Fine Art

Contemporary Art

Fluxus: The Art of the Everyday

Examples of Fluxus artwork appear in many of our auctions, and demand seems to be on the rise for works by the …

Contemporary Art

Wearable Art: Basquiat Tags a Jacket

A highlight in our upcoming auction of Contemporary Art is a leather jacket tagged by various 1980s graffiti artists…

Notes from the Catalogue: Diego Rivera’s Printmaking Career

Diego Rivera (1886-1957), the painter who helped establish the Mexico Mural Movement and was a leading figure in Soc…

African American Art

Notes from the Catalogue: Dr. Amalia Amaki on Dr. Richard A. Long

Dr. Amalia Amaki, noted art historian and artist, wrote the catalogue introduction for The Richard A. Long Collectio…

African American Art

Must-See Fall Show: Norman Lewis & Lee Krasner at the Jewish Museum

Last week, From the Margins: Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis opened at the Jewish Museum. The exhibition combines the w…

What Is an After Print?

One of the most common questions we get asked at Swann is what it means when a lot is catalogued with the word ̶…

Illustration Art

75 years of Madeline

In honor of the 75th anniversary of everyone’s favorite French schoolgirl, our Art Books specialist Christine …

White Line: Blanche Lazzell and the Provincetown Printers

Swann Galleries’ upcoming September 23 auction featuring American Prints & Drawings includes Blanche Lazze…

African American Art

African-American Artists on Martha’s Vineyard

Martha’s Vineyard, an affluent summer colony located on an island south of Cape Cod, has long attracted African Amer…

African American Art

The Richard A. Long Collection of African-American Art Comes to Swann

On October 9, as part of our Fall African-American Fine Art auction, Swann will offer the collection of Richard A. L…

American Art

Top Lots: Winslow Homer, Preston Dickinson & James D. Smillie

The first of its kind at Swann to break $1 Million, the American Art auction on Thursday was our highest-grossing sa…

African American Art

Barkley L. Hendricks in Conversation with Nigel Freeman at Swann

Last week Swann Galleries had the pleasure of hosting an artist talk with Barkley L. Hendricks, whose “unique …