Fine 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…
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 &…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …