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Graphic Design

Auction Highlights — Art Deco at 100: Iconic Posters from the William W. Crouse Collection — April 24, 2025

On the centennial of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Swann Galleries pres…

Vintage Posters

Auction Highlights: Vintage Posters & Graphic Design — February 20, 2025

Swann’s upcoming auction presents a diverse collection of vintage posters spanning winter sports and travel, A…

Graphic Design

A Look at Midcentury Modern Vintage Posters Advertising NYC

In viewing mid-century modern posters depicting New York City, it is a curious surprise to find a direct graphic lin…

This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2024 Auctions in Review

In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare mat…

Graphic Design

Artist Profile: Edward McKnight Kauffer

To look at the graphic design work of Edward McKnight Kauffer is to experience a master craftsman helping to propel …

Vintage Posters

Auction Highlights: Vintage Posters & Graphic Design — February 29, 2024

This auction will be a combination of many of Swann’s most desirable poster-collecting categories, presenting …

Vintage Posters

Artist Profile: William Addison Dwiggins

William Addison Dwiggins was a multi-hyphenate artist: book designer, typographer, illustrator, writer, marionette m…

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 di…

Graphic Design

Collector’s Guide: Vintage Car Posters

There has been exciting and novel automobile advertising for as long as there have been cars. From the earliest days…

Graphic Design

Graphic Design: May 19, 2022 Auction Highlights

Art Deco Art Deco, Cubist and Futurist aficionados will be besotted with two offerings by Marcello Nizzoli for Campa…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2021: Year in Review

As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.

Vintage Posters

Poster Designers: On Brand

In the twenty-first century, when one thinks of contemporary posters and graphic design, the term “branding” may com…