Modern & Post-War Art

Vintage Posters

Auction Highlights | New York Sale — September 25, 2025

The highlights include desirable and sought-after works by print makers, photographers, designers and cartographers.…

Modern & Post-War Art

Records & Results: Modern & Post-War Art — May 22, 2025

Global Artists Lead the Way in Modern & Post-War Art The Thursday, May 22 sale of Modern & Post-War Art brou…

Fine Art

Harold Porcher’s Specialist Picks: Five “Small Gems” to Watch in the May 22 Modern & Post-War Auction

We humans are adaptable. In conceiving creations, the artist must consider the space where the artwork will exist. S…

Modern & Post-War Art

Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — May 22, 2025

Our May Modern & Post-War Art auction brings together the many subcategories of Modernist art, offering a treme…

American Art

Mexican Muralists & Their Impact on the WPA

The Whitney Museum of American Art’s recent exhibition, Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925-…

Modern & Post-War Art

Auction Highlights: The Artists of the WPA — January 30, 2025

Works in photography, cartography, printmaking, posters, and painting are all represented in Swann’s Artists o…

2024: Year in Review

2024 was an eventful year for Swann that brought about exciting changes, including the reorganization of our Fine Ar…

Swann in Profile: Lisa Crescenzo

After 10 years with Swann and the reorganization of the house’s fine art offerings, Lisa Crescenzo is now the …

Modern & Post-War Art

Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — November 12, 2024

This October Modern & Post-War art auction will feature works by Janice Biala, Joe Brainard, William Grosvenor …

American Art

Movement on Paper: The Work of Abraham Walkowitz 

“Isadora was my strongest weakness. She was like music. When she moved, it was like the sound of violins,” said Russ…