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19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Fine Art

Why Paul Signac Preferred Watercolors as a Medium

Sarah McMillan, specialist in our Fine Art department, explores Signac’s use of the medium in his pointillist …

Fine Art

The Bloomsbury Group of Artists

The Bloomsbury Group was a loose collective of people that included artists, writers and intellectuals living in Bri…

Auction Highlights: 20th Century Fine Art — June 26, 2025

Swann’s inaugural 20th Century Fine Art auction showcases a remarkable century of artistic innovation, from ic…

Consigning A Collection: The Story of Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts

One of the aspects that I love most about working at an auction house is the daily chance of unexpected objects or a…

Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Art — March 2025

The Thursday, March 6 auction of 19th & 20th Century Art brought $721k with 81% of lots finding buyers.

Auction Highlights: 19th & 20th Century Art — March 6, 2025

An eclectic and engaging dialogue between several European, American, and Latin American artistic traditions and mov…

2024: Year in Review

2024 was an eventful year for Swann that brought about exciting changes, including the reorganization of our Fine Ar…

Swann in Profile: Lisa Crescenzo

After 10 years with Swann and the reorganization of the house’s fine art offerings, Lisa Crescenzo is now the …

This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2024 Auctions in Review

In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare mat…

Reintroducing Swann’s Fine Art Department

Swann Galleries announced on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the reorganization of their fine art offerings under the leaders…