Fine 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&…
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…