Illustration Art
2022: Year in Review
2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing w…
Holiday Illustrations Featured in the December 15 Sale
The December 15, 2022, sale of Illustration Art features a selection of vintage winter and holiday illustrations by …
Illustration Art: December 15, 2022 Auction Highlights
December’s Illustration Art sale marks ten full years of auctions since the department’s inception. To celebrate thi…
This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2022 Auctions in Review
The winter-spring auction season at Swann is a masterclass in marathon training, and the 2022 iteration proved no di…
Collecting the Stage: Stephen Sondheim
In our 80 years as a company, Swann has always been an auction house dedicated to niche markets with specialists who…
Illustration Art: June 9, 2022 Auction Highlights
The Emily & Sam Bush Collection Emily and Sam Bush opened Bush Galleries in Norwich, Vermont in 1984 as one of t…
2021: Year in Review
As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.
Artists of the WPA & the Dawn of a New American Identity
The New Deal not only established a great legacy, but a greater generation of artists whose works defined the Americ…
Artist Profile: Georges Lepape
Georges Lepape: Patriotism & Sentimentality in World War I Era Women’s Magazines World War I invaded every aspec…
Upcoming Highlights: Illustration Art—December 16, 2021
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Consign Now for June 2022: Focus on Women
This past summer Swann held its first auction devoted to works by women. We are pleased to annouce another edition o…
LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History Auction Bests Itself for the Third Year in a Row
Auction Brings $1.3M and Records Abound New Record for Tom of Finland, Shattering Top Price Set by Swann Last Year &…