December 14, 2018Lauren KristinAuctions 101 How to Consign to an Auction Read more about How to Consign to an Auction Thinking about selling at auction? Allow us to be of assistance. Swann is a third-generation family business and the oldest specialty auction house in New York City, known for our… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings October 4, 2017 Prints & Drawings Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings We opened our fall season with a marathon sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, breaking multiple records and earning more than $2.6M. The September 19 auction offered… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Contemporary Art November 17, 2016 Contemporary Art Records & Results: Contemporary Art Works from the post-war period to today found new homes at our biannual auction of Contemporary Art on November 15. The sale reflected the great diversity of materials and philosophies espoused in… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Identifying Printmaking Techniques September 8, 2016 Prints & Drawings Identifying Printmaking Techniques As auctioneers of works on paper, we often get asked about the differences between all the many methods of printmaking and what to look for with each. Etching, aquatint, engraving… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Provenance: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? February 23, 2015 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Provenance: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Many lots in our March 5 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings have provenance related to other important artists, printmakers and art dealers– including works by Paul Cézanne, Honoré Daumier, Ernst L. Kirchner, Pablo Picasso… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Found: Winslow Homer’s Study for Fresh Air June 10, 2014 American Art Found: Winslow Homer’s Study for Fresh Air Fans of Winslow Homer, rejoice! On June 12, Swann Galleries will auction a pen and ink drawing by the celebrated American illustrator and artist–a study for his seminal, same-titled watercolor Fresh Air.… Share Facebook Twitter
April 11, 2014 American Art Artwork from the Collection of Artist James D. Smillie 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… Share Facebook Twitter
September 10, 2013 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Edgar Degas’s Roman Inspiration Among the many exquisite unique works in Swann’s September 12 Prints & Drawings auction is a double-sided drawing by Edgar Degas, drawn during one of the artist’s visits to Rome.… Share Facebook Twitter
May 29, 2013 American Art Notes from the Catalogue: Paul Cadmus’s Nantucket Man 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… Share Facebook Twitter