February 18, 2020Kelsie JankowskiVintage Posters Puerto Rican Poster Archive Shines in Winter-Spring 2020 Sale of Vintage Posters Read more about Puerto Rican Poster Archive Shines in Winter-Spring 2020 Sale of Vintage Posters Our sale of Vintage Posters on Thursday, February 13 was the house’s most successful February poster offering in over 10 years. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Vintage Posters: Winter-Spring 2020 Highlights December 10, 2019 Vintage Posters Vintage Posters: Winter-Spring 2020 Highlights Ski poster enthusiasts always find something appealing in our winter Vintage Posters auction, but most exciting is the section of rare and important Art Nouveau posters Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Record Prices and Market Debuts Abound in Summer 2019 Sale of Vintage Posters August 14, 2019 Vintage Posters Record Prices and Market Debuts Abound in Summer 2019 Sale of Vintage Posters Our summer sale of Vintage Posters on August 7, 2019, was a lively event with active bidding across all platforms bringing six record prices and a number of posters to market for the first time. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Swann in Profile: Lauren Goldberg July 22, 2019 Swann Swann in Profile: Lauren Goldberg With the newly opened Poster House museum as a backdrop, we spoke with Specialist Lauren Goldberg in our Vintage Posters Department about, well, what else—posters! You’ve been at… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Upcoming Highlights: Vintage Posters June 4, 2019 Vintage Posters Upcoming Highlights: Vintage Posters At Auction August 7 Complete Catalogue For over 15 years our summer Vintage Posters auction has brought wonderful examples of beach and summer resort posters to market. The tradition continues… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Vintage Posters February 13, 2019 Vintage Posters Records & Results: Vintage Posters Alphonse Mucha & Art Nouveau Lead Vintage Posters at Swann Our February 7 sale of Vintage Posters saw numerous firsts and records. Nicholas D. Lowry, Swann President, noted: “Lively bidding for ski posters and Art Nouveau images set… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about The Posters on Your Shelf: Scarce Books & Portfolios January 31, 2019 Vintage Posters The Posters on Your Shelf: Scarce Books & Portfolios At the end of the nineteenth century, the craze of poster collecting was at an all-time high. As a result, publishers formed subscription services in limited runs so that the… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Upcoming Highlights: Vintage Posters January 9, 2019 Vintage Posters Upcoming Highlights: Vintage Posters At Auction February 7 Complete Catalogue Our winter sale features tantalizing, rare Art Nouveau images and a panoply of evocative Ski and Winter Resort advertisements. In addition to… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Vintage Posters August 7, 2018 Vintage Posters Records & Results: Vintage Posters Poster Passion Leads to a Successful Auction Our August 1 Vintage Poster sale set at least six auction records, including a new high price for Sutro Baths. The exhibition for… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Thirsty? Wine & Liquor Posters May Satisfy July 27, 2018 Vintage Posters Thirsty? Wine & Liquor Posters May Satisfy We may be at the height of the craft beer renaissance, but the history of alcoholic beverages goes way back. Humans have proven, over millennia, that we like a good… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Vintage Posters Featuring Highlights from the Gail Chisholm Collection March 9, 2018 Vintage Posters Records & Results: Vintage Posters Featuring Highlights from the Gail Chisholm Collection Vintage Posters Featuring Highlights from the Gail Chisholm Collection offered premier examples of advertising and propaganda from around the world, and broke several auction records. Nicholas D. Lowry, President of… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Spring 2017 June 16, 2017 Swann Records & Results: Spring 2017 The spring 2017 season at Swann Galleries marked the 75th anniversary of our first auction. On March 27, 1942, Benjamin Swann held an auction dedicated to rare and antiquarian books.… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Graphic Design June 1, 2017 Vintage Posters Records & Results: Graphic Design Our May 25 auction of Graphic Design offered a cornucopia of inspired works spanning fin de siècle Art Nouveau masters to modernist posters. The top lot of the sale was Col… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Alphonse Mucha January 31, 2017 Vintage Posters Records & Results: Alphonse Mucha On Thursday, January 26, we opened the 2017 season with a landmark sale of Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection, the largest private collection of… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Notes from the Catalogue: Harry C. Meyerhoff January 18, 2017 Vintage Posters Notes from the Catalogue: Harry C. Meyerhoff What makes Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection so special? Amazingly, this is the first auction dedicated to a private collection of posters and… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Alphonse Mucha: Behind the Magic January 12, 2017 Vintage Posters Alphonse Mucha: Behind the Magic Even those unfamiliar with Alphonse Mucha’s name will recognize the tendrils of hair and profusion of delicate flowers surrounding his seraphic models. But what of the man himself? How did these ethereal… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Sarah Bernhardt, Mucha’s Muse January 9, 2017 Vintage Posters Sarah Bernhardt, Mucha’s Muse This post was written by Associate Cataloguer & Administrator for Vintage Posters Sarah Shelburne for our January 26 auction, Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection. … Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about The Art of Self Promotion: Posters for Lithography February 21, 2014 Vintage Posters The Art of Self Promotion: Posters for Lithography In Belle Epoch France, posters were used to advertise everything from goods and services to exhibitions and magazines. The result was an all-out poster craze, with collectors putting aside images… Share Facebook Twitter
February 9, 2012 Vintage Posters Top Lots: Vintage Posters Last week, we kicked off the auction season with a sale of Vintage Posters, with very strong results – in fact, it was our highest-grossing February poster sale to date.… Share Facebook Twitter
December 7, 2010 Vintage Posters The Sutro Baths: 1.7 Million Gallons of Water on a Poster The Sutro Baths were the brainchild of former San Francisco Mayor and businessman Adolph Sutro. Built near his famous Cliff House, the baths occupied a stunning location overlooking the Pacific… Share Facebook Twitter