Browsing Tag Rare & Important Travel Posters

Vintage Posters

Leslie Ragan Calendars for the New York Central Railway: A Unique Pictorial Record

For an artist with such a prominent place in the American pantheon of poster designers, very little biographical inf…

Vintage Posters

Auction Highlights: Vintage Posters — August 8, 2024

Our August Vintage Poster auction encompasses a broad array of genres, spanning the 19th-21st centuries, and from co…

Vintage Posters

Artist Profile: Norman Wilkinson

In Norman Wilkinson’s own words, his “whole interest was ships and the sea.” He was an illustrator and maritime…

Vintage Posters

Auction Highlights: Rare & Important Travel Posters — November 9, 2023

Swann’s autumn 2023 auction of Rare & Important Travel Posters on November 9 is another wonderful, geograp…

Vintage Posters

Collector’s Guide: Aviation & Airline Posters

Nicholas D. Lowry breaks down the best selection of aviation and airline designs to collect for the plane spotter in…

Vintage Posters

A Look at Maurice Logan’s Designs for the Southern Pacific Railway

The November 10, 2022, auction of Rare & Important Travel Posters includes the largest run of Maurice Logan post…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2021: Year in Review

As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.

Art Press & Illustrated Books

Records & Results: November 2021 Sales at Swann

November Sales at Swann Bring $6.7M November at Swann Galleries featured a marathon of fine art auctions including a…

Vintage Posters

Rare & Important Travel Posters: Nicholas D. Lowry’s Picks for the November 23, 2021 Sale

Nicholas D. Lowry takes us around the world in under five minutes, as he shares a standout selection of exceptional …

Vintage Posters

Upcoming Highlights: Rare & Important Travel Posters—November 23, 2021

Lot 225: Leslie Ragan, Rockefeller Center New York / New York Central Lines, circa 1936. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000. …

Vintage Posters

20 Years of Rare & Important Travel Posters at Swann

Swann Galleries’ November 14 sale of Rare & Important Travel Posters marks the house’s twentieth an…

Vintage Posters

Records & Results: Rare & Important Travel Posters

Swann Travel Posters Auction Sets 8 Records Philip Zec reaches $17.5K Poster lovers from far and wide came to Swann&…