Illustration Art

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

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…

Autographs

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

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…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2021: Year in Review

As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.

African American Art

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…

Illustration Art

Artist Profile: Georges Lepape

Georges Lepape: Patriotism & Sentimentality in World War I Era Women’s Magazines World War I invaded every aspec…

Illustration Art

Upcoming Highlights: Illustration Art—December 16, 2021

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African American Art

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 &…

Illustration Art

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…