Fine Art

African American Art

Records & Results: African-American Fine Art

An auction focused on the politically charged and artistically fertile period of the 1960s and 70s, Swann Galleries&…

American Art

Naturalist Charles Burchfield

If you’ve got summer on your mind these days–and who doesn’t?–you may be drawn to some of th…

African American Art

Assemblage Artist Noah Purifoy at Auction for First Time

Swann Galleries is pleased to offer the first significant work by assemblage artist Noah Purifoy to come to auction …

American Art

Let It Snow: Guy C. Wiggins’s Views of New York City

With Memorial Day approaching, all of us here in New York are hoping for warm weather. But, among the most charming …

African American Art

Kara Walker: The Talk of the Town

Swann’s African-American Fine Art Department discusses art-world sensation Kara Walker. Kara Walker is one of …

American Art

Sense of Play: Will Barnet’s Nude with Cats

Among the highlights of our June 12, 2014 auction of American Art—and the image that graces the catalogue cover—is W…

African American Art

Moneta Sleet, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

On this date in 1969, Moneta Sleet, Jr. won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for this image of a mourning …

Dreaming Youths: Oskar Kokoschka’s Transition to Expressionism

Among the highlights of our April 29, 2014 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints is Oskar Kokoschka’s Di…

American Art

Artwork from the Collection of Artist James D. Smillie

In the 2014 Spring season, Swann is pleased to offer a selection of works from the collection of American painter/pr…

American Art

A Fleeting Moment: Edward Hopper’s Evening Wind

Edward Hopper was born in Nyack, New York, just north of New York City. After briefly studying at the Correspondence…

Pablo Picasso’s Linoleum Cuts

Picasso produced more than 150 color linoleum cuts in the 1950s and 60s, but none stood out more for their bold…

Camille Pissarro: Prolific Impressionist Printmaker

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was among the most significant players in the Impressionist movement and co-wrote the m…