Fine Art
American Modernism: John Marin’s Brooklyn Bridge
Swann Galleries’ March 6, 2014 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features a run of etch…
The Glory of Gorey: Swann to Offer the Sam Speigel Collection
On May 7, 2014, Swann will auction one of the top private collections of Edward Gorey books, illustrations and ephem…
James Amos Porter, The Father of African-American Art History
Swann’s African-American Fine Art Department, writes about the catalogue cover image for the upcoming auction Shadow…
Of Provenance & Peter Rabbit
Christine von der Linn, Swann’s Art & Illustrated Books expert, shares some insight into this week’s…
California Artists Pauline Powell Burns and Beulah Woodard
Among the featured artists in Swann’s February 13, 2014 auction, Shadows Uplifted: The Rise of American-American Fin…
Man-Cave-iana: The Birth of the Drool
Renewed interest in and appreciation of so-called genre illustration art has resulted in the growth of colorful and …
Charles Schultz’ Peanuts in Illustration Sale
Few comic strips are more beloved than Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts, and few characters more enduring than Char…
Judging a Book by Its Cover
Our January 23, 2014, 20th Century Illustration sale boasts an abundance of original book-cover art, many examples o…
Seussian Advertisements: The Early Work of Theodor Seuss Geisel
Swann Galleries is pleased to offer original illustrations by Dr. Seuss–also known as Theodor Geisel–in …
Sol LeWitt Before Minimalism
Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) was a pioneering figure in the establishment of Minimalism and Conceptualism during the postw…
From The Kiss to The Scream: Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist and Expressionist painter/printmaker who, unlike the Impress…
Paul Cézanne: A Lightning Rod for Criticism at the Armory Show
Amid all of the shock, sensationalism and bewilderment surrounding many of the works in the 1913 Armory Show, m…