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Donald Sultan — Playing Cards (Nine of Spades)
Donald Sultan

Playing Cards (Nine of Spades)

1990

This aquatint exemplifies Sultan's distinctive approach to everyday iconography, transforming a simple playing card into a bold graphic statement through the medium's characteristic tonal gradations. Part of his broader exploration of commonplace objects, the work demonstrates Sultan's ability to elevate mundane subjects through masterful printmaking technique and compositional clarity.

Medium
Aquatint on Twinrocker paper
Dimensions
Edition
Edition of 44 of 44
Signed
Yes

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Donald Sultan, Playing Cards (Nine of Spades), 1990

This aquatint exemplifies Sultan's distinctive approach to everyday iconography, transforming a simple playing card into a bold graphic statement through the medium's characteristic tonal gradations. Part of his broader exploration of commonplace objects, the work demonstrates Sultan's ability to elevate mundane subjects through masterful printmaking technique and compositional clarity.

Medium
Aquatint on Twinrocker paper
Dimensions
53.34 x 38.1 cm
Year
1990
Edition
of 44
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Hamilton Selway, Los Angeles, CA

Related themes

Minimalist, Printmaking, Pop Art, Playing Cards, Still Life, Contemporary, Aquatint

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Jonathan Murray, Nicholas Blum