All Posts By Kelsie Jankowski

Records & Results: Spring 2023 Sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana

The March 2023 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana brings $1.3M making it the highest-grossing sale …

Photographs & Photobooks

Records & Results: Fine Photographs Winter 2023

The February 2023 timed-app exclusive sale of Fine Photographs brought $996,156 with 220 of the 266 lots offered fin…

2022: Year in Review

2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing w…

Modern & Post-War Art

Records & Results: Modern & Post-War Art Featuring Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene — December 2022

Swann Galleries kicked the final month of 2022 off with a sale of Modern & Post-War Art featuring Alma Thomas &a…

Illustration Art

Holiday Illustrations Featured in the December 15 Sale

The December 15, 2022, sale of Illustration Art features a selection of vintage winter and holiday illustrations by …

Books & Manuscripts

Collecting 101: Antiquarian Maps

We asked Swann maps specialist Caleb Kiffer a few questions about what to consider when purchasing an antique map. H…

Modern & Post-War Art

Latinx Art in the December 2022 Sale of Modern & Post-War Art

Rafael Tufiño Rafael Tufiño was born in Brooklyn, NY, and moved to Puerto Rico at age ten. He served in the US Army …

Photographs & Photobooks

Rare Vintage Print of Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’ Brings $305k in October 2022 Auction of Fine Photographs

The Thursday, October 20 sale of Fine Photographs at Swann Galleries brought $1.2M with a strong showing for America…

Books & Manuscripts

October 2022 Sale of Early Printed Books Brings the Highest-Grossing Auction for the Category at Swann

The October 13, 2022 sale of Early Printed Books at Swann Galleries was the highest-gorssing auction of books in the…

African American Art

Records & Results: October 2022 African American Art Auction

Swann Galleries’ October 6, 2022 sale of African American Art delivered $3.7M with auction debuts and records for ar…

Books & Manuscripts

Family Papers of Lincoln’s Secretary of the Navy Brings $281k in Fall 2022 Americana Auction at Swann

Swann’s fall 2022 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana held on September 29 earned $960k. Civil War-era mat…

African American Art

African American Art—Works to Watch in the Fall 2022 Sale

Director Nigel Freeman shares his top eight lots to watch in the October 8, 2022 sale. Jacob Lawrence’s Westch…