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Vintage Posters

Swiss Food Posters

Please don’t eat the posters: Morsels of delight for your eyes and walls.

African American Art

Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr.: The Legacy of an Artist and Educator

Swann Galleries’ April 2 auction of African American Art features the a selection of works from Estate of Dr. …

African American Art

Artist Profile: Simone Leigh

A look at Simone Leigh’s exploration and embodiment of the Black female form through her ceramic practice.

American Art

Mervin Jules Family History: Art Making, Collecting and Selling

An interview with Lisa Crescenzo, and J.J. Simon, grandson of Mervin Jules.

Fine Art

Why Paul Signac Preferred Watercolors as a Medium

Sarah McMillan, specialist in our Fine Art department, explores Signac’s use of the medium in his pointillist …

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Collecting Press Photography

Deborah Rogal, Director of Photographs and Photobooks at Swann, shares five things to consider when collecting press…

Vintage Posters

Records & Results: Rare & Important Travel Posters — November 25, 2025

Swann Galleries’ fall Rare & Important Travel Posters auction on Tuesday, November 25, saw a competitive …

News

Collecting Gustav Klimt

Are you a lover of Gustav Klimt, his contemporaries, and the Vienna Secessionist movement, but find yourself a littl…

Vintage Posters

David Klein’s Advertisements for TWA

David Klein’s iconic advertisements for TWA are the pinnacle of Mid-Century Modern graphic design.

Printed & Manuscript Americana

History with an Americana Specialist: a 1914 Western Travel Log by a Cartoonist

Rick Stattler shares the details on a 1914 Western Travel Log by German cartoonist Alexander Cap.

Printed & Manuscript Americana

History with an Americana Specialist: Rick Stattler on a Diary of a WWII Nose Gunner

Rick Stattler shares the details on the Diary of a WWII Nose Gunner.

Contemporary Art

Richard Prince’s Early Works

Richard Prince began to create collages with photographs and text after arriving in New York in late 1973. By the la…

Fine Art

What Makes Francisco Goya’s Works so Haunting?

Learn what makes the works of Francisco Goya so haunting with Sarah McMillan, a specialist in our Fine Art departmen…

Artist Profile Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt spent most of her career in Paris and became one of the most celebrated female Impressionist artists. B…