Family Collection Brings Record Results in One of Swann’s Highest-Grossing Poster Sales to Date
Swann Galleries is pleased to offer the first significant work by assemblage artist Noah Purifoy to come to auction …
The June 3, 2014 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books is marked by a number of uni…
With Memorial Day approaching, all of us here in New York are hoping for warm weather. But, among the most charming …
Swann’s African-American Fine Art Department discusses art-world sensation Kara Walker. Kara Walker is one of …
Among the highlights of our June 12, 2014 auction of American Art—and the image that graces the catalogue cover—is W…
Marco Tomaschett, Swann Galleries’ Autographs specialist, wrote this piece about clipped autographs, which app…
On this date in 1969, Moneta Sleet, Jr. won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for this image of a mourning …
“I didn’t know GOREY did that poster!” That was the excited reaction of a Swann employee as she sp…
The three top lots in Swann Galleries’ April 24, 2014 auction each set new auction records in a sale marked by…
Among the highlights of our April 29, 2014 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints is Oskar Kokoschka’s Di…
On May 7, 2014 Swann will auction The Edward Gorey Collection of Samuel Speigel, and the catalogue for that sale ope…
Last week Swann Galleries held an auction devoted to Vernacular Photography, which was the first sale of its kind. &…
Swann Galleries’ June 3, 2014 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books offe…
New discoveries are often made during our auction previews. Sometimes a guest will identify a place depicted in a wo…
In the 2014 Spring season, Swann is pleased to offer a selection of works from the collection of American painter/pr…
Our April 2014 sale Printed & Manuscript Americana offers a rare and fascinating lot related to Robert Stroud, k…
Edward Hopper was born in Nyack, New York, just north of New York City. After briefly studying at the Correspondence…
Picasso produced more than 150 color linoleum cuts in the 1950s and 60s, but none stood out more for their bold…
Among the highlights of our April 17, 2014 auction of Vernacular Photography is a small archive of photographs and e…
The cyanotype or blueprint process has a poetic quality that embodies a painterly aesthetic and is defined by partic…
Among the highlights of our March 2014 auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana is an extraordinary arc…
What is vernacular photography? According to our director of Photographs & Photobooks Daile Kaplan, it is photo…
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was among the most significant players in the Impressionist movement and co-wrote the m…
Swann Galleries’ March 6, 2014 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features a run of etch…
Before the system of identifying individuals by fingerprint was developed, the authorities relied on the distinct, i…
The vast American scene has long captivated photographers. Some took to the road while others focused on the urban s…
As collector Bill Diodato knows, photography begins with the birth of the photobook. Long before the white wall or e…
On February 27, 2014, Swann will auction the Library of Bill Diodato, comprising an excellent assortment of photoboo…
On May 7, 2014, Swann will auction one of the top private collections of Edward Gorey books, illustrations and ephem…
Swann’s African-American Fine Art Department, writes about the catalogue cover image for the upcoming auction Shadow…
Christine von der Linn, Swann’s Art & Illustrated Books expert, shares some insight into this week’s…
Among the featured artists in Swann’s February 13, 2014 auction, Shadows Uplifted: The Rise of American-American Fin…
Renewed interest in and appreciation of so-called genre illustration art has resulted in the growth of colorful and …
Few comic strips are more beloved than Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts, and few characters more enduring than Char…
Our January 23, 2014, 20th Century Illustration sale boasts an abundance of original book-cover art, many examples o…
Swann Galleries is pleased to offer original illustrations by Dr. Seuss–also known as Theodor Geisel–in …
The Brooklyn Bridge is a monumental architectural triumph of New York City, constructed on May 24, 1883, which suppo…
A unique item among the scarce posters in the recently restituted Julius Paul Collection that Swann is auctioning on…
Thanks to John D. Larson, Swann’s 19th & 20th Century Literature Specialist, for contributing this post: I…
Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) was a pioneering figure in the establishment of Minimalism and Conceptualism during the postw…
