Family Collection Brings Record Results in One of Swann’s Highest-Grossing Poster Sales to Date
The 2017-18 auction season at Swann Galleries was replete with record prices and rediscovered paintings, offering wo…
On June 21, our auction of Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler III saw…
Our auction of American Art on June 14 offered original works by bastions of the category including William Glackens…
Our auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books on June 7 brought to market landmarks fro…
William Wheeler III’s collection of Revolutionary and Presidential Americana, coming to auction June 21, began on hi…
Multi-talented artists can appear in multiple departments at Swann. Our June 14 auction of American Art will feature…
Secrets & Set Designs: Illustration Art Breaks Records The June 5 sale of Illustration Art at Swann Galle…
This post is by Keavy Handley-Byrne of our Photographs & Photobooks department. To celebrate Pride Month, I want…
Tucked into the top left corner of an eighteenth-century map in our June 7 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural Hi…
Artist and illustrator Rick Meyerowitz was kind enough to talk to us in advance of our June 5 sale of Illustration A…
Abstract Attractions We offered nearly 400 works by some of the twentieth century’s greatest innovators in ou…
Science fiction ruled on May 15 at our auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature. Selections from the Estate of …
Our May 22 auction of Contemporary Art features a selection of recent sculpture and multiples by some of the world&#…
At Auction August 1 Complete Catalogue Wine & Liquor Advertisements Numerous posters by Leonetto …
With highlights spanning six centuries, our auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 8 offered works by th…
Stanley Simon of New York City was a passionate life-long collector of sci-fi, thriller and fantasy first editions. …
Our auction of Graphic Design on May 3 offered vintage posters that defined the styles of the twentieth century. In …
We asked the Contemporary Art department to pick their favorite work from their May 22 auction. For people who see d…
Giovanni Battista Piranesi spent eight years researching the ancient ruins of Rome before completing his magnum opus…
The self portraits of Rembrandt van Rijn have been the focus of art historical examination since their creation near…
Our auction of Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics on April 26 featured highlights by artists of the twentieth cen…
In the dawn of the motor car, most automobile purveyors relied on a “keeping up with the Joneses” mental…
An archive of illuminating material from the office of the great modernist architect and designer Marcel Breuer lead…
Our April 19 auction The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks was led by the only known extant print of River R…
Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler III At Auction June 21 Comp…
Our auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana on April 12 was the department’s highest-grossing sale in four yea…
The cover lot of our April 19 auction, The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks is the only known extant print …
At Auction May 22 Our spring auction of Contemporary Art features a wide-ranging selection of sculpture, paintings a…
At Auction May 15 Cornerstones of science fiction from the Estate of Stanley Simon form the backbone of our May 15 a…
We held our highest-grossing auction to date on April 5, totaling $4.5M—more than $1M over the high estimate of the …
Personal correspondence and manuscript material are always a highlight in our auctions of Printed & Manuscript A…
Institutional purchases dominated the buying field at our auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana on M…
At Auction June 14 This highly curated sale of American Art presents original works in a variety of media, in…
At Auction May 8 Old Master Through Modern Prints The highlight of this wide-ranging event from our Prints &a…
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women …
Two extremely scarce prints from William H. Johnson’s Jitterbugs series will make their auction debut with Afr…
At Auction May 3 Graphic Design This auction celebrates innovation in the field of graphic design, with a colorful…
At Auction April 26 Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics is a multifaceted auction that spans media and disciplines…
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of …
