September 4, 2014Swann CommunicationsIllustration Art 75 years of Madeline Read more about 75 years of Madeline In honor of the 75th anniversary of everyone’s favorite French schoolgirl, our Art Books specialist Christine von der Linn submitted this post. This Saturday, September 6, 2014, marks the 75th…
Read more about The Glory of Gorey: Swann to Offer the Sam Speigel Collection February 11, 2014 Illustration Art 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 ephemera as part of our Art, Press & Illustrated Books sale.…
Read more about Of Provenance & Peter Rabbit January 22, 2014 Illustration Art Of Provenance & Peter Rabbit Christine von der Linn, Swann’s Art & Illustrated Books expert, shares some insight into this week’s 20th Century Illustration auction: One of the challenges of putting together a sale of…
Read more about Man-Cave-iana: The Birth of the Drool January 14, 2014 Illustration Art 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 not-so-colorful descriptives for this type of material: Pulp, Pin-Ups, Nudies and Calendar…
Read more about Charles Schultz’ Peanuts in Illustration Sale January 13, 2014 Illustration Art Charles Schultz’ Peanuts in Illustration Sale Few comic strips are more beloved than Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts, and few characters more enduring than Charlie Brown and his irrepressible beagle Snoopy. Schulz, a dog lover, even coined…
Read more about Judging a Book by Its Cover January 6, 2014 Illustration Art Judging a Book by Its Cover Our January 23, 2014, 20th Century Illustration sale boasts an abundance of original book-cover art, many examples of which became iconic images of the literary works they graced and, in…
Read more about Seussian Advertisements: The Early Work of Theodor Seuss Geisel January 2, 2014 Illustration Art 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 our January 23, 2014 auction of 20th Century Illustration, including some early advertisements by the…