Fine Art

Old Master Through Modern Prints: November 3, 2022 Auction Highlights

Among the nineteenth century offerings are a group of scarce etchings by James A. M. Whistler and Edouard …

African American Art

Records & Results: October 2022 African American Art Auction

Swann Galleries’ October 6, 2022 sale of African American Art delivered $3.7M with auction debuts and records for ar…

African American Art

African American Art—Works to Watch in the Fall 2022 Sale

Director Nigel Freeman shares his top eight lots to watch in the October 8, 2022 sale. Jacob Lawrence’s Westch…

American Art

Prints & Drawings Specialists’ Picks: American Art — September 22, 2022

Our prints and drawings department shares their favorite lots from the September 22, 2022 sale of American Art.

African American Art

African American Art: October 6, 2022 Auction Highlights

Related Reading Modernist highlights include a wonderful drawing by Jacob Lawrence, a scarce stone carving by Marion…

American Art

American Art: September 22, 2022 Auction Highlights

This signature sale will showcase important works by American Impressionist artists including Edward Potthast, Julia…

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…

Making A Modern American Art: 1920 – 1930

The 1920s were a time of prosperity in America. World War I had ended and the pessimism of the 1910s turned into opt…

American Art

Artist Profile: Hugh Steers

“I think I’m in the tradition of a certain kind of American artist (…) Edward Hopper, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline—t…

Making A Modern American Art: 1910 – 1920

The 1913 Armory Show Inspired by time spent in Europe, around 1910, Arthur Dove became the first American artist to …

A Look at Edward Hopper’s Print Market

James Macry in our prints and drawings department examines two works that exemplify the market for Edward Hopper pri…

American Art

Making A Modern American Art: 1900 – 1910

Edward Hopper & His Contemporaries At the turn of the twentieth century, artists began to confront the dominance…