March 9, 2020Kelsie Jankowski19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Modern American & European Printmakers Lead Winter-Spring 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Sale Read more about Modern American & European Printmakers Lead Winter-Spring 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Sale Our Thursday, March 5, 2020 sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings saw success: “With more internet bidding, particularly via the Swann App, than any previous sale in the 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings category at Swann, with action from across the United States, Europe and Asia, and nearly 20% of buyers new to Swann. The most robust sections of the auction were the American prints and modern European prints and drawings,” noted Todd Weyman, the house’s director of prints and drawings. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Artist Profile: Rockwell Kent February 26, 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Artist Profile: Rockwell Kent Rockwell Kent’s wood engravings and lithographs often convey solitude, spirituality and inner turmoil. Relatable and at the same time, pure fantasy, Kent’s subjects battle the elements as they cling to… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about A Brief History of the Color Woodcut February 26, 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings A Brief History of the Color Woodcut The color woodcut is best known for being one of the most difficult printmaking methods, but artists over the centuries have continually engaged with this medium, innovating new techniques to cut into a raw piece of wood or linoleum, transforming it into an image that inspires. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Rare Martin Lewis Etching Debuts in Fall 2019 Prints & Drawings Sale September 26, 2019 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Rare Martin Lewis Etching Debuts in Fall 2019 Prints & Drawings Sale Swann Galleries opened the fall 2019 season with an exceptional sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings featuring an auction debut for a rare early print by Martin Lewis and a record price for a print by Edvard Munch. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Collecting American Prints: Property from Betty & Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery September 4, 2019 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Collecting American Prints: Property from Betty & Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery Swann Galleries’ sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 19 features property from Betty and Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery and highlights American printmakers such as Howard Cook, Thomas Hart Benton, Rockwell Kent and John Sloan. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings March 8, 2019 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Ismar Littmann Family Collection Shines in Swann Galleries’ Prints & Drawings Sale Our sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on March 5 earned $2.7M, with property from the Ismar Littmann Family Collection of German Expressionism &… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about The Story of the Ismar Littmann Family Collection February 14, 2019 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings The Story of the Ismar Littmann Family Collection Our March 5 sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings will feature Property from the Ismar Littmann Family Collection of German Expressionism and European Avant-Garde. Director of Prints… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings September 25, 2018 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Architectural Splendor Shines at Swann Galleries The fall season opened on September 20 with a marathon sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings earning more than $2.4… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Architectural Splendor September 11, 2018 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Architectural Splendor From the Chrysler building to the Flatiron, and the numerous bridges that connect its many boroughs, New York’s architecture has come to stand as a symbol for the city. Our September… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Prints with Paws: Cats in 19th-Century French Art February 27, 2016 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Prints with Paws: Cats in 19th-Century French Art Before Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub took the internet by storm, another group of cats rose to fame in the French art world. Based on their prints, 19th-century artists were… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Specialist Selections: American Prints February 22, 2016 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Specialist Selections: American Prints The catalogue for our upcoming March 8 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features an extensive selection of American works on paper. Over the past two decades, Swann has… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Prints with Paws: Cats in 19th-Century French Art February 17, 2016 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Prints with Paws: Cats in 19th-Century French Art Before Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub took the internet by storm, another group of cats rose to fame in the French art world. Based on their prints, nineteenth century artists… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: American Prints from a Private Collection November 19, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Records & Results: American Prints from a Private Collection Our recent auction of American Prints from a Private Collection saw numerous auction records, especially for artists like Gustave Baumann and Martin Lewis, who built their career making prints. Todd… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings October 2, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings This fall’s semiannual sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings was the highest-grossing sale of its kind at Swann Auction Galleries, demonstrating clearly that the market for quality… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Egon Schiele: A Look at the Artist’s Evolving Self-Image September 22, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Egon Schiele: A Look at the Artist’s Evolving Self-Image Egon Schiele is celebrated among the Austrian Modern Masters Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka, who are best remembered for their insightful portrayal of the human condition. Schiele’s style was informed… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Standing on the Shoulders of Giants–Artists and Their Mentors September 18, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Standing on the Shoulders of Giants–Artists and Their Mentors Art History is rich with a web of connections between artists, many created by apprenticeships or mentoring relationships. Our September 24 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Works by American Print Masters August 5, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Works by American Print Masters The first half of the twentieth century produced a great number of American print masters and a shift in their focus. Prior to this period, American artists used printmaking mainly for… Share Facebook Twitter
April 27, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings James A. M. Whistler: Art For Art’s Sake The afternoon session of Swann’s April 29 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints opens with more than 90 exceptional prints by James A.M. Whistler from a private collection, offered in their… Share Facebook Twitter
February 25, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Revisiting German Expressionism Max Beckmann’s drypoint Holzbrücke is among the German Expressionist works in our March 5 auction. Our March 5 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features an exceptionally strong selection of… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Provenance: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? February 23, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Provenance: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Many lots in our March 5 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings have provenance related to other important artists, printmakers and art dealers– including works by Paul Cézanne, Honoré Daumier, Ernst L. Kirchner, Pablo Picasso… Share Facebook Twitter
February 17, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings New York State of Mind: Martin Lewis in NYC and Beyond Our March 2015 prints and drawings auction featured an impressive selection of Martin Lewis prints, including etchings and drypoints that represented the entire span of his printmaking career. Lot 218:… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about L’Estampe Originale: Promoting Printmakers in the Late Nineteenth Century February 10, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings L’Estampe Originale: Promoting Printmakers in the Late Nineteenth Century L’Estampe Originale, a series of nine print albums published by André Marty from 1893-95, represented the zenith of the print trade in the late 19th century. Publishers and dealers used… Share Facebook Twitter
December 1, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Swann FAQ: What Is an Edition? Among the items that Swann auctions are books, fine art prints, photographs, posters and maps–all of which have their own definition of the word “edition.” When it comes to prints,… Share Facebook Twitter
September 18, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings The U.S. Scene: Thomas Hart Benton and American Regionalism Lot 367: a Self-Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton. Our September 23 auction offers a particularly strong selection of American Regionalist examples including an extensive collection of Thomas Hart Benton lithographs.… Share Facebook Twitter
September 10, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Françoise Gilot: Muse & Lover to Picasso Swann Galleries’ September 23-24 auction contains nearly 800 lots, including an impressive selection of Modern European Prints and Drawings. Among these, works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse stand out, and one of… Share Facebook Twitter
September 5, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings What Is an After Print? One of the most common questions we get asked at Swann is what it means when a lot is catalogued with the word “after” in parentheses following an artist’s name.… Share Facebook Twitter
September 3, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings White Line: Blanche Lazzell and the Provincetown Printers Swann Galleries’ upcoming September 23 auction featuring American Prints & Drawings includes Blanche Lazzell’s Tulips, color woodcut on Japan paper, 1920, created by the artist in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1920. Lazzell (1878-1956)… Share Facebook Twitter
April 3, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Pablo Picasso’s Linoleum Cuts This color lino cut of Jacqueline is one of approximately 20 artist’s proofs aside from the edition of 50 and estimated at $100,000 to $150,000. Among the highlights of our… Share Facebook Twitter
March 4, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Camille Pissarro: Prolific Impressionist Printmaker Pissarro’s Bathers, etching and drypoint, 1895 is a highlight of our March 6 auction. Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was among the most significant players in the Impressionist movement, and co-wrote the… Share Facebook Twitter
February 27, 2014 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings His Lover Sleeps: Picasso’s Nocturnal Scene from the Vollard Suite Among the highlights of our March 6 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings is Pablo Picasso’s 1934 aquatint and etching Garçon et Dormeuse a la Chandelle. This… Share Facebook Twitter
November 4, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Picasso and the Cubists in the 1913 Armory Show List written by Picasso of European artists to be included in the 1913 Armory Show Though Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is considered one of the founders of the Cubist movement–with Georges… Share Facebook Twitter
November 1, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings From The Kiss to The Scream: Edvard Munch Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist and Expressionist painter/printmaker who, unlike the Impressionists in their focus on the natural world, looked inward to portray basic human conditions—love, jealousy, anxiety, loneliness, illness and… Share Facebook Twitter
October 29, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Paul Cézanne: A Lightning Rod for Criticism at the Armory Show Amid all of the shock, sensationalism and bewilderment surrounding many of the works in the 1913 Armory Show, much of the harshest criticism was levied at the paintings of Paul Cézanne, though… Share Facebook Twitter
October 25, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Ambroise Vollard: The Art of the Deal Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) was a major dealer and publisher in Paris from the 1890s until his death in a car accident in 1939. Initially trained as a lawyer, he is now generally… Share Facebook Twitter
October 24, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Mary Cassatt: Celebrated Female Impressionist Edgar Degas’s etching and drypoint depicting Mary Cassatt at the Louvre; Lot 29 in Swann’s Armory Show at 100 auction Born in Philadelphia into a well-to-do family, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)… Share Facebook Twitter
October 23, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings James A.M. Whistler in the 1913 Armory Show Lot 20 in Swann’s Armory Show at 100 auction is Whistler’s 1889-90 lithograph, The Little Nude Model, Reading. There were four paintings by James A.M. Whistler (1834-1903) in the Armory… Share Facebook Twitter
October 18, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Francisco José de Goya and Modern Art Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, Pintor, aquatint and etching, 1799, from Los Caprichos Francisco José de Goya (1746-1828) was included in the Armory Show as the first artist in the organizers’… Share Facebook Twitter
October 16, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings The Armory Show at 100: An Introduction to the Catalogue This is the first in a series of posts about Swann’s upcoming November 5 auction titled The Armory Show at 100: America’s Introduction to Modern Art. The following essay by… Share Facebook Twitter
September 11, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings James Jacques Tissot’s October Fall seems the appropriate time to examine James Jacques Tissot’s luminous 1878 etching and drypoint titled Octobre. Tissot (1836-1902) was a successful French society artist who built his career on portraying fashionable women… Share Facebook Twitter
September 11, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Moholy-Nagy Watercolor in Swann’s Prints & Drawings Auction Swann will offer a László Moholy-Nagy gouache and watercolor Composition in our 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings auction tomorrow. Moholy-Nagy (1894-1946) was an influential Jewish-Hungarian artist known for… Share Facebook Twitter
September 10, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Edgar Degas’s Roman Inspiration Among the many exquisite unique works in Swann’s September 12 Prints & Drawings auction is a double-sided drawing by Edgar Degas, drawn during one of the artist’s visits to Rome.… Share Facebook Twitter
September 9, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Notes from the Catalogue: Daumier’s View of a Tragedy Among the highlights of our September 12 auction of 19th & 29th Century Prints & Drawings is Honoré Daumier’s Rue Transnonain, le 15 Avril 1834, a lithograph from 1834. Daumier… Share Facebook Twitter
March 14, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Top Lots: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Our March 7, 2013 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings saw collectors in the U.S. and Europe focusing on works by well-known artists including Picasso, Matisse, Whistler,… Share Facebook Twitter
January 28, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings The Armory Show at 100: America’s Introduction to Modern Art This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famed 1913 Armory Show. The seminal show was originally held in the 69th Regiment Armory at Lexington & 25th Street, just across… Share Facebook Twitter
September 28, 2012 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Top Lots: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Pablo Picasso reigned supreme in Swann’s September 20 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings. The top lot, Picasso’s Tête de Femme (Portrait de Jacqueline de Face II), brought… Share Facebook Twitter
September 20, 2012 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Gaston Longchamp: An American in Paris Today’s 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings auction features Amedeo Modigliani’s Gaston Longchamp, a circa 1914 pencil drawing that was once in the collection of Gaston Longchamp himself. Amedeo Modigliani, Gaston Longchamp, pencil,… Share Facebook Twitter
September 14, 2012 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Charles Hanson: A Scarce Print of Whistler’s Son Swann’s September 20 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features several scarce works by James A.M. Whistler, including The Boy (Charlie Hanson), a drypoint from 1875-76 that… Share Facebook Twitter
February 24, 2012 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Jean-Émile Laboureur & Swann in Paris Swann Galleries recently mounted a special Paris exhibition of work from our upcoming auction, Jean-Émile Laboureur: Prints, Paintings & Livres d’Artiste. Todd Weyman and Erin Bennett brought 75 works from… Share Facebook Twitter
November 3, 2011 19th & 20th Century Literature Penises and Pompadours: The Erotic Art of Franz von Bayros Thanks to John D. Larson of Swann’s books department for this eye-opening post! Decadent! Erotic! Phantasmagoric! Fin-de-siècle grotesqueries! Gents and ladies disporting themselves, occasionally with a zealous attention… Share Facebook Twitter
October 28, 2011 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Records for Pollock, Whistler & Rembrandt in This Week’s Sale Wednesday’s Old Master Through Modern Prints sale, paired with yesterday’s Atelier 17, Abstract Expressionism & The New York School sale, brought nearly $3,000,000, and set print records for several major… Share Facebook Twitter