Ten years of growth and auction at Swann Galleries
The 2010s brought Swann a number of notable moments. We offered a range of special collections across all of our departments including memorable sales like The Edward Gorey Collection of Samuel Speigel in May of 2014. 2015 brought The Art Collection of Maya Angelou, while 2018 was filled with collections from notable Americana collectors: Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler III in June and The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana in September.
We established two new departments over the last decade: Illustration Art held its first dedicated sale in January of 2013 with 20th Century Illustration and in June of 2019 we the first sale dedicated to LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History with The Pride Sale, which boasted numerous auction records and first-time market appearances. And, in 2017, we celebrated the 75th anniversary of our first sale.
As we embark on a new decade, here’s a look at some of our favorite highlights from the last ten years:
American Art
African-American Fine Art
Books & Manuscripts
Autographs
Art, Press & Illustrated Books
Early Printed Books
19th & 20th Century Literature
Maps & Atlases
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
Printed & Manuscript Americana
Contemporary Art
Illustration Art
Photographs & Photobooks
Prints & Drawings
19th & 20th Century Prints Drawings
Old Master Through Modern Prints
Vintage Posters
Graphic Design
Rare & Important Travel Posters
Fall Auction Schedule
How to Consign
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