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Top Lots: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books
The February 28 auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books offered a number of incunabula, early printed editions of Greek plays by Euripides, Pindar and Sophocles as well as...
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Top Lots: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings
Swann's March 7, 2013 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings saw collectors in the U.S. and Europe focusing on works by well-known artists including Picasso, Matisse, Whistler, Hopper...
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Notes from the Catalogue: Paul Cadmus's Nantucket Man
Male Nude, NM 276, color crayon r, 1996 (estimate: $18,000 to $22,000)Among the highlights of Swann's June 13 auction of American Art is a run of works by Paul Cadmus, created in his early 90s and...
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Notes from the Catalogue: Jane Peterson
Campo Santa Margherita, Venice, gouache, watercolor and charcoal on paper, 1923.Swann's June 13 auction of American Art features five unique works by Jane Peterson, an American artist born in Elgin,...
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Top Lots: Printed & Manuscript African Americana
Swann’s annual auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana, held on March 21, featured an outstanding array of material devoted to the Civil War, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights...
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Top Lots: Fine Books, Including Incunabula & Writing Manuals
Swann's April 11, 2013 auction of Fine Books saw a stunning collection of early printed books - including incunabula, as well as examples of illustrated books, literature and writing manuals. The day...
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Top Lots: Printed & Manuscript Americana
Swann's April 16 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana featured documents and books from as early as 16th-century colonial America through 20th-century material relating to explorers, sports,...
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Top Lots: Fine Photographs & Photobooks
George Platt Lynes, suite of 100 photographs relating to the New York City Ballet, 1938-1951. Sold April 18, 2013 for $36,000.The April 18 auction of Fine Photographs & Photobooks resulted in more...
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Top Lots: Old Master Through Modern Prints
The first sale in Swann's very busy May 2013 schedule of auctions was Old Master Through Modern Prints on the first day of the month. George Bellows's 1917 lithograph A Stag at Sharkey's brought...
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Top Lots: Modernist Posters
Swann's May 13, 2013 auction of Modernist Posters presented an impressive array of Art Deco masterpieces, groundbreaking typography, and classic advertisements. The annual sale boasted record prices...
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Top Lots: Contemporary Art
Swann's May 16, 2013 auction of Contemporary Art offered an exciting selection of unique works and auction debuts. The top sale, Untitled (Horse) by the modernist Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain,...
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Bert Stern Remembered
We were saddened to learn of photographer Bert Stern's death this week. Stern successfully worked in the fashion and advertising worlds, creating numerous award-winning ads, magazine covers, films and...
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Notes From the Catalogue: WWII Propaganda Posters
Swann's August 7 auction of Vintage Posters features an array of wartime propaganda from both the American home front and abroad. The selection of American posters from the Second World War showcases...
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Top Lots: Autographs
Artists, writers and US presidents made a fine showing at Swann's bi-annual sale of Autographs held on May 23. A signed letter by Emily Dickinson received the highest bid, selling for $28,800. In it,...
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Ernst Haas' Role on Breaking Bad
Albuquerque is a city of questionable allure, a desert-washed blip in the landscape of the Land of Enchantment. The city serves as the backdrop to the massively popular TV show Breaking Bad, and in a...
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Irving Oaklander Inventory to be Sold August 22
Back in May, Swann was pleased to offer some outstanding examples of graphic design, typography and advertising art from the inventory of the late book dealer Irving Oaklander. Interest was so strong,...
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Chiles Rellenos, circa 1825
Serving suggestion, complements of Swann chef and Printed & Manuscript Americana specialist Rick Stattler.We will be offering an early Mexican manuscript cookbook in our October 10 Printed &...
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Notes from the Catalogue: Daumier's View of a Tragedy
Among the highlights of our September 12 auction of 19th & 29th Century Prints & Drawings is Honoré Daumier's Rue Transnonain, le 15 Avril 1834, a lithograph from 1834.Daumier (1808-1879) was...
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Edgar Degas's Roman Inspiration
Among the many exquisite unique works in Swann's September 12 Prints & Drawings auction is a double-sided drawing by Edgar Degas, drawn during one of the artist's visits to Rome.While Degas...
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Moholy-Nagy Watercolor Featured in Swann's Prints & Drawings Auction
Swann will offer a László Moholy-Nagy gouache and watercolor Composition in our 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings auction tomorrow. Moholy-Nagy (1894-1946) was an influential...
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