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 cont…
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…
2023: Year in Review
Swann Galleries continued to offer exceptional auctions of quality material in 2023. The year featured several colle…
Records & Results: African American Art — October 19, 2023
Swann Galleries’ October 19 sale of African American Art proved consistent among new contemporary artists and auctio…
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…
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 ca…
Auction Highlights: African American Art — October 19, 2023
The October 19, 2023, sale of African American Art will feature exceptional modern and contemporary works of abstrac…
Rick Stattler’s Auction Selections for Spring 2023
Spring has just about sprung, and Swann Galleries’ resident Americana specialist, and director of the house…
African American Art: April 6, 2023 Auction Highlights
The post-war period is headlined by a significant, six foot 1971 painting by Kenneth Victor Young featuring his…
2022: Year in Review
2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing w…
Artist Profile: Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene
Alma Thomas: Early Life & Career Born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1891, Alma Thomas was the eldest of four daughter…
Records & Results: October 2022 African American Art Auction
Swann Galleries’ October 6, 2022 sale of African American Art delivered $3.7M with auction debuts and records for ar…