 1996

Eight Whites, Oct 30, 2008

Eight Whites, Oct 30, 2008

Reds, Dec 2, 2020

Reds, Dec 2, 2020

Silvers, Dec 2, 2020

Silvers, Dec 2, 2020

Blacks, Dec 2, 2020

Blacks, Dec 2, 2020

Yellows, Dec 2, 2020

Yellows, Dec 2, 2020

Big Red, Sept 14, 2014

Big Red, Sept 14, 2014

Hollyhocks, Dec 10, 1992

Hollyhocks, Dec 10, 1992

Blue Flowers, 2003

Blue Flowers, 2003

Yellow Flowers, Sept 9, 2003

Yellow Flowers, Sept 9, 2003

Squash

Squash

Apples

Apples

Pears

Pears

Red Pears

Red Pears

Fish

Fish

Hollyhocks

Hollyhocks

Tulips

Tulips

Red Poppies

Red Poppies

Mimosa, Sept 29, 2021

Mimosa, Sept 29, 2021

Mimosa With Green, Jan 25, 2023

Mimosa With Green, Jan 25, 2023

Reds and Blacks, Aug 20, 2020

Reds and Blacks, Aug 20, 2020

Silvers and Blacks, Aug 20, 2020

Silvers and Blacks, Aug 20, 2020

Aqua Poppies 2021

Aqua Poppies 2021

Blue And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.

Blue And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.

Silver And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.

Silver And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.

Red And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.

Red And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.

Yellow And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.

Yellow And Black Poppies Feb 3, 2020.