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Books & Manuscripts

Swann in Profile: Devon Eastland

With the 2020 auction season on the horizon, we sat down with the newest addition to our books and manuscripts depar…

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2010-19: The Decade in Review

The 2010s brought Swann a number of notable moments including memorable sales, the establishment of two new departme…

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Welcoming the New Decade: A Letter from Swann Galleries’ President, Nicholas D. Lowry

As a new decade dawns, I am reminded that in order to move ahead Swann must continuously look into the historical re…

Contemporary Art

Collecting the Papers of Women Artists, Critics, and Dealers: A Conversation With the Archives of American Art

Join us on November 19 for the third in a series of events highlighting The Archives of American Art.

Auctions 101

The History of Books & Manuscripts at Swann Galleries

Bibliophiles of every denomination—Americana, a…

Illustration Art

Artist Profile: Charles Addams

With a proclivity to the grim, grisly and gruesome, Charles Addams walked through life illuminating its incongruous …

African American Art

Artist Profile: Norman Lewis

Norman Lewis was an Abstract Expressionist painter associated with The Irascibles who developed as a painter as the …

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Swann in Profile: Lauren Goldberg

    And a wonderful seven years it has been! My title here is Vintage Posters Specialist and Department Ma…

Telling Queer Stories: The Challenges of Unearthing a History

    On the challenges of getting the media to tell LGBTQ+ stories and the role of art in changing the narr…

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2019 Spring Season in Review

A season of firsts. The 2019 spring auction season at Swann Galleries delivered an impressive range of sales, rife w…

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Swann Summer Reading List 2019

The Last Palace by Norman Eisen Nicholas D. Lowry, President & Principal Auctioneer I have been waiting to read …

Records & Results: The Pride Sale

    The Pride Sale on Thursday, June 20 offered a curated selection of LGBTQ+ art, photography, literature…