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April 9, 2019|Kelsie Jankowski|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…

August 1, 2017 | African-American Fine Art

Specialists in the Field: Nigel Freeman at the Tate

Nigel Freeman, founder and director of our African-American Fine Art department, is in London this week visiting some familiar images. Two of the works in the Tate Modern’s latest exhibition, Soul of…

August 16, 2016 | Swann

2015-16: A Year of Records

Last year Swann Galleries saw 95 records and first appearances across 31 sales with some of our departments even breaking their own records. Treasures ranging from previously unknown works to…

September 16, 2015 | African-American Fine Art

Records & Results: The Art Collection of Maya Angelou

Swann saw a standing-room only auction yesterday for The Art Collection of Maya Angelou, and bidding was competitive the whole way through this short but intensely exciting sale. The sale…

June 1, 2015 | African-American Fine Art

The Art Collection of Maya Angelou

Looking forward to Swann’s Fall 2015 auction season, especially The Art Collection of Dr. Maya Angelou. Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Maya Angelou, silver print, 1993. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500. Recently Swann Auction…