Donald Sultan: Mimosas, Poppies and Camelias
Featured in our first virtual viewing room for the ADAA, Mary Ryan Gallery is pleased to present a selection of drawings, prints and paintings by Donald Sultan. Featured are very recent drawings made by the artist in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a two minute video of the artist working at his home in Sag Harbor, New York. In addition to Sultan’s spring 2020 drawings, on view are a selection of Mimosas, Poppies, and Button flowers.
Born in Asheville, NC (1951) Sultan is an internationally recognized artist known for pushing the boundaries of the still life tradition through the deconstruction of his subjects into basic forms as well as his use of industrial materials. His use of the mimosa tree in his practice began while he worked in southern France, and he has used it to pursue his interrogation of the space between abstraction and representation, the organic and the industrial. Other important flower shapes in his practice are the poppy and the “button poppy,” a hybrid shape that melds the button and remembrance poppy motifs.
![Mimosa Feb 19 2019, 2019 Conte crayon, charcoal and enamel on paper 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 in (69.8 x 100.3 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-05-27-adaa-donald-sultan-mimosa-feb-19-2019-2019-webp-WEBP-Image-1200-×-938-pixels-Scaled-68.jpg)
Conte crayon, charcoal and enamel on paper, 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 in (69.8 x 100.3 cm)
![Mimosa Nov 20, 2019, 2019 Graphite and conte crayon on paper 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 in (69.8 x 100.3 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery1-1.jpg)
Graphite and conte crayon on paper, 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 in (69.8 x 100.3 cm)
![Mimosa (St Paul de Vence) Feb 7 2019, 2019 Conte crayon, enamel and graphite on paper 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 in (69.8 x 100.3 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery-1.jpg)
Conte crayon, enamel and graphite on paper, 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 in (69.8 x 100.3 cm)
![Mimosa Oct 10, 2018, 2018 Conte crayon and charcoal on paper 48 1/4 x 60 1/2 in (122.6 x 153.7 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery2.jpg)
Conte crayon and charcoal on paper, 48 1/4 x 60 1/2 in (122.6 x 153.7 cm)
![Mimosas, October 2, 2006, 2006 Etching, aquatint and silkscreen 27 1/4 x 39 1/4 in (69.2 x 99.7 cm) Edition of 90](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery3.jpg)
Etching, aquatint and silkscreen, 27 1/4 x 39 1/4 in (69.2 x 99.7 cm), Edition of 90
![12 Colors, 2007 Set of 12 silkscreens in 9 layers of color 25 x 20 1/4 in (63.5 x 51.4 cm) each Edition of 50](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery4.jpg)
Set of 12 silkscreens in 9 layers of color, 25 x 20 1/4 in (63.5 x 51.4 cm) each, Edition of 50
![Yellow Poppies, September 12, 2013, 2013 Screen print in 8 colors with flocking 19 x 20 in (48.3 x 50.8 cm) Edition of 80](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery5.jpg)
Screen print in 8 colors with flocking, 19 x 20 in (48.3 x 50.8 cm), Edition of 80
![Blue Poppies, 2018, 2018 Screen print in 11 colors with flocking 19 x 20 in (48.3 x 50.8 cm) Edition of 80](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery6.jpg)
Screen print in 11 colors with flocking, 19 x 20 in (48.3 x 50.8 cm), Edition of 80
![Eight Aqua Buttons Sept 6, 2018, 2018 Tar and enamel on masonite 36 x 72 in (91.4 x 182.9 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery7.jpg)
Tar and enamel on masonite, 36 x 72 in (91.4 x 182.9 cm)
![Mimosa Jan 29 2019, 2019](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery.jpg)
Oil, tar and enamel on masonite, 48 x 48 in (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
![May 10 2020 Spring, 2020 Conte crayon, charcoal, and graphite on paper 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery1.jpg)
Conte crayon, charcoal, and graphite on paper
14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
![Spring 2020 May, 2020 Conte crayon, charcoal, and graphite on paper 15 1/8 x 14 7/8 in (38.4 x 37.8 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery8.jpg)
Conte crayon, charcoal, and graphite on paper, 15 1/8 x 14 7/8 in (38.4 x 37.8 cm)
![Spring May 22 2020, 2020 Conte crayon, charcoal, and graphite on paper 22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot_2020-06-29-ADAA-online-viewing-room-and-new-video-featuring-Donald-Sultan-Mary-Ryan-Gallery9.jpg)
Conte crayon, charcoal, and graphite on paper, 22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)