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Browsing Tag illustration art

June 13, 2025

For decades, fashion illustrations served as a primary reference point for women’s dress. In societies stratified by rigid social mores, “fashion” was not merely a…

June 12, 2025

Bella Savignano walks us through Joan Wyatt’s ‘Middle Earth Album’ and her original art depicting scenes from J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the…

June 10, 2025

With the end of World War II and the advent of the Korean War, the return of soldiers to the U.S. created a market for popular reading focused on adventure, masculinity, and…

May 23, 2025

Swann's upcoming Illustration Art auction presents an extraordinary celebration of visual storytelling, featuring iconic works by beloved masters like Norman Rockwell and Dr.…

January 8, 2025

Swann has been called many things over the years: Swann Galleries; Swann Auction Galleries; Swann’s [sic], sometimes New York’s oldest specialty auction house.   But in the fall…

December 6, 2024

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but magazines are an entirely different story. A magazine cover is a visual embodiment of the publication’s identity. The name,…

November 20, 2024

The December Illustration Art auction offers an array of iconic works spanning magazine illustrations, book art, animation, and more.

July 15, 2024

In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare material. Several single-owner collections were featured,…

June 11, 2024

Jules Feiffer’s career spans decades, producing a remarkable range of projects and generating numerous awards and honors. His contributions to the field of comics since his start…

May 28, 2024

Our Spring 2024 Illustration Art sale will showcase an exceptional selection of original artworks spanning various media, including magazines, books, cartoons, postcards, posters,…