Illustration Art

Illustration Art

Let’s Get Physical: Telltale Marks and Restoration Tips for Illustration Art Collectors

Whether a seasoned collector or a newbie to the world of original illustrations, you may have several ques…

Illustration Art

Illustration Art: June 24, 2021 Auction Highlights

Further Reading: Examining Edward Gorey’s Market Early Women Cartoonists of The New Yorker What You Need to Know on …

Illustration Art

Examining Edward Gorey’s Market

Edward Gorey is having a moment. Gorey has had many of these over the years—he was the quintessential multifaceted a…

African American Art

Play Ball!: The Unlikely Tradition of Baseball Ephemera at Swann

With the arrival of baseball’s Opening Day, spring is truly here. Swann does not handle baseball memorabilia in…

Illustration Art

Early Women Cartoonists of The New Yorker

The New Yorker debuted in 1925 amid the country’s post-World War I economic boom and on the heels of the passag…

Illustration Art

‘Saturday Evening Post’ Covers Pop in Swann Winter 2021 Illustration Art Sale

Swann Galleries opened the winter/spring 2021 season with a robust sale of Illustration Art. The auction saw record …

Illustration Art

Illustrator Profile: Arthur Burdett Frost

Training and Early Influence of Thomas Eakins Born in Philadelphia in 1851, Frost began an apprenticeship with engra…

Illustration Art

An Interview with Dick McDonough — Collector & Connoisseur of Golf Illustrations

Swann’s January 28, 2021 auction of Illustration Art features 63 works of art (Lots 217 to 280) that are golf-…

Illustration Art

Illustration Art: Winter 2021 Highlights

This sale brightens up January with a collection of golf illustrations formed by the avid collector and esteemed aut…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2020: Year in Review

In a year that was unlike any in our lifetimes, Swann’s specialists and staff proved to be as resilient and in…

Illustration Art

Beloved Children’s Book Illustrators

Original artwork from children’s literature continue to make up a large portion of our Illustration Art sales. The e…

Illustration Art

Illustration Art: Collecting the Stage

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with…