April 14, 2020Swann CommunicationsOld Master Through Modern Prints Meisterstiche: Albrecht Dürer’s Master Engravings Read more about Meisterstiche: Albrecht Dürer’s Master Engravings Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I, St. Jerome in His Study and Knight, Death and the Devil, all from 1513-14 and related in size, style and technical complexity, have been considered his master engravings (or Meisterstiche) since their…
Read more about A Look Inside the Catalogue: Old Master Through Modern Prints April 1, 2018 Prints & Drawings A Look Inside the Catalogue: Old Master Through Modern Prints At Auction May 8 Old Master Through Modern Prints The highlight of this wide-ranging event from our Prints & Drawings department is Tête de femme, de profil, 1905, an…
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…
Read more about Masters of Early Engraving April 28, 2017 Prints & Drawings Masters of Early Engraving Our May 2 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints offers a rare opportunity to see works by some of the earliest scions of European engraving in the same place. Master…
Read more about A Fleeting Moment: Edward Hopper’s Evening Wind April 4, 2014 American Art A Fleeting Moment: Edward Hopper’s Evening Wind Edward Hopper was born in Nyack, New York, just north of New York City. After briefly studying at the Correspondence School of Illustrating, he attended the New York School of…
Read more about Whistler’s ‘Nocturne’: Our Most Expensive Print October 29, 2010 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Whistler’s ‘Nocturne’: Our Most Expensive Print Our October 27 & 28, 2010 two-part print sale, which began with Whistler and His Influence on Wednesday, set records. James A. M. Whistler’s Nocturne became the most expensive Whistler print…