Modern & Post-War Art

Artist Profile: Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell & His Own Brand of American Surrealism Though now considered one of the few American proponents o…

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…

Modern & Post-War Art

Records & Results: Modern & Post-War Art Featuring Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene — December 2022

Swann Galleries kicked the final month of 2022 off with a sale of Modern & Post-War Art featuring Alma Thomas &a…

Modern & Post-War Art

Latinx Art in the December 2022 Sale of Modern & Post-War Art

Rafael Tufiño Rafael Tufiño was born in Brooklyn, NY, and moved to Puerto Rico at age ten. He served in the US Army …

African American Art

Artist Profile: Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene

Alma Thomas: Early Life & Career Born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1891, Alma Thomas was the eldest of four daughter…

Modern & Post-War Art

Modern & Post-War Art: Featuring Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene — December 1, 2022 Auction Highlights

Related Reading Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene A special section is devoted to the artwork of Alma Thomas an…

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…

Modern & Post-War Art

Introducing Latinx Art: Carlos Osorio, Nitza Tufiño & More

This season Swann is introducing Latinx Art as a featured category in our May 26 Modern & Post-War Art auction.…

Modern & Post-War Art

Modern & Post-War Art: May 26, 2022 Auction Highlights

This season’s Modern & Post-War Art auction is set to present a broad scope of artistic movements, featuri…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2021: Year in Review

As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.

Modern & Post-War Art

Harold Porcher’s Specialist Picks: Works to Watch in the December 2, 2021 Modern & Post-War Art Auction

We tasked our Modern & Post-War Art Director, Harold Porcher, to share the top lots to watch in the upcoming auc…

Modern & Post-War Art

Latin-American Modernists

The end of the nineteenth century brought the Machine Age. Many wonderful innovations such as electrification, the a…