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Donald Sultan — Playing Cards (Six of Diamonds)
Donald Sultan

Playing Cards (Six of Diamonds)

1990

This aquatint exemplifies Sultan's distinctive approach to transforming everyday objects into monumental subjects, elevating the humble playing card through his characteristic use of bold, simplified forms and rich tonal contrasts. The work demonstrates his mastery of the aquatint technique, creating deep, velvety blacks that define the diamond motifs against the textured Twinrocker paper.

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

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Donald Sultan, Playing Cards (Six of Diamonds), 1990

This aquatint exemplifies Sultan's distinctive approach to transforming everyday objects into monumental subjects, elevating the humble playing card through his characteristic use of bold, simplified forms and rich tonal contrasts. The work demonstrates his mastery of the aquatint technique, creating deep, velvety blacks that define the diamond motifs against the textured Twinrocker paper.

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

Geometric, Minimalist, Printmaking, Pop Art, Playing Cards, Contemporary, Aquatint

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Jonathan Murray, Nicholas Blum