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September 4, 2019|Sarah McMillan|19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Collecting American Prints: Property from Betty & Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery

Swann Galleries’ sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 19 features property from Betty and Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery and highlights American printmakers such as Howard Cook, Thomas Hart Benton, Rockwell Kent and John Sloan.

March 13, 2019 | Prints & Drawings

Upcoming Highlights:
Old Master Through Modern Prints

Featuring Latin American Art At Auction May 2 Complete Catalogue A selection of Old Master prints includes highlights from Rembrandt and Albrecht Dürer, as well as iconic engravings from the…

November 5, 2018 | Old Master Through Modern Prints

Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints

Picasso Tops Old Master Through Modern Prints Auction at Swann Scarce Rembrandt Etching Draws Major Interest Our sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints opened with lively bidding in…

June 28, 2018 | Swann

Swann Summer Reading List 2018

Our Summer Reading List is back for 2018! Here’s what some of us are cracking into in the off-season. Nicholas D. Lowry, President & Principal Auctioneer Noah Charney…

April 1, 2018 | American Art

A Look Inside the Catalogue: American Art

At Auction June 14 This highly curated sale of American Art presents original works in a variety of media, including drawings, watercolors and sculpture. Offerings range from nineteenth-century paintings…

October 4, 2017 | Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

We opened our fall season with a marathon sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, breaking multiple records and earning more than $2.6M. The September 19 auction offered…

May 10, 2017 | Contemporary Art

East Hampton Artists

The community of East Hampton has long been known as an avant-garde artist enclave. Our May 11 auction of Contemporary Art features a century’s worth of output by artists who…

May 3, 2017 | Autographs

Thomas Hart Benton Links Pollock and Rubens

In 1926, Thomas Hart Benton was a teacher at the Art Students League of New York. Disappointed by the lack of a painting manual, he set about writing his own.…

Camille Pissarro, Paysanne assise, les Pieds dans l'Eau

April 22, 2016 | Old Master Through Modern Prints

Prints About Town: Three Exhibitions and an Auction

If you can’t get enough of the material coming up in our two-part auction of Old Master through Modern Prints, featuring A Collector’s Vision: Works on Paper from the Belle Époque…

November 19, 2015 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Records & Results: American Prints from a Private Collection

Our recent auction of American Prints from a Private Collection saw numerous auction records, especially for artists like Gustave Baumann and Martin Lewis, who built their career making prints. Todd…

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…

September 18, 2014 | 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

The U.S. Scene: Thomas Hart Benton and American Regionalism

Lot 367: a Self-Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton. Our September 23 auction offers a particularly strong selection of American Regionalist examples including an extensive collection of Thomas Hart Benton lithographs.…

June 10, 2011 | American Art

Jared French Tops American Art / Contemporary Art

Jared French’s Siren brought $138,000; the third highest auction price ever for a Jared French painting. The top lot in yesterday’s auction of American Art and Contemporary Art was Jared French’s…

May 25, 2011 | American Art

Summer Vacation Landscapes

After an interminably long winter, Memorial Day weekend is almost here. While this year’s winter seemed unusually harsh, and spring’s allergies abnormally potent, the escapist urge presents itself like clockwork…

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