A selection of Old Master prints includes highlights from Rembrandt and Albrecht Dürer, as well as iconic engravings from the latter’s visionary predecessor, Martin Schongauer, virtuoso etchings by Giovanni B. Piranesi and Francisco José de Goya and a scarce, monumental woodcut from the circle of Titian.
The Modern offering features a dynamic selection of Latin American prints and originals, including drawings by Diego Rivera and Roberto Matta, as well as an extensive offering of scarce Rufino Tamayo Mixografía prints. It is the most comprehensive selection of Latin American Fine Art that Swann has offered, to date.
The sale will continue with modern European Surrealists, such as Salvador Dalí and M.C. Escher, and conclude with a group of American visionaries, with scarce prints by Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper and Grant Wood.
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera, Bailarina Enmascarada en la Carnival Huejozzingo, conte crayon, 1949. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
Diego Rivera, El sueño (La noche de los pobres), lithograph, 1922. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.
Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo, Hombre en la Ventana, color lithograph, 1980. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Rufino Tamayo, Dos personajes atacados por perros, Mixografía, 1983. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
Rufino Tamayo, Figura en Rojo, Mixografía, 1989. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Modern Masters
Maurits C. Escher, Sky and Water I, woodcut, 1938. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.
Salvador Dalí, Cosmic Rays Resuscitating Soft Watches, color lithograph, 1965. Estimate $7,000 to $10,000.
Egon Schiele, Bildnis Arthur Roessler, drypoint, circa 1921-22. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt van Rijn, Self Portrait Drawing at a Window, etching & drypoint, 1648. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Omval, etching & drypoint, 1645. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.
Old Masters
Martin Schongauer, The Tribulations of St. Anthony, engraving, circa 1469-73. Estimate $100,000 to $150,000.
Hans Baldung Grien, Group of Seven Wild Horses, woodcut, 1534. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Andrea Mantegna, The Battle of the Sea Gods: The Left Half of a Frieze, engraving, circa 1485-88. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.
Albrecht Dürer, The Sea Monster, engraving, circa 1500. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.
