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At Auction November 14
20 Years of Travel Poster Auctions
Our twentieth anniversary Travel Poster sale can be summed up in one powerful, romantic word: trains. An extraordinary private collection of American railway posters, the best we’ve ever seen, includes a virtual history from the early years of the New York Central Lines to the Streamliner trains of the 1930s and 40s. Rare works, many of which have seldom appeared at auction, include the 1923 Evanston Lighthouse by the Elevated Lines by artist and author Ervine Metzl, and Jon O. Brubaker’s 1925 California / America’s Vacation Land / New York Central Lines.
Additional gems include two rare images which were featured in our inaugural travel poster auction of 1999, which we haven’t seen since: Hernando G. Villa’s image for the Santa Fe Railroad, The Chief Is Still Chief, circa 1930, and Leslie Ragan’s New York World’s Fair / Thru Grand Central Gateway, which served as the cover image for that first sale.
Europe is represented by such masters as Roger Broders and Frank Newbould; Canada by Roger Couillard and Peter Ewart; and Australia by James Northfield and Percy Trompf. Ocean Liner posters are present with works by Lois Gaigg, Hugo Koeke and Albert Sebille.
Catalogue Coming Soon
Trains
Planes
Automobiles & Ocean Liners
Destinations
Exhibition Begins November 9
The exhibition is free to attend and open to the public. We welcome special and educational groups with advance notice–send an inquiry to rsvp@swanngalleries.com.
Exhibition Hours
Saturday, November 9 — 12 pm to 5 pm
Monday, November 11 — 10 m to 6 pm
Tuesday, November 12 — 10 am to 6 pm
Wednesday, November 13 — 10 pm to 6 pm
Thursday, November 14 — 10 am to 12 pm
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