April 23, 2020Lauren KristinPrints & Drawings Old Master Through Modern Prints Read more about Old Master Through Modern Prints With the largest selection of old master prints to be found at auction stateside, this sale offers an array of fine works, notably special section dedicated to fine old master prints and drawings from the Collection of Matthew Rutenberg. Nineteenth-century works include Mary Cassatt and James Whistler, and Modernists are represented by Erich Heckel, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Jacques Villon. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Modern American & European Printmakers Lead Winter-Spring 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Sale March 9, 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Modern American & European Printmakers Lead Winter-Spring 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Sale Our Thursday, March 5, 2020 sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings saw success: “With more internet bidding, particularly via the Swann App, than any previous sale in the 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings category at Swann, with action from across the United States, Europe and Asia, and nearly 20% of buyers new to Swann. The most robust sections of the auction were the American prints and modern European prints and drawings,” noted Todd Weyman, the house’s director of prints and drawings. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Rembrandt Etching of Pieter Haaring Brings a New Record for the Print November 5, 2019 Old Master Through Modern Prints Rembrandt Etching of Pieter Haaring Brings a New Record for the Print With an offering from the past five centuries, our October 29, 2019 sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints brought collectors exceptional works from key artists and included Rembrandt etchings from the John Villarino Collection. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Fall 2019: Old Master Through Modern Prints October 2, 2019 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. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Rare Martin Lewis Etching Debuts in Fall 2019 Prints & Drawings Sale 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. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Fall 2019: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings 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. Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about A Look Inside the Catalogue: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results – 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Identifying Printmaking Techniques 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Specialist Selections: American Prints 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: American Prints from a Private Collection 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… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Works by American Print Masters 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… Share Facebook Twitter
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:… Share Facebook Twitter
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… Share Facebook Twitter
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… Share Facebook Twitter
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… Share Facebook Twitter
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… Share Facebook Twitter