Browsing Tag Vintage Posters
American War Posters, 100 Years Later
Our August 2 auction of Vintage Posters will feature an exceptionally wide array of World War I imagery, honoring th…
Records & Results: Spring 2017
The spring 2017 season at Swann Galleries marked the 75th anniversary of our first auction. On March 27, 1942, Benja…
Records & Results: Graphic Design
Our May 25 auction of Graphic Design offered a cornucopia of inspired works spanning fin de siècle Art Nouveau maste…
Graphic Design in the Vienna Secession
This post includes notes from the catalogue of our May 25 auction of Graphic Design, featuring an extensive selectio…
Psychedelic Concert Posters
This post was written by Sarah Shelburne of the Vintage Posters department using examples from the May 25 auction of…
Alphonse Mucha: Behind the Magic
Even those unfamiliar with Alphonse Mucha’s name will recognize the tendrils of hair and profusion of del…
Nicholas Lowry on Travel Posters from the Julius Paul Collection
Swann President and Posters specialist Nicholas D. Lowry writes beautifully about the December 17 auction of Tr…
WWI&II, Grand Prix and Tennis Images Led Swann’s Top August Posters Auction of All Time
Coming on the heels of tremendous media coverage (see: The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, Luxury Travel Magazine, Robb R…
“The Great War” in Posters
Summer 2014 marks 100 years since the start of World War I, also known as The Great War. Sparked by the assassinatio…
Keep Calm and Poster On
The image is so iconic, it’s been co-opted countless times, but in Swann Galleries’ upcoming Vintage Pos…