Illustration Art

Illustration Art

The Importance of Fashion Illustration  

For decades, fashion illustrations served as a primary reference point for women’s dress. In societies stratif…

Illustration Art

Collecting Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings Illustrations

Bella Savignano walks us through Joan Wyatt’s ‘Middle Earth Album’ and her original art depicting …

Illustration Art

The Golden Age of Paperback Cover Illustrations: A Look at the History of Pulp Fiction Paperback Illustration

With the end of World War II and the advent of the Korean War, the return of soldiers to the U.S. created a market f…

Illustration Art

Auction Highlights — Illustration Art: Featuring The Collection of Lee Lorenz — June 17, 2025

Swann’s upcoming Illustration Art auction presents an extraordinary celebration of visual storytelling, featur…

2024: Year in Review

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

Illustration Art

Iconic Cover Artists for The Saturday Evening Post

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but magazines are an entirely different story. A magazine cover is a v…

Illustration Art

Auction Highlights: Illustration Art — December 12, 2024

The December Illustration Art auction offers an array of iconic works spanning magazine illustrations, book art, ani…

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 …

American Art

Auction Highlights: The New York Sale — September 26, 2024

In honor of the 400th anniversary of the founding of New York City, Swann Galleries is bringing back the New York sa…