Fine Art
Artist Profile: Hughie Lee-Smith
“I cannot begin to project the meaning of my work in specific terms, for [my] paintings, at their best, are mu…
Old Master Through Modern Prints: April 28, 2022 Auction Highlights
Old Master Prints The rich assortment of top quality Old Master prints includes many lifetime impressions by Albrech…
Artist Profile: Elizabeth Catlett
I Am a Black Woman: Elizabeth Catlett & Representation in Art Elizabeth Catlett’s landmark contributions to twen…
Happening March 28 — Collectors on Collecting: A Conversation with Bernard I. Lumpkin of “Young, Gifted and Black”
Join Us Monday, March 28, 2022 at 7:00PM ET Join Swann Director of African American Art Nigel Freeman, for a discuss…
African American Art: March 31, 2022 Auction Highlights
Our spring auction of African American Art features many scarce and significant postwar and contemporary artworks. T…
19th & 20th Century Art: March 10, 2022 Auction Highlights
Paintings Related Reading: A Brief History of Mixografia Printing Process Prints & Drawings Related Reading: Cla…
Swann Opens 2022 with Whirlwind Auction Celebrating the Artists of the WPA
The house opened 2022 with The Artists of the WPA on Thursday, January 27. The follow-up to an inaugural 2021 sale p…
Harold Porcher’s Specialist Picks: The Artist of the WPA — January 27, 2022
Harold Porcher, Director of Modern & Post-War Art and lead specialist for the Artists of the WPA sale on January…
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…
Records & Results: November 2021 Sales at Swann
November Sales at Swann Bring $6.7M November at Swann Galleries featured a marathon of fine art auctions including a…