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April 16, 2024

Swann Galleries’ spring offering of Fine Books on April 11, 2024, brought $974,793, with 84% of the lots finding buyers. The auction was the first of a combined format…

Sojourner Truth, Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, first edition, Boston, 1850. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
May 9, 2023

Swann’s Focus on Women auction, scheduled for June 1st, pulls together an eclectic set of material representing women’s contributions to art, life, and society. From…

Vic, Shell Oil & Petrol / For Quick - Starting, 1930. Estimate $1,500 to $2,000.
April 21, 2023

Swann’s annual Graphic Design auction gets better and better with each passing year. As more people find interest and delight in the material, still others bring us wonderful…

January 24, 2023

The Photographs season begins with an exciting online auction featuring an array of nineteenth- and twentieth-century highlights.  The sale is headlined by Irving…

December 6, 2022

We asked Swann maps specialist Caleb Kiffer a few questions about what to consider when purchasing an antique map. How important is the map maker when considering a…

March 3, 2022

We are pleased to offer some outstanding works on paper by Édouard Vuillard in our March 10, 2022 auction. These color pastel drawings were influenced by Vuillard’s…

January 19, 2022

The auction has a number of autographs by inspiring innovators, including the cover of the 1982 issue of Time magazine featuring Steve Jobs, signed by him. If the greatness of the…

October 20, 2021

Over the years Swann has offered a number of signatures from figures who have captured the zeitgeist of their era, dominating the headlines and defining the taste and interests…

May 11, 2021

Our May 6, 2021 sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints delivered $1.8 million in sales and saw seven print records set. “There was robust and consistent interest in Old Master…

April 1, 2020

Welcome! Our speakers tonight are David Leopold, Creative Director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, and Christine von der Linn, Director of Illustration Art at Swann Auction…