African American Art

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

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…

African American Art

Black Abstract Artists: Exploring Innovative Techniques

Abstract Artists From Alma Thomas to Jack Whitten Here we explore Black artists who have expanded abstract technique…

African American Art

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…

African American Art

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…

African American Art

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…

African American Art

Artist Profile: Elizabeth Catlett

I Am a Black Woman: Elizabeth Catlett & Representation in Art Elizabeth Catlett’s landmark contributions to twen…

African American Art

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

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…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2021: Year in Review

As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.