African American Art
African American Art—Works to Watch in the Fall 2022 Sale
Director Nigel Freeman shares his top eight lots to watch in the October 8, 2022 sale. Jacob Lawrence’s Westch…
African American Art: October 6, 2022 Auction Highlights
Related Reading Modernist highlights include a wonderful drawing by Jacob Lawrence, a scarce stone carving by Marion…
This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2022 Auctions in Review
The winter-spring auction season at Swann is a masterclass in marathon training, and the 2022 iteration proved no di…
Black Abstract Artists: Exploring Innovative Techniques
Abstract Artists From Alma Thomas to Jack Whitten Here we explore Black artists who have expanded abstract technique…
Records & Results: Spring 2022 Auction of African American Art
The spring 2022 offering of African American Art closed out the March auctions at Swann with an exceptional marathon…
Collectors on Collecting: A Conversation with Bernard I. Lumpkin of “Young, Gifted and Black”
On Monday, March 28, ahead of our spring 2022 sale of African American Art, department director Nigel Freeman sat do…
Artist Profile: Hughie Lee-Smith
“I cannot begin to project the meaning of my work in specific terms, for [my] paintings, at their best, are mu…
Artist Profile: Elizabeth Catlett
I Am a Black Woman: Elizabeth Catlett & Representation in Art Elizabeth Catlett’s landmark contributions to twen…
Happening March 28 — Collectors on Collecting: A Conversation with Bernard I. Lumpkin of “Young, Gifted and Black”
Join Us Monday, March 28, 2022 at 7:00PM ET Join Swann Director of African American Art Nigel Freeman, for a discuss…
African American Art: March 31, 2022 Auction Highlights
Our spring auction of African American Art features many scarce and significant postwar and contemporary artworks. T…
Swann Opens 2022 with Whirlwind Auction Celebrating the Artists of the WPA
The house opened 2022 with The Artists of the WPA on Thursday, January 27. The follow-up to an inaugural 2021 sale p…
2021: Year in Review
As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.