August 22, 2022Kelsie Jankowski19th & 20th Century Literature This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2022 Auctions in Review Read more about This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2022 Auctions in Review The winter-spring auction season at Swann is a masterclass in marathon training, and the 2022 iteration proved no different with 20 auctions held between late January and the middle of August.
Read more about Harold Porcher’s Specialist Picks: The Artist of the WPA — January 27, 2022 January 24, 2022 The Artists of the WPA Harold Porcher’s Specialist Picks: The Artist of the WPA — January 27, 2022 Harold Porcher, Director of Modern & Post-War Art and lead specialist for the Artists of the WPA sale on January 27, 2022, shares three standout paintings from the auction. Aaron…
Read more about The Artists of the WPA: The Promise of a New Deal January 20, 2021 The Artists of the WPA The Artists of the WPA: The Promise of a New Deal On February 4, 2021, Swann offered: The Artists of the WPA. The first iteration of the multi-departmental sale, featured paintings, prints, photographs, posters, books and related ephemera by artists whose…
Read more about The Artists of the WPA: Auction Highlights February 2021 January 11, 2021 Swann The Artists of the WPA: Auction Highlights February 2021 We’re pleased to present this curated auction of WPA-era artwork, photographs, and related material. In the aftermath of the Great Depression, president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and its related agencies represented an unprecedented investment in art and artists, setting the scene for the twentieth century’s art movements, and establishing the careers of diverse creatives, including women, Black artists, photographers, and muralists.