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October 2, 2019|Lauren Kristin|Prints & Drawings

Fall 2019: Old Master Through Modern Prints

Old Master works include early tour-de-force impressions by Francisco José de Goya, Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Bruegel, Antonio da Canal, Il Canaletto and Giovanni B. Piranesi. Further highlights in the art of printmaking from the nineteenth through the twentieth century include works by European and American masters Thomas Hart Benton, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, Martin Lewis and Henri Matisse.

September 26, 2019 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Rare Martin Lewis Etching Debuts in Fall 2019 Prints & Drawings Sale

Swann Galleries opened the fall 2019 season with an exceptional sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings featuring an auction debut for a rare early print by Martin Lewis and a record price for a print by Edvard Munch.

August 2, 2019 | Prints & Drawings

Fall 2019: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

This Prints & Drawings auction comes on September 19, 2019, and features mainstay American artists Edward Hopper, Martin Lewis, Howard Cook and George Bellows. European masters Georges Valmier, Pablo Picasso and M.C. Escher run alongside Latin American master Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo.

November 5, 2018 | Old Master Through Modern Prints

Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints

Picasso Tops Old Master Through Modern Prints Auction at Swann Scarce Rembrandt Etching Draws Major Interest Our sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints opened with lively bidding in…

July 30, 2018 | Prints & Drawings

A Look Inside the Catalogue: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

At Auction September 20 Complete Catalogue Twentieth Century The twentieth-century section boasts a number of exquisite original works by modern masters such as Georges Braque and Lyonel Feininger. Marc Chagall’s luminous…

March 15, 2018 | Prints & Drawings

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

Our auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on March 13 offered an especially grand selection of original works by some of the greatest artists of the last…

November 4, 2017 | Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints

A new auction record for any print by American master Edward Hopper was established at our auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 2. The extremely rare etching The…

May 4, 2017 | Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints

On Tuesday, May 2, we offered Old Master Through Modern Prints, with highlights from as long ago as 1495 and as recent as 1959. The top lot of the…

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…

September 26, 2016 | Prints & Drawings

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

Swann Galleries kicked off the fall auction season on Thursday with a sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings. The top lot of the sale was a…

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…

Winslow Homer, "Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake," etching

February 22, 2016 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Specialist Selections: American Prints

The catalogue for our upcoming March 8 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features an extensive selection of American works on paper. Over the past two decades, Swann has…

November 19, 2015 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: American Prints from a Private Collection

Our recent auction of American Prints from a Private Collection saw numerous auction records, especially for artists like Gustave Baumann and Martin Lewis, who built their career making prints. Todd…

August 5, 2015 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Works by American Print Masters

The first half of the twentieth century produced a great number of American print masters and a shift in their focus. Prior to this period, American artists used printmaking mainly for…

February 17, 2015 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

New York State of Mind: Martin Lewis in NYC and Beyond

Our March 2015 prints and drawings auction featured an impressive selection of Martin Lewis prints, including etchings and drypoints that represented the entire span of his printmaking career. Lot 218:…

April 4, 2014 | American Art

A Fleeting Moment: Edward Hopper’s Evening Wind

Edward Hopper’s evocative etching, Evening Wind, from 1921, is among the highlights of Swann Galleries’ April 29 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints. Hopper was born in Nyack, New…

May 6, 2013 | Old Master Through Modern Prints

Top Lots: Old Master Through Modern Prints

The first sale in Swann’s very busy May 2013 schedule of auctions was Old Master Through Modern Prints on the first day of the month. George Bellows’s 1917 lithograph A Stag at Sharkey’s brought…

September 21, 2011 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Celebrating the Art of the Print: Martin Lewis

Quarter of Nine–Saturday’s Children, drypoint, 1929. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000 Swann regularly offers works by Martin Lewis in the American Art sections of our Works on Paper auctions, and we…

August 23, 2010 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Scenes of the City: Prints, Drawings & Paintings of New York

Scenes of the City: Prints, Drawings & Paintings of New York is an important collection of some of the finest and most significant examples of 19th and 20th century New…

Martin Lewis

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