African American Art

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…

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…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2023: Year in Review

Swann Galleries continued to offer exceptional auctions of quality material in 2023. The year featured several colle…

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 auctio…

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…

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 ca…

African American Art

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…

African American Art

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

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…

African American Art

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…

African American Art

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…