The 2010s brought Swann a number of notable moments including memorable sales, the establishment of two new departments, and the celebration of the 75th anniversary of our first sale. Here we take a look at some of favorite highlights from the last ten years.
On Saturday, February 21 the South Side Community Arts Center in Chicago will host an event celebrating the work of renowned artist and printmaker Eldzier Cortor. Swann’s own Nigel Freeman will…
Lot 367: a Self-Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton. Our September 23 auction offers a particularly strong selection of American Regionalist examples including an extensive collection of Thomas Hart Benton lithographs.…
The first of its kind at Swann to break $1 Million, the American Art auction on Thursday was our highest-grossing sale in this category ever, with a sale total of…
Last week Swann Galleries had the pleasure of hosting an artist talk with Barkley L. Hendricks, whose “unique work resides at the nexus of American realism and post-modernism, a space…
If you’ve got summer on your mind these days–and who doesn’t?–you may be drawn to some of the bucolic images in Swann’s June 12 auction of American Art. And, among…
With Memorial Day approaching, all of us here in New York are hoping for warm weather. But, among the most charming images in our June 12 auction of American Art,…
Lot 290 in Swann’s April 29 auction is Smillie’s The Rocky Mountains (Lander’s Peak), set of 12 engravings after Albert Bierstadt, progressive proofs, 1865-66. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. This Spring, Swann…
Edward Hopper’s evocative etching, Evening Wind, from 1921, is among the highlights of Swann Galleries’ April 29 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints. Hopper was born in Nyack, New…
Lot 268 is John Marin’s Brooklyn Bridge and Lower New York, etching and drypoint, 1913. Swann Galleries’ March 6 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features a…
Campo Santa Margherita, Venice, gouache, watercolor and charcoal on paper, 1923. Our June 13 auction of American Art features five unique works by Jane Peterson, an American artist born in…
Male Nude, NM 276, color crayon, 1996. Estimate $18,000 to $22,000. Among the highlights of Swann’s June 13 auction of American Art is a run of works by Paul Cadmus, created in his early…
The holiday season seems to have surprised everyone this year with its early arrival, but there is still time to get your Christmas cards in order. Need inspiration? Look no…
One standout exhibition to see this fall is the first-ever New York City survey of work by Robert S. Duncanson. The exhibition, called Robert S. Duncanson: Antebellum African American Artist,…
Thursday’s two-part sale resulted in the highest total ever for Swann’s semi-annual auction of American Art / Contemporary Art. One of the top lots from the Contemporary portion of the sale,…
Last week’s American Art / Contemporary Art auction resulted in new records and strong prices all around, with both sections bringing strong prices. The top lot was Robert Gwathmey’s excellent…
Tomorrow morning’s auction of American Art features strong examples of drawings and paintings by a wide range of artists. Some of the most striking works in the sale are by…
Jared French’s Siren brought $138,000; the third highest auction price ever for a Jared French painting. The top lot in yesterday’s auction of American Art and Contemporary Art was Jared French’s…
After an interminably long winter, Memorial Day weekend is almost here. While this year’s winter seemed unusually harsh, and spring’s allergies abnormally potent, the escapist urge presents itself like clockwork…
Romare Bearden, Tidings, collage of various papers and mixed media, circa 1973. Estimate: $30,000 to $50,000. Romare Bearden is undoubtedly one of America’s greatest artists. Today, his collages are viewed…
This Thursday’s American Art sale includes several items from the collection of Lloyd Goodrich, one of the most distinguished American art historians of the 20th century and Director of the…
Among the highlights in our October 22 auction of Photographs & Photographic Literature are portraits by Diane Arbus of key figures in the American Art Scene for a 1966 story…
