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April 28, 2017|Swann News|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…

October 31, 2016 | Prints & Drawings

Spotlight on Highlights: Chiaroscuro Woodcuts

Some of the most intriguing examples in November 3’s Old Master Through Modern Prints auction are sixteenth-century chiaroscuro woodcuts. We asked our Prints & Drawings department to explain the term: …

October 21, 2016 | Prints & Drawings

Notes from the Catalogue: Camille Pissarro – Father of Impressionism

Camille Pissarro, the “Father of Impressionism,” was among the most significant contributors to the movement and is remembered for being universally championed by his contemporaries, both artists and critics alike.…

September 6, 2016 | Prints & Drawings

Rufino Tamayo, Innovative Printmaker

Over one dozen works by innovative Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo will be available in our September 22 sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings. Tamayo was an artist…

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 20, 2015 | Contemporary Art

Keith Haring: Pop Shop

Keith Haring in his Pop Shop. More on the history of this bygone space can be found at pop-shop.com. In the 1980s, street and mural artist Keith Haring became well…