Swann Auction Galleries

This sale is set to include a wide range of historically important and interesting material for map, atlas, natural history and color-plate book collectors across many different categories. The...

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Devon Eastland, specialist for our Focus on Women auction, touches on the special nature of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and the differences between Brontë's female characters and those in ...

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There are several notable reasons why people collect tennis posters.  First and foremost, collectors of these pieces are driven by their love of the game. Within that passion, there are more�...

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Swann President and Vintage Posters specialist Nicholas D. Lowry is joined by Nicole Markham, curator at the Museum at the International Tennis Hall of Fame; Simeon Lipman, Antiques Roadshow Appr...

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Swann's June 6 Contemporary Art auction will feature an array of abstract expressionist work, Pop Art, 21st Century artists and more. The post Auction Highlights: Contemporary Art — June 6, 2...

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Though utilizing a variety of artistic practices and genres, from portraiture, self, and of others to photojournalism and social documentary, the photographers highlighted here have all used the...

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Swann's May 23 auction, Focus on Women The post Auction Highlights: Focus on Women — May 23, 2024 appeared first on Swann Galleries News .

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André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto was first published in 1924. Breton, a writer and member of an earlier art movement known as Dada, penned the ideas of himself and his compatriots.… The...

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Swann's May 16 auction of Fine Photographs is headlines by two iconic female photographers. The post Auction Highlights: Fine Photographs — May 16, 2024 appeared first on Swann Galleries New...

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Collecting Olympic posters was straightforward up until the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Prior to those games, the International Olympic Committee would choose one official poster (on some occasions, the...

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Harold Porcher’s Illustrated Glossary of Modern & Post-War Movements II The post-war era of art, as an auction category, is simply a construct used to differentiate art movements occurring afte...

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Swann Galleries’ spring offering of Fine Books on April 11, 2024, brought $974,793, with 84% of the lots finding buyers. The auction was the first of a combined format featuring… The post R...

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Swann's May poster auction offers the world's most preeminent private tennis and sport collection. The post Auction Highlights: Tennis & Sports Posters: Collection of the Schwartz Family & Tenn...

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Swann Galleries’ April 4, 2024 sale of African American Art brought crowds back to the sale room with a selection of standout modernist works alongside a contemporary selection sold to… The...

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Collectors of Don Quixote have fastened on to the complex parameters of published editions like true bibliomaniacs. Tracking down each morsel of minutiae appeals to those of us with a… The po...

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In celebration of the changing of the seasons we're sharing a selection of works coming up for auction this month at Swann that are sure to inspire. The post 8 Works to Collect For Spring appe...

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Swann’s March 21, 2024 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana proved once again to be a success among institutions and collectors alike. The sale brought $967,061, closing well within�...

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The landmark exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met here in New York has brought deserved new attention to the visual art achievements of Harlem Renaissance. Man...

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Highlights from the upcoming spring Modern & Post-War Art Sale. The post Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — May 2, 2024 appeared first on Swann Galleries News .

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A compelling selection of scarce and desirable prints includes woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithographs, and screenprints and spans the late fifteenth century through the 1900s. The post Au...

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This spring’s newly minted sale will bring together a range of collecting areas, including early printed books, artist’s books, literature from the seventeenth century through to the twentiet...

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This special evening celebration of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation will offer an opportunity to collect contemporary works while supporting Rush. Join us in person, online, or over the ph...

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The March 14 sale of 19th & 20th Century Art features a strong selection of original artworks, among them a run of those working in Eastern Europe in the first… The post 5 European Expression...

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This season's African American Art auction features an array of Harlem Renaissance pieces, post-war figurative art, and contemporary art. The post Auction Highlights: African American Art — A...

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This civil rights rally was held in Columbus, OH, a few months after the March on Washington and just as the congressional fight for the Civil Rights Act approached the… The post Listen to Ja...

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To look at the graphic design work of Edward McKnight Kauffer is to experience a master craftsman helping to propel modernism into the mainstream. He achieved the height of his creativity in the ...

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Autographs provide the collector with a number of joys, one of which is their ability to bring you closer to people in another time and place. Of course, every autograph… The post Gilded by A...

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“The Subculture Sale was an exciting foray into relatively new territory for Swann Galleries, not focusing on works from previous centuries, but, on the personally memorable. Among the scores o...

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One of our largest African Americana auctions to date includes important documentation of the abolition movement, catalogues and posters for exhibits by leading Black artists, previously unseen B...

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This auction will contain property from the Forbes Collection, reflecting a keen interest in American history, world leaders, American entertainers between the 1930s and 1960s, and writers. The...

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An array of fine art bridges the seasons and centuries with nineteenth-century and Modern paintings, drawings and prints, as well as a section devoted to Latin American modernists. The post Auc...

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Swann Galleries opened the winter 2024 season with the fourth iteration of The Artist of the WPA. The timed online auction closed Thursday, January 25, with an 89% sell-through rate… The post...

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Nicholas D. Lowry shares his picks for The Subculture Sale. Bidding open now through February 8. The post Nicholas D. Lowry’s Specialist Picks: Favorite Lots from The Subculture Sale appeare...

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Dr. James Pearl reflects on the process of amassing his collection of American photography. Coming to auction at Swann Galleries February 15. The post Collectors on Collecting: An American Cent...

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Join Us Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM ETPanel to Begin at 6:30 PM ET At Swann Galleries: 104 East 25th Street, 6th Floor, NYC Join Swann President, and… The post Happening February 6 �...

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This auction will be a combination of many of Swann's most desirable poster-collecting categories, presenting an exceptional, curated selection of images relating to skiing, Art Deco, Art Nouveau...

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This special auction highlights 100 lots from the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl. Rich in American landscape. The post Auction Highlights: An American Century: The Collection of Dr. Ja...

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Highlights from the February 8 Subculture Sale The post Auction Highlights: The Subculture Sale — February 8, 2024 appeared first on Swann Galleries News .

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Swann Galleries continued to offer exceptional auctions of quality material in 2023. The year featured several collections, including a special selection of 100 works from the Stephen White colle...

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Highlights from the December 14, 2023 auction of Illustration Art. The post Auction Highlights: The Artists of the WPA — Timed Sale Closing January 25, 2024 appeared first on Swann Galleries...

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Swann held its first sale dedicated to the accomplishments of women on July 15, 2021. The sale, curated by senior specialist Devon Eastland, included materials that aimed to highlight the… Th...

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The December 14, 2023 auction of Illustration Art at Swann Galleries features a selection of original animation cels from Walt Disney Studios’ iconic films. Lot 15: Harry Reeves, Reflection in�...

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Highlights from the December 14, 2023 auction of Illustration Art. The post Auction Highlights: Illustration Art — December 14, 2023 appeared first on Swann Galleries News .

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The start of the fall 2023 auction season at Swann brought Skye Lacerte as a new specialist for the Illustration Art department. Ahead of the December 14 sale, we sat… The post Swann in Profi...

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Harold Porcher’s Illustrated Glossary of Modern & Post-War Movements In early 2020 I joined Swann and created the Modern & Post-War Art department. This category goes against the grain slightly...

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Highlights from the December 7, 2023 auction of Maps & Atlases. The post Auction Highlights: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books — December 7, 2023 appeared first on Swann Ga...

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Our Prints & Drawings department shares their picks for the November 16, 2023, sale of Contemporary Art. The post Prints & Drawings’ Specialist Picks: What to Watch in the November 16, 2023, ...

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In Norman Wilkinson’s own words, his “whole interest was ships and the sea.” He was an illustrator and maritime painter of great renown (one of his paintings was commissioned to hang… ...

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The fall Modern & Post-War Art auction will include work from the early twentieth century through post-World War II art movements such as Pop, Minimalism, and Abstract Expressionism. Jack Tworkov...

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Swann’s Contemporary Art auction on November 16 spans the last fifty-plus years of artistic creativity, encompassing mid-century Abstract Expressionism to the present day, with compelling exam...

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