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African American Art

Play Ball!: The Unlikely Tradition of Baseball Ephemera at Swann

With the arrival of baseball’s Opening Day, spring is truly here. Swann does not handle baseball memorabilia in…

Vintage Posters

Artist Record for H.A. Volodimer in Winter 2021 Sale of Vintage Posters

Our winter 2021 offering of Vintage Posters on February 18 saw the highest recent sell-through rate of the house’s l…

Vintage Posters

As Seen on TV: Vintage Posters

Missing our Poster Auction Exhibitions? An easy way to see the posters Swann has to offer, right from your couch. Je…

Vintage Posters

A Brief History of Guinness Posters & Alice in Guinnessland

James Joyce allegedly proclaimed that Guinness was “the wine of Ireland,” and a 1973 ad for the company featured a r…

American Art

First Auction of Artists of the WPA at Swann Establishes Four Records

The Artists of the WPA were on display in our February 4, 2021, auction. The multi-departmental sale was headed by H…

Vintage Posters

Vintage Posters: Auction Highlights February 2021

At Auction February 18, 2021 Literary Posters Art Nouveau Bicycles, Automobiles & Aviation Food and Drink Skiing…

American Art

The Artists of the WPA: The Promise of a New Deal

On February 4, 2021, Swann offered: The Artists of the WPA. The first iteration of the multi-departmental sale, feat…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2020: Year in Review

In a year that was unlike any in our lifetimes, Swann’s specialists and staff proved to be as resilient and in…

Vintage Posters

Seven Artists Records for Fall 2020 Travel Posters at Swann

Auction Discoveries: Frank Lemen and Anthony Hansen “With over an over 80% sell-through rate, and with 16 of t…

Vintage Posters

Collector’s Guide: Railway Posters

Nicholas D. Lowry Picks His Top Locomotive Travel Posters Among the earliest European travel posters were produced b…

Auctions 101

The Excitement of Discovering “Previously Unrecorded” Travel Posters

…and what we mean when we say something is “Rare.” Just when you think you have seen it all… I am …

Vintage Posters

Fall 2020 Preview: Rare & Important Travel Posters

In an era in which armchair traveling has become the new normal, it has never been more engaging to stay at home and…