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Egon Schiele: A Look at the Artist's Evolving Self-Image
The piece below was written by Swann Prints & Drawings Specialist Diana Flatto.Egon Schiele is celebrated among the Austrian Modern Masters Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka, who are best remembered...
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Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana
Swann Galleries' autumn auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana on September 17 saw particularly strong results. Heavy bidding in several sections caused the sale to end an hour after closing...
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Jack Welpott: Photographer, Educator & Collector
A charismatic figure in the California photographic community, Jack Welpott was a photographer known for his stately female nudes and for the decades he spent as an educator. His collection, part of...
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Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings
This fall's semiannual sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings was the highest-grossing sale of its kind at Swann Auction Galleries, demonstrating clearly that the market for quality...
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Specialist Selections: Daile Kaplan's Top Five Picks from Icons & Images:...
Our specialists lovingly assemble hundreds of images into multiple sales every year, but there are always a few items in each auction that catch their attention in a different way. Here's a look at...
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36th Annual W. Eugene Smith Grant Awards
Swann is proud to sponsor the 36th annual W. Eugene Smith Grant Awards. The grant awards presentation, which takes place October 14th at 7:00pm at the School of Visual Arts Theater, honors the very...
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Orthography and Autography: The Little "F" in Freud's Signature
The piece below was written by Autographs Specialist Marco Tomaschett.Autograph collectors all encounter it at one time or another: the perfectly illegible autograph. The impossible convulsive scrawl...
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Autographs and Personal Correspondence: Influential People Showing Respect...
Oftentimes the things we sign are incredibly personal items, letters, cards, even brief notes to a friend or loved one. Tie that sliver of correspondence to an influential figure and that item might...
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Beauty in Print: A Look At Exotic Types
When it comes to books, the most fascinating aspect is generally the content, but sometimes it's nice just to appreciate the beauty and precision of printed language. Here are some examples of books...
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Records & Results: Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs
The results of our autumn auction, Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs, emphasize the magnetism and enduring popularity of iconic imagery with collectors and dealers alike. Over time,...
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Celebrating 129 Years of the Statue of Liberty with a Scientific Eye
On this day 129 years ago, the Statue of Liberty was unveiled to an eager crowd of New Yorkers in a ceremony that included fanfare and presidential pomp and circumstance. These images come from an...
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Mysterious as a Cat: Famous Felines in Literature
There seems to be a special relationship between writers and cats, whether it be Ernest Hemingway and the multitudes of 6-toed fuzzballs haunting his Key West estate, or Raymond Chandler, whose cat,...
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From the Whimsical to the Monstrous: Fantastic Beasts and Figures of Myth in...
While works by the old masters are often known to depict religious scenes, their work occasionally strayed into fantastic or mythic territory as well, showing a range of creatures and legends. Here...
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Records & Results: Autographs
Our October 22 auction of Autographs had a strong sell-through rate of 81%, and many of the top lots sold well surpassed their high estimates. Swann Galleries' Autographs Specialist Marco Tomaschett...
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Traveling Through Time: Tracing the History of Science Fiction
While looking at a list of movies currently playing in any given cinema might easily lead you to the conclusion that audiences love Science Fiction, our fascination with the genre goes back farther...
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Records & Results: Early Printed & Medical Books
Our late October auction of Early Printed & Medical Books exceeded expectations with a 96% sell-through rate and strong bidding across all categories. Rare linguistic and travel books generated...
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The Irascibles and Abstract Expressionism
While the practice of artists naming or voicing the movements in which they were participants began in the late 19th and early 20th century, there was often hesitation, or even resistance to being...
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Disaster, Demise and Scarcity: Rare Posters of Titanic at Auction
A subject of fascination since its dramatic demise during its maiden voyage, the legacy of White Star Line's Titanic has continued to ripple throughout the auction world for years. While ephemera...
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Records & Results: American Prints from a Private Collection
Swann Galleries' November 3, American Prints from a Private Collection saw numerous auction and artist records made, particularly for artists like Gustave Baumann and Martin Lewis, who built careers...
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Leather Bindings, Decorative Dust Jackets and Beyond
While the old adage tells us that we certainly shouldn't judge a book by its cover, it's hard to ignore the artistry that goes into binding books and creating dust jacket images that catch the eye and...
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