Swann Galleries
  • BUYING
  • SELLING
Login
Buy
  • BUYING
  • SELLING
  • Auction Schedule
  • Past Auctions
  • Departments
  • News
  • Artist Index
  • Login Login
Departments
  • Books & Manuscripts
  • Americana
  • Autographs
  • Fine Books
  • Maps & Atlases
  • Fine Art
  • 19th Century Art
  • Modern Art
  • Post-War Art
  • Contemporary Art
  • African American Art
  • Fine Art Prints
  • Illustration Art
  • Photographs & Photobooks
  • Vintage Posters
  • LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History
My Account
  • My Auctions
  • My Bids
  • My Saved Lots
  • My Purchases
  • My Messages
  • Edit Profile
  • Edit Billing Info
Skip Repeated Main Site Banner
Swann Galleries
  • BUYING
  • SELLING
Login

Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints

On Tuesday, May 2, we offered Old Master Through Modern Prints, with highlights from as long ago as 1495 and as recent as 1959.

 

Lot 345: Edward Hopper, Evening Wind, etching, 1921. Sold May 2, 2017 for $118,750.

 

The top lot of the sale was Edward Hopper’s luminous etching Evening Wind, 1921, which sold to a collector for $118,750. Hopper’s instructor in printmaking, Martin Lewis, was well represented in the sale by a run of New York City scenes for which he is known. The dramatic drypoint Yorkville Night, 1947, was purchased by a collector for $42,500, a record for the work.

 

Lot 39: Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and the Devil, engraving, 1513.
Sold May 2, 2017 for $52,500.

 

The sale featured an outstanding selection of works by Albrecht Dürer, led by a superb impression of his iconic engraving Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513, which sold for $52,500. Fifteenth-century highlights by the master included the scarce engraving, The Sea Monster, and woodcut The Four Horsemen ($47,500 and $43,750, respectively).

 

Lot 5: Israel van Meckenem, The Singer and the Lute Player, engraving, circa 1495-1500. Sold May 2, 2017 for $22,500.

 

A domestic scene by Israel van Meckenem titled The Singer and the Lute Player, circa 1495-1500, was purchased by a collector for $22,500. Executed more than 450 years later, Pablo Picasso’s Bacchannale au hibou, 1959, a dizzying linoleum cut, sold for $21,250.

 

Lot 423: Pablo Picasso, Bacchannale au hibou, color linoleum cut, 1959. Sold May 2, 2017 for $21,250.

 

The next sale of Prints & Drawings at Swann Galleries will be Contemporary Art on May 11, 2017. Now accepting quality consignments for Fall 2017.

Browse the catalogue for full results.

Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
May 4, 2017
Author: Swann News
Category: News
Tags:
  • 19th and 20th century prints and drawings
  • Albrecht Durer
  • Edward Hopper
  • Israel van Meckenem
  • Martin Lewis
  • Old Master prints
  • Old Master through Modern Prints
  • Pablo Picasso
  • Prints and Drawings
  • Records & Results
Previous
Thomas Hart Benton Links Pollock and Rubens
Next
Postwar Innovations in Printmaking
  • About Swann Galleries
  • Contact
  • How to Bid
  • Consigning at Swann
  • Terms & Conditions of Sale
  • Privacy Policy
  • Auctions & Catalogues
  • Upcoming Auctions
  • Results
  • Our Specialists
  • Books & Manuscripts
  • Fine Art
  • Photographs
  • Vintage Posters
  • LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History
  • Contact Us

104 East 25th Street

New York, NY 10010

(212) 254-4710

[email protected]

  • Newsletter Signup
  • New App Coming Soon!
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • BlueSky

© 2025 Swann Galleries. All Rights Reserved.

  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy