Donald Sultan is a renowned American painter recognized for his large-scale still life compositions that combine traditional motifs like flowers and fruit with a fresh, abstract vision. While categorized as still lives, Sultan views the forms in his paintings as primarily abstract, juxtaposing geometric patterns with organic lines to create a sense of purity and monumentality. Sultan has exhibited his work at major New York institutions as well as the Hirshhorn Museum and Tate Gallery.

1. Donald Sultan - A Still Life
Painter with an Abstract Vision
Troy Buckner, Southampton NY

2. Introduction
• A respected Southampton, NY, art professional,
Troy Buckner maintains a private dealership that
plays a vital role in setting up local exhibitions and
benefits. Troy Buckner is part of an extended arts
community in the Southampton, NY, area that
includes artists such as Larry Rivers, John
Chamberlain, and Donald Sultan.
A presence in the New York art world since the mid-
1970s, Donald Sultan is recognized for his paintings,
as well as works of sculpture and printmaking.

3. Donald Sultan
• His large-scale compositions are known for
combining well-established art traditions with a
freshness and emphasis on original vision.
Categorized as “still lives,” Sultan’s works feature
familiar motifs such as flowers, fruit, and dominoes.
However, the painter considers the forms primarily
abstract. His works juxtapose geometric patterns
with fluid, organic lines and create a sense of purity
in vision that borders on the monumental. His
paintings have been featured at leading New York,
NY, institutions, as well as the Hirshhorn Museum
in Washington, DC, and the Tate Gallery in London.