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Augusta Savage

August 26, 2019|Lauren Kristin|African-American Fine Art

Women of Color Featured in African-American Fine Art: Fall 2019

At Swann, we’re lucky to contribute to an overall market correction, offering exceptional art by women of color, whose work on the themes of feminism and identity is increasingly being recognized by a more equitable marketplace.

August 26, 2019 | African-American Fine Art

Fine Sculpture by African-American Artists: Fall 2019

A strong section of fine sculpture coming on October 8 includes works by Selma Burke, Elizabeth Catlett, Sargent Johnson, Richard Hunt and Augusta Savage.

August 6, 2019 | African-American Fine Art

Fall 2019: African-American Fine Art

Highlights this fall from the African-American Fine Art department: sculptures by Elizabeth Catlett, Sargent Johnson and Augusta Savage, iconic works by Carrie Mae Weems, paintings by Allan Rohan Crite, Henry Ossawa Tanner and Hughie Lee-Smith.

April 9, 2019 | African-American Fine Art

Records & Results: African-American Fine Art

Artist Records for Amos, Leigh, Lovelace O’Neal, Pindell & More We saw strong results for African-American Fine Art on Thursday, April 4. Nigel Freeman, the house’s director of African-American Fine Art, noted, “I was happy to see…

December 3, 2018 | African-American Fine Art

Upcoming Highlights: African-American Fine Art

At Auction April 4 Complete Catalogue A powerful charcoal drawing by Charles White, Caliban, 1950, is one of the top lots in the sale. Never exhibited publicly, this rediscovered work…

March 30, 2016 | African-American Fine Art

African-American Artists & Parisian Académies

Paris has long been a desired destination and a haven for expatriate and American artists, with prominent schools like the famed École de Beaux-Arts encouraging practitioners from around the world…