April 23, 2024Deborah RogalPhotographs & Photobooks Auction Highlights: Fine Photographs — May 16, 2024 Read more about Auction Highlights: Fine Photographs — May 16, 2024 Swann’s May 16 auction of Fine Photographs is headlines by two iconic female photographers.
Read more about Collecting Vintage Olympic Posters April 22, 2024 Vintage Posters Collecting Vintage Olympic Posters Collecting Olympic posters was straightforward up until the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Prior to those games, the International Olympic Committee would choose one official poster (on some occasions, they chose two) to represent the games. Those images became indelibly connected to the games they represented.
Read more about Essential Modern & Post-War Art Terms & Movements — Part II April 22, 2024 Modern & Post-War Art Essential Modern & Post-War Art Terms & Movements — Part II Harold Porcher’s Illustrated Glossary of Modern & Post-War Movements II The post-war era of art, as an auction category, is simply a construct used to differentiate art movements occurring after…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Tennis & Sports Posters: Collection of the Schwartz Family & Tennis Corporation of America April 15, 2024 Vintage Posters Auction Highlights: Tennis & Sports Posters: Collection of the Schwartz Family & Tennis Corporation of America Swann’s May poster auction offers the world’s most preeminent private tennis and sport collection.
Read more about Records & Results: African American Art — April 4, 2024 April 11, 2024 African American Art Records & Results: African American Art — April 4, 2024 Swann Galleries’ April 4, 2024 sale of African American Art brought crowds back to the sale room with a selection of standout modernist works alongside a contemporary selection sold to…
Read more about A Brief Publishing History of Don Quixote April 3, 2024 Books & Manuscripts A Brief Publishing History of Don Quixote Collectors of Don Quixote have fastened on to the complex parameters of published editions like true bibliomaniacs. Tracking down each morsel of minutiae appeals to those of us with a…
Read more about 8 Works to Collect For Spring April 2, 2024 African American Art 8 Works to Collect For Spring In celebration of the changing of the seasons we’re sharing a selection of works coming up for auction this month at Swann that are sure to inspire.
Read more about Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript African Americana — March 21, 2024 March 27, 2024 Printed & Manuscript African Americana Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript African Americana — March 21, 2024 Swann’s March 21, 2024 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana proved once again to be a success among institutions and collectors alike. The sale brought $967,061, closing well within…
Read more about The Art of the Harlem Renaissance, in Print and Plaster March 25, 2024 African American Art The Art of the Harlem Renaissance, in Print and Plaster The landmark exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met here in New York has brought deserved new attention to the visual art achievements of Harlem Renaissance. Many…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — May 2, 2024 March 21, 2024 Modern & Post-War Art Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — May 2, 2024 Highlights from the upcoming spring Modern & Post-War Art Sale.
Read more about Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints — April 18, 2024 March 20, 2024 Old Master Through Modern Prints Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints — April 18, 2024 A compelling selection of scarce and desirable prints includes woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithographs, and screenprints and spans the late fifteenth century through the 1900s.
Read more about Auction Highlights: Fine Books — April 11, 2024 March 15, 2024 Fine Books & Manuscripts Auction Highlights: Fine Books — April 11, 2024 This spring’s newly minted sale will bring together a range of collecting areas, including early printed books, artist’s books, literature from the seventeenth century through to the twentieth, and more.
Read more about Art for Life: A Benefit for the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation — April 4 March 13, 2024 African American Art Art for Life: A Benefit for the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation — April 4 This special evening celebration of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation will offer an opportunity to collect contemporary works while supporting Rush. Join us in person, online, or over the phone…
Read more about 5 European Expressionist Artists to Know March 12, 2024 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings 5 European Expressionist Artists to Know The March 14 sale of 19th & 20th Century Art features a strong selection of original artworks, among them a run of those working in Eastern Europe in the first…
Read more about Auction Highlights: African American Art — April 4, 2024 March 6, 2024 African American Art Auction Highlights: African American Art — April 4, 2024 This season’s African American Art auction features an array of Harlem Renaissance pieces, post-war figurative art, and contemporary art.
Read more about Listen to Jackie Robinson Speaking at an Ohio Civil Rights Rally in 1964 March 5, 2024 Printed & Manuscript African Americana Listen to Jackie Robinson Speaking at an Ohio Civil Rights Rally in 1964 This civil rights rally was held in Columbus, OH, a few months after the March on Washington and just as the congressional fight for the Civil Rights Act approached the…
Read more about Artist Profile: Edward McKnight Kauffer February 26, 2024 Vintage Posters Artist Profile: Edward McKnight Kauffer To look at the graphic design work of Edward McKnight Kauffer is to experience a master craftsman helping to propel modernism into the mainstream. He achieved the height of his creativity in the decades after World War I, bringing his creative, modern aesthetic to a fast-paced world that was eager to embrace his exciting new visual creations.
Read more about Gilded by Association: Autographs in the March 7, 2024 Auction February 26, 2024 Autographs Gilded by Association: Autographs in the March 7, 2024 Auction Autographs provide the collector with a number of joys, one of which is their ability to bring you closer to people in another time and place. Of course, every autograph…
Read more about Records & Results: The Subculture Sale — February 8, 2024 February 14, 2024 Vintage Posters Records & Results: The Subculture Sale — February 8, 2024 “The Subculture Sale was an exciting foray into relatively new territory for Swann Galleries, not focusing on works from previous centuries, but, on the personally memorable. Among the scores of…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Printed & Manuscript African Americana — March 21, 2024 February 12, 2024 Printed & Manuscript African Americana Auction Highlights: Printed & Manuscript African Americana — March 21, 2024 One of our largest African Americana auctions to date includes important documentation of the abolition movement, catalogues and posters for exhibits by leading Black artists, previously unseen Black Panther material, and material on Black-owned businesses.
Read more about Auction Highlights: Autographs — March 7, 2024 February 7, 2024 Autographs Auction Highlights: Autographs — March 7, 2024 This auction will contain property from the Forbes Collection, reflecting a keen interest in American history, world leaders, American entertainers between the 1930s and 1960s, and writers.
Read more about Auction Highlights: 19th & 20th Century Art — March 14, 2024 February 6, 2024 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Auction Highlights: 19th & 20th Century Art — March 14, 2024 An array of fine art bridges the seasons and centuries with nineteenth-century and Modern paintings, drawings and prints, as well as a section devoted to Latin American modernists.
Read more about Records & Results: The Artists of the WPA — January 25, 2024 February 1, 2024 American Art Records & Results: The Artists of the WPA — January 25, 2024 Swann Galleries opened the winter 2024 season with the fourth iteration of The Artist of the WPA. The timed online auction closed Thursday, January 25, with an 89% sell-through rate…
Read more about Nicholas D. Lowry’s Specialist Picks: Favorite Lots from The Subculture Sale January 31, 2024 Vintage Posters Nicholas D. Lowry’s Specialist Picks: Favorite Lots from The Subculture Sale Nicholas D. Lowry shares his picks for The Subculture Sale. Bidding open now through February 8.
Read more about Collectors on Collecting: An American Century by Dr. James Pearl January 30, 2024 Photographs & Photobooks Collectors on Collecting: An American Century by Dr. James Pearl Dr. James Pearl reflects on the process of amassing his collection of American photography. Coming to auction at Swann Galleries February 15.
Read more about Happening February 6 — Off the Wall: New Directions in Poster Collecting January 26, 2024 Vintage Posters Happening February 6 — Off the Wall: New Directions in Poster Collecting Join Us Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM ETPanel to Begin at 6:30 PM ET At Swann Galleries: 104 East 25th Street, 6th Floor, NYC Join Swann President, and…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Vintage Posters & Graphic Design — February 29, 2024 January 23, 2024 Vintage Posters Auction Highlights: Vintage Posters & Graphic Design — February 29, 2024 This auction will be a combination of many of Swann’s most desirable poster-collecting categories, presenting an exceptional, curated selection of images relating to skiing, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, travel and advertising.
Read more about Auction Highlights: An American Century: The Collection of Dr. James & Debra Pearl & Fine Photographs — February 15, 2024 January 23, 2024 Photographs & Photobooks Auction Highlights: An American Century: The Collection of Dr. James & Debra Pearl & Fine Photographs — February 15, 2024 This special auction highlights 100 lots from the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl. Rich in American landscape.
Read more about Auction Highlights: The Subculture Sale — February 8, 2024 January 8, 2024 Vintage Posters Auction Highlights: The Subculture Sale — February 8, 2024 Highlights from the February 8 Subculture Sale
Read more about 2023: Year in Review December 19, 2023 Swann 2023: Year in Review Swann Galleries continued to offer exceptional auctions of quality material in 2023. The year featured several collections, including a special selection of 100 works from the Stephen White collection in…
Read more about Auction Highlights: The Artists of the WPA — Timed Sale Closing January 25, 2024 December 18, 2023 Modern & Post-War Art Auction Highlights: The Artists of the WPA — Timed Sale Closing January 25, 2024 Highlights from the December 14, 2023 auction of Illustration Art.
Read more about What’s in a Sale: Focus on Women December 18, 2023 Focus On Women What’s in a Sale: Focus on Women Swann held its first sale dedicated to the accomplishments of women on July 15, 2021. The sale, curated by senior specialist Devon Eastland, included materials that aimed to highlight the…
Read more about Original Disney Studios Animation Cels in the December 14 Illustration Art Auction December 5, 2023 Illustration Art Original Disney Studios Animation Cels in the December 14 Illustration Art Auction The December 14, 2023 auction of Illustration Art at Swann Galleries features a selection of original animation cels from Walt Disney Studios’ iconic films. Lot 15: Harry Reeves, Reflection in…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Illustration Art — December 14, 2023 November 30, 2023 Illustration Art Auction Highlights: Illustration Art — December 14, 2023 Highlights from the December 14, 2023 auction of Illustration Art.
Read more about Swann in Profile: Skye Lacerte November 20, 2023 Illustration Art Swann in Profile: Skye Lacerte The start of the fall 2023 auction season at Swann brought Skye Lacerte as a new specialist for the Illustration Art department. Ahead of the December 14 sale, we sat…
Read more about Essential Modern & Post-War Art Terms & Movements — Part I November 16, 2023 Modern & Post-War Art Essential Modern & Post-War Art Terms & Movements — Part I Harold Porcher’s Illustrated Glossary of Modern & Post-War Movements In early 2020 I joined Swann and created the Modern & Post-War Art department. This category goes against the grain slightly,…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books — December 7, 2023 November 10, 2023 Maps & Atlases Auction Highlights: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books — December 7, 2023 Highlights from the December 7, 2023 auction of Maps & Atlases.
Read more about Prints & Drawings’ Specialist Picks: What to Watch in the November 16, 2023, Contemporary Art Auction November 7, 2023 Contemporary Art Prints & Drawings’ Specialist Picks: What to Watch in the November 16, 2023, Contemporary Art Auction Our Prints & Drawings department shares their picks for the November 16, 2023, sale of Contemporary Art.
Read more about Artist Profile: Norman Wilkinson November 6, 2023 Vintage Posters Artist Profile: Norman Wilkinson In Norman Wilkinson’s own words, his “whole interest was ships and the sea.” He was an illustrator and maritime painter of great renown (one of his paintings was commissioned to hang…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — November 30, 2023 October 26, 2023 Modern & Post-War Art Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — November 30, 2023 The fall Modern & Post-War Art auction will include work from the early twentieth century through post-World War II art movements such as Pop, Minimalism, and Abstract Expressionism. Jack Tworkov…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Contemporary Art — November 16, 2023 October 25, 2023 Contemporary Art Auction Highlights: Contemporary Art — November 16, 2023 Swann’s Contemporary Art auction on November 16 spans the last fifty-plus years of artistic creativity, encompassing mid-century Abstract Expressionism to the present day, with compelling examples in all media, including painting,…
Read more about Records & Results: African American Art — October 19, 2023 October 24, 2023 African American Art Records & Results: African American Art — October 19, 2023 Swann Galleries’ October 19 sale of African American Art proved consistent among new contemporary artists and auction house favorites. Regarding the auction, department director Nigel Freeman noted, “I’m very happy…
Read more about Unsung Heroes: Black Ceramicists October 18, 2023 African American Art Unsung Heroes: Black Ceramicists Here we take a look at five ceramic artists we’ve brought to the market over the past few years whose practices vary in subjectivity, aesthetic manipulation, and objective thought.
Read more about Auction Highlights: Rare & Important Travel Posters — November 9, 2023 October 17, 2023 Vintage Posters Auction Highlights: Rare & Important Travel Posters — November 9, 2023 Swann’s autumn 2023 auction of Rare & Important Travel Posters on November 9 is another wonderful, geographic tour de force, with some of the most compelling and infrequently seen images.…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints — November 2, 2023 October 11, 2023 Old Master Through Modern Prints Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints — November 2, 2023 Old Master Prints The November 2, 2023, auction begins with a selection of classic prints by old master artists from Albrecht Dürer to Rembrandt van Rijn and Giovanni B. Piranesi…
Read more about Devon Eastland’s Specialist Picks: What to Watch in the October 12, 2023 Auction October 11, 2023 Early Printed Books Devon Eastland’s Specialist Picks: What to Watch in the October 12, 2023 Auction Devon Eastland shares her picks for the October 12, 2023, sale of Early Printed books. Gothic Novels If you’ve read through our offerings for the October 12, 2023, sale, you…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Fine Books & Autographs — October 26, 2023 October 4, 2023 Books & Manuscripts Auction Highlights: Fine Books & Autographs — October 26, 2023 Autographs The spirits of conflict and exploration are intertwined in the autographs on offer. Among the most respected explorers of the unknown are scientists, each of whom must contend with…
Read more about Part II: The Einstein-Serbu Correspondence October 4, 2023 Autographs Part II: The Einstein-Serbu Correspondence One of the best-known modern Romanian historians, Nicolae Iorga, has the distinction of being one of the few scholars of his day or before to document the lives of educated…
Read more about A Brief Introduction to Post-War Japanese Photography October 3, 2023 Photographs & Photobooks A Brief Introduction to Post-War Japanese Photography Post-war Japanese photography witnessed significant developments and innovations that reflected the changing social, cultural, and political landscape of Japan. The devastation caused by World War II had a profound influence…
Read more about First Impressions: Elizabeth Catlett & Charles White at the Taller de Gráfica Popular October 3, 2023 African American Art First Impressions: Elizabeth Catlett & Charles White at the Taller de Gráfica Popular In 1946, in what would become the last year of their brief marriage, Elizabeth Catlett and Charles White shared a career-changing experience living and working in Mexico City. They had…