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A silkscreen with flocking by the great printmaker and pop artist Donald Sultan. This piece is entitled "Black and Red" and is dated April 25th, 2007. This piece is signed by Sultan in pencil, along the bottom margin.

Born in 1951 in Asheville, North Carolina, Donald Sultan rose to prominence in the 1980's as a painter and draftsman of subjects such as lemons and flowers. He is best known for his rich use of black, which is actually tar in many of his paintings. His work is voluminous and varied, manifesting itself in the media of paint, printing, and sculpting. His still-life's have been described as studies in contrast. Powerfully sensual, fleshy objects are rendered through a labor-intensive and unique method. Instead of canvas, Sultan works on masonite covered with 12-inch vinyl floor tiles. The tiles dictate the format: one foot squares, eight foot squares, or four foot squares. Sultan cuts the shapes he desires into the vinyl, fills in the cutout space with plaster and/or tar, and then paints over it. These multiple layers create the texture and subsequent richness.

Sultan has enjoyed a distinguished career as painter, printmaker, and sculptor, including works of garden pieces. His work is always concerned, on some level at least, with recognizable imagery. "Basically I think I am a Minimalist. But I keep trying to add as much stuff as I can and still keep the sense."