August 16, 2016Swann NewsSwann 2015-16: A Year of Records Read more about 2015-16: A Year of Records Last year Swann Galleries saw 95 records and first appearances across 31 sales with some of our departments even breaking their own records. Treasures ranging from previously unknown works to… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: The Art Collection of Maya Angelou September 16, 2015 African-American Fine Art Records & Results: The Art Collection of Maya Angelou Swann saw a standing-room only auction yesterday for The Art Collection of Maya Angelou, and bidding was competitive the whole way through this short but intensely exciting sale. The sale… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about “Rosenwald” an Excellent Documentary and an Important Legacy September 4, 2015 African-American Fine Art “Rosenwald” an Excellent Documentary and an Important Legacy Lot 26: Elizabeth Catlett, On the Subway, offset lithograph, 1986.Estimate $1,500 to $2,500. While Nigel Freeman, Director of our African-American Fine Arts Department is hard at work preparing for the preview and… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Phoebe Beasley : A Bright Look At Everyday Life August 13, 2015 African-American Fine Art Phoebe Beasley : A Bright Look At Everyday Life Celebrated artist Phoebe Beasley’s collages, paintings and screenprints play with color, pattern and texture while depicting scenes of family, community and everyday life. Three of Beasley’s works are included in The… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Biography of Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014) July 30, 2015 African-American Fine Art Biography of Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014) On September 15,2015 Swann Galleries offered The Art Collection of Maya Angelou. Author, poet, actress and champion of civil rights, Dr. Maya Angelou was one of the most dynamic voices… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about The Art Collection of Maya Angelou – A Foreword July 30, 2015 African-American Fine Art The Art Collection of Maya Angelou – A Foreword Complete Catalogue Swann Galleries is very proud to be offering for sale the art collection of one America’s great cultural heroes, Dr. Maya Angelou. Dr. Angelou’s homes were filled with… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about The Art Collection of Maya Angelou June 1, 2015 African-American Fine Art The Art Collection of Maya Angelou Looking forward to Swann’s Fall 2015 auction season, especially The Art Collection of Dr. Maya Angelou. Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Maya Angelou, silver print, 1993. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500. Recently Swann Auction… Share Facebook Twitter
October 7, 2014 African-American Fine Art Notes from the Catalogue: Dr. Amalia Amaki on Dr. Richard A. Long Dr. Amalia Amaki, noted art historian and artist, wrote the catalogue introduction for The Richard A. Long Collection of African-American Art. Dr. Amaki, a native Atlantan, received her Ph.D in… Share Facebook Twitter