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19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

A Toast to Todd Weyman: Our Congratulations on His Retirement

A Note From Swann Galleries President Nicholas D. Lowry May 24, 2024 In an industry not particularly known for big c…

5 European Expressionist Artists to Know

The March 14 sale of 19th & 20th Century Art features a strong selection of original artworks, among them a run …

Auction Highlights: 19th & 20th Century Art — March 14, 2024

An array of fine art bridges the seasons and centuries with nineteenth-century and Modern paintings, drawings and pr…

Records & Results: The Artists of the WPA — January 25, 2024

Swann Galleries opened the winter 2024 season with the fourth iteration of The Artist of the WPA. The timed online a…

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…

Artist Profile: Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell & His Own Brand of American Surrealism Though now considered one of the few American proponents o…

Marcel Duchamp (after), The Chess Players, color offset lithograph, 1967.  Estimate $7,000 to $10,000. 

19th & 20th Century Art: Featuring Dada & Surrealism — March 23, 2023 Auction Highlights

Dada & Surrealism Twentieth Century Art Our selection of twentieth century art includes more than 200 lots of mu…

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…

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…

Making A Modern American Art: 1920 – 1930

The 1920s were a time of prosperity in America. World War I had ended and the pessimism of the 1910s turned into opt…

Making A Modern American Art: 1910 – 1920

The 1913 Armory Show Inspired by time spent in Europe, around 1910, Arthur Dove became the first American artist to …

A Look at Edward Hopper’s Print Market

James Macry in our prints and drawings department examines two works that exemplify the market for Edward Hopper pri…