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19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

The Armory Show at 100: An Introduction to the Catalogue

This is the first in a series of posts about Swann’s upcoming November 5 auction titled The Armory Show at 100…

Moholy-Nagy’s Watercolor

Swann will offer a László Moholy-Nagy gouache and watercolor Composition in our 19th & 20th Century Prints &…

The Armory Show at 100: America’s Introduction to Modern Art

This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famed 1913 Armory Show. The seminal show was originally held in …

19th & 20th Century Literature

Penises and Pompadours: The Erotic Art of Franz von Bayros

Decadent! Erotic! Phantasmagoric! Fin-de-siècle grotesqueries! Gents and ladies disporting themselves, occasionally …

Atelier 17: Europe and the Early Years

The informal co-operative printmaking workshop that English painter and draftsman Stanley William Hayter opened…

James A.M. Whistler: Three Print Records Set

Our September 2011 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings set three auction records for prints by …

Whistler’s ‘Nocturne’: Our Most Expensive Print

Our October 27 & 28, 2010 two-part print sale, which began with Whistler and His Influence on Wednesday, set rec…

James A.M. Whistler and Lithography

James A. M. Whistler’s work in lithography dates from three distinct periods of his career. His two earliest l…

Whistler, London and the Thames

When James A.M. Whistler moved from Paris to London in May 1859, the city became his adopted home for the rest of hi…

Scenes of the City: Prints, Drawings & Paintings of New York

Scenes of the City: Prints, Drawings & Paintings of New York is an important collection of some of the finest an…