All Posts By Nicholas D. Lowry

January 19, 2022 Vintage Posters

Art Deco posters include Zig’s Josephine Baker / Casino de Paris, as well as recognizable, desirable and sought-after posters by Luciano Achille Mauzan, Charles Gesmar, Ludwig…

November 15, 2021 Vintage Posters

Nicholas D. Lowry takes us around the world in under five minutes, as he shares a standout selection of exceptional vintage posters from our November 23, 2021 sale of Rare &…

July 21, 2021 Vintage Posters

In the world of Olympic posters there are a handful of important milestones: The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1896, a fitting tribute to the ancient home of…

February 12, 2021 Vintage Posters

James Joyce allegedly proclaimed that Guinness was “the wine of Ireland,” and a 1973 ad for the company featured a reluctant drinker and the tag line “I’ve never tried it because…

October 12, 2020 Vintage Posters

Nicholas D. Lowry Picks His Top Locomotive Travel Posters Among the earliest European travel posters were produced by the railway companies to sell tickets on their new trains…

October 1, 2020 Auctions 101

…and what we mean when we say something is “Rare.” Just when you think you have seen it all… I am always amazed when I realize how much more there is to learn…

February 6, 2020 Vintage Posters

Our winter-spring 2020 sale of Vintage Posters on February 13 is set to feature an extensive archive of over 350 posters by Puerto Rico's most renowned painters, designers and…

November 7, 2019 Vintage Posters

Swann Galleries' November 14 sale of Rare & Important Travel Posters marks the house's twentieth annual sale in the category. Here we share Nicholas D. Lowry's entry to the…