Fine Art

American Art

Mary Cassatt: Celebrated Impressionist

Born in Philadelphia into a well-to-do family, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) spent most of her adult life in Europe and, …

The Armory Show at 100: An Introduction to the Catalogue

This is the first in a series of posts about Swann’s upcoming November 5 auction titled The Armory Show at 100…

African American Art

A Previously Unknown Norman Lewis Painting

The image chosen for the cover of Swann’s upcoming sale Point of Departure: Postwar African-American Fine Art …

Moholy-Nagy’s Watercolor

Swann will offer a László Moholy-Nagy gouache and watercolor Composition in our 19th & 20th Century Prints &…

American Art

Notes from the Catalogue: Artist Jane Peterson

After graduating from Pratt in 1901, Peterson continued her education at the Art Students League of New York, then i…

Notes from the Catalogue: Picasso’s Dora Maar

Picasso produced more than 20,000 artworks in a wide variety of media over the course of his long, steady careerR…

The Armory Show at 100: America’s Introduction to Modern Art

This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famed 1913 Armory Show. The seminal show was originally held in …

American Art

Three Artist’s Christmas Cards

The holiday season seems to have surprised everyone this year with its early arrival, but there is still time to get…

African American Art

The Chicago Renaissance: Eldzier Cortor, Hughie Lee-Smith, & Charles White

Figurative artists Eldzier Cortor, Hughie Lee-Smith and Charles White stayed true to their roots in social realism a…

19th & 20th Century Literature

Penises and Pompadours: The Erotic Art of Franz von Bayros

Decadent! Erotic! Phantasmagoric! Fin-de-siècle grotesqueries! Gents and ladies disporting themselves, occasionally …

Atelier 17: Europe and the Early Years

The informal co-operative printmaking workshop that English painter and draftsman Stanley William Hayter opened…

James A.M. Whistler: Three Print Records Set

Our September 2011 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings set three auction records for prints by …