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A Look Inside the Catalogue: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
Our auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books on June 7 encompasses a broad range of American and European cartography. Robert Morden, A New Map of the English Empire in...
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Monet: The Master at 16
Before the term “Impressionism” and the overthrow of the established art world, Claude Monet was just a creative teenager. A rare example of Monet’s early experiments with en plein air drawing is...
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Records & Results: Vintage Posters Featuring Highlights from the Gail...
Vintage Posters Featuring Highlights from the Gail Chisholm Collection offered premier examples of advertising and propaganda from around the world, and broke several auction records. Nicholas D....
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Records & Results: Early Printed Books
Our March 8 auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books coincided with the opening of Rare Book Week in New York City. With 94% of offered lots sold, the sale exceeded its high...
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A Look Inside the Catalogue: Illustration Art
A look inside the highly-anticipated catalogue for our upcoming June 5 auction of Illustration Art. Following successful December 2017 runs of works by Ruth Eastman and John Falter, we are pleased to...
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Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings
Our auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on March 13 offered an especially grand selection of original works by some of the greatest artists of the last 200 years. Works by Martin...
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Charles Dickens Reveals His Inspiration
A very formal letter by Charles Dickens to Lord Robert Grosvenor is a highlight in our March 22 auction of Autographs. Lot 210: Charles Dickens, Autograph Letter Signed, to Lord Robert Grosvenor,...
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Huey Newton’s Portraits & The Founding of the Black Panthers
New findings in our March 29 auction of Printed & Manuscript African-Americana clarify information behind iconic portraits of Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton. Poster of Huey P. Newton,...
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#5WomenArtists: Deborah Rogal’s List
We’re jumping into Women’s History Month to offer a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We asked some women of Swann to tell us about their five favorite...
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#5WomenArtists: Atina Sutton’s List
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We asked some women of Swann to tell us about their five favorite female...
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#5WomenArtists: Christine von der Linn’s List
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We asked some women of Swann to tell us about their five favorite female...
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#5WomenArtists – Lauren Goldberg’s List
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We asked some women of Swann to tell us about their five favorite female...
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#5WomenArtists: Jessica Feldman’s List
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We asked some women of Swann to tell us about their five favorite female...
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William Johnson’s Jitterbugs
Two extremely scarce prints from William H. Johnson’s Jitterbugs series will make their auction debut with African-American Fine Art on April 5. The series was conceived and executed during Johnson’s...
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#5WomenArtists: Lisa Crescenzo’s List
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We asked some women of Swann to tell us about their five favorite female...
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A Look Inside the Catalogue: Old Master Through Modern Prints
At Auction May 8 Old Master Through Modern Prints The highlight of this wide-ranging event from our Prints & Drawings department is Tête de femme, de profil, 1905, an extremely early work by...
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Dream vs. Reality in the Civil War
Personal correspondence and manuscript material are always a highlight in our auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana. On April 12, we’ll be offering a selection of correspondence from Thomas...
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A Look Inside the Catalogue: Contemporary Art
At Auction May 22 Our spring auction of Contemporary Art features a wide-ranging selection of sculpture, paintings and multiples from the last 75 years, with works by Ai Wei Wei, Banksy, Jeff Koons,...
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Records & Results: Autographs
Our auction of Autographs on March 22 offered a selection of letters, photographs and works by some of history’s greatest game-changers, with communications by founding fathers, letters from artists...
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Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript African Americana
Institutional purchases dominated the buying field at our auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana on March 29. The top lots of the auction were almost entirely manuscripts, archives,...
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