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Marc Chagall

March 8, 2019|Kelsie Jankowski|19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Ismar Littmann Family Collection Shines in Swann Galleries’ Prints & Drawings Sale Our sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on March 5 earned $2.7M, with property from the Ismar Littmann Family Collection of German Expressionism &…

May 11, 2018 | Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints

With highlights spanning six centuries, our auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 8 offered works by the greatest innovators in the field. The sale totaled more than…

December 28, 2017 | Swann

2017: Year in Review

In our diamond anniversary year, we offered a star-studded roster of 30 auctions, setting nearly 100 records and introducing countless items to the market, including a previously unknown photograph of Harriet…

June 16, 2017 | Swann

Records & Results: Spring 2017

The spring 2017 season at Swann Galleries marked the 75th anniversary of our first auction. On March 27, 1942, Benjamin Swann held an auction dedicated to rare and antiquarian books.…

March 3, 2017 | Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

On Thursday, March 2, our sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings exceeded $3M and broke ten auction records. Topping the sale was the rare deluxe edition…

March 1, 2017 | Prints & Drawings

Marc Chagall’s Four Tales From the Arabian Nights

In 1948, Marc Chagall was asked to produce a set of lithographs for Pantheon Books’ publication of Four Tales from the Arabian Nights. The project represents the artist’s first foray into…

February 23, 2017 | Prints & Drawings

Portfolios by Chagall and Vuillard at Swann Galleries

This guest post was written by a Prints & Drawings Senior Specialist. Two of the top lots in our March 2 sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings…

November 3, 2016 | Photographs & Photobooks

Records & Results: Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks

Our Tuesday, October 25 sale of Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks earned nearly $2 million. The top lot of the sale was Julia Margaret Cameron’s Portrait of…

Pierre Bonnard, Rue, le Soir, sous la Pluie

April 26, 2016 | Prints & Drawings

A Collector’s Vision: Les Nabis, the Belle Époque & Artist Interaction Seen Through A Private Collection

While most auctions here at Swann are assembled with artworks and items from a host of different consignors, we also regularly handle entire private collections, such as A Collector’s Vision: Works…

December 30, 2015 | Art Press & Illustrated Books

Records & Results: Art, Press & Illustrated Books

Our November 24 auction of Art, Press & Illustrated books saw particular success for classical and poetic texts. Specialist Christine von der Linn said,”In this auction major artists illustrating classical…

September 28, 2012 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Top Lots: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Pablo Picasso reigned supreme in Swann’s September 20 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings. The top lot, Picasso’s Tête de Femme (Portrait de Jacqueline de Face II), brought…

April 25, 2011 | Prints & Drawings

Print Portfolios

Marc Chagall, Bible, with complete text and 105 etchings, 1931-39. Estimate: $100,000 to $150,000. Swann’s April 28th auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints offers a particularly strong selection of portfolios and…

Marc Chagall

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