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December 19, 2017|Swann News|Illustration art

Records & Results: Illustration Art

The grand finale of our 2017 roster was a successful auction of Illustration Art on December 14. Highlights of the sale ranged from large-scale oil paintings to sentimental children’s characters…

November 13, 2017 | 19th & 20th Century Literature

Children’s Literature for Adults

Children’s literature is a perennially popular genre. We were all children once, and the antics of Willy Wonka and imagination of Max shaped our early lives in a way that…

January 22, 2014 | Illustration art

Of Provenance & Peter Rabbit

Christine von der Linn, Swann’s Art & Illustrated Books expert, shares some insight into this week’s 20th Century Illustration auction: One of the challenges of putting together a sale of…

May 11, 2012 | 19th & 20th Century Literature

Remembering Maurice Sendak

This week we said goodbye to beloved illustrator and author Maurice Sendak. He holds a special place in the hearts of our Swann family as told through an anecdote relating…

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Records & Results: Illustration Art

Children’s Literature for Adults

Of Provenance & Peter Rabbit

Remembering Maurice Sendak

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