Illustration Art
Holiday Illustrations Featured in the December 15 Sale
The December 15, 2022, sale of Illustration Art features a selection of vintage winter and holiday illustrations by …
Illustration Art: December 15, 2022 Auction Highlights
December’s Illustration Art sale marks ten full years of auctions since the department’s inception. To celebrate thi…
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…
Collecting the Stage: Stephen Sondheim
In our 80 years as a company, Swann has always been an auction house dedicated to niche markets with specialists who…
Illustration Art: June 9, 2022 Auction Highlights
The Emily & Sam Bush Collection Emily and Sam Bush opened Bush Galleries in Norwich, Vermont in 1984 as one of t…
2021: Year in Review
As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.
Artists of the WPA & the Dawn of a New American Identity
The New Deal not only established a great legacy, but a greater generation of artists whose works defined the Americ…
Artist Profile: Georges Lepape
Georges Lepape: Patriotism & Sentimentality in World War I Era Women’s Magazines World War I invaded every aspec…
Upcoming Highlights: Illustration Art—December 16, 2021
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Consign Now for June 2022: Focus on Women
This past summer Swann held its first auction devoted to works by women. We are pleased to annouce another edition o…
LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History Auction Bests Itself for the Third Year in a Row
Auction Brings $1.3M and Records Abound New Record for Tom of Finland, Shattering Top Price Set by Swann Last Year &…
Artist Profile: Tom of Finland
Tom of Finland, perhaps the most iconic creator of erotic gay art, understood his role as a liberator. His images of…