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African-American Art from the Johnson Publishing Company
At Auction January 30 Artworks from the Offices of Ebony and Jet Magazines We welcome a new decade with 100 fine artworks from the collection of the Johnson Publishing Company, a great institution...
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Collecting the Works of Women Illustrators
Our fall 2019 sale of Illustration Art on December 10 features a superb selection of artwork by women, whose contribution to the field is only just beginning to receive the recognition it deserves....
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Vintage Posters: Winter-Spring 2020 Highlights
At Auction February 13 Ski poster enthusiasts always find something appealing in our winter Vintage Posters auction, but most exciting is the offering of rare and important Art Nouveau posters,...
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Collectors Guide: Currier & Ives
Founded by Nathaniel Currier in 1835, Currier & Ives was the major poster firm of the nineteenth century. James Merritt Ives joined Currier in 1857, and the two produced some of the most popular...
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Auction Record for Ilonka Karasz in Fall 2019 Illustration Art Sale
Our sale of Illustration Art on Tuesday, December 10 featured an array of original works, from well-known characters of children’s literature to striking New Yorker covers and theater designs. The...
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Hawaiian-Language Schoolbook Makes its Market Debut at $68k in Fall 2019 Maps...
We closed out the decade with a marathon sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books on Tuesday, December 17. The auction brought $910,087 and saw a 93% sell-through rate....
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Fine Books & Manuscripts: Winter 2020
At Auction February 20 19th & 20th Century Literature First Editions of Jane Austen’s Major Novels Literature opens this sale, with first editions of all of Jane Austen’s major novels,...
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Happening January 28: Celebrating the Legacy of the Johnson Publishing Company
Audrey Smaltz & Nigel Freeman in Conversation Amid a backdrop of highlights from the Johnson Publishing Company’s incredible art collection—the majority of which hung in the offices of the...
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Classic & Contemporary Photographs: Winter-Spring 2020
At Auction February 25 American Photographers Outstanding American photographers headline the auction: Edward Steichen’s White Lotus, dye transfer print, 1939, printed 1940, showcases a master...
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Welcoming the New Decade: A Letter from Swann Galleries’ President, Nicholas...
As a new decade dawns, I am reminded that in order to move ahead Swann must continuously look into the historical rearview mirror and select the best material from bygone years to feed the fascinating...
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2010-19: The Decade in Review
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...
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Swann in Profile: Devon Eastland
With the 2020 auction season on the horizon, we sat down with the newest addition to our books and manuscripts department, Devon Eastland, senior specialist for early printed books, to discuss all...
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Introduction to the Catalogue for the Johnson Publishing Co. Collection
In an introduction to the catalogue for our January 30 sale of African-American Art from the Johnson Publishing Company, Nigel Freeman, director of Swann’s African-American Fine Art department,...
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Market Debuts: Artists to Watch in our January 30 Auction
Our January 30 sale of African-American Art from the Johnson Publishing Company features nearly 30 artists making their market debuts. The collection represents a diverse range of American artists...
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19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings: Upcoming in March 2020
At Auction March 5 Catalogue Coming Soon Nineteenth Century Highlights Jean-François Millet, Paysan debout et Enfant, charcoal on canvas, circa 1871-72. $40,000 to $60,000. Mary Cassatt,...
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Upcoming in June 2020: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History
George Platt Lynes, Francois Moncion, silver print, 1951. Upcoming at auction on June 25, 2020. Remembering & Creating History Swann Galleries’ inaugural Pride Sale in June 2019 was met with a...
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Puerto Rican Graphic Design in Winter-Spring 2020 Sale of Vintage Posters
Lorenzo Homar, La Casa del Arte Exposición, from an archive of over 350 posters, 1972. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. Our winter-spring 2020 sale of Vintage Posters on February 13 is set to feature an...
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Historic Auction for African-American Art from the Johnson Publishing Co.
Our Thursday, January 30 sale of African-American Art from the Johnson Publishing Company was an all-around success. The packed auction room saw all 87 lots find buyers, bringing $2.9 million—over...
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Printed & Manuscript Americana: Winter-Spring 2020 Highlights
At Auction March 10 Five Centuries of American History This sale covers American history from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries, with a diploma from the Princeton Class of 1783, whose...
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Artist Profile: Edward Steichen’s Foray into Color Photography
Edward Steichen, Self-Portrait, silver print, circa 1929. Estimate $2,500 to $3,500. Our winter-spring 2020 sale of Classic & Contemporary Photographs on February 25 is set to offer a rare...
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