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New Record for Richmond Barthé in June 4, 2020 Sale of African-American Fine Art
Our sale of African-American Fine Art on June 4, 2020 was met with much fanfare, despite an online-only format due to social distancing guidelines in New York City. The sale bested its high estimate...
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An Introduction to the Transcendental Painting Group
Modernism’s Arrival in the United States Modernism arrived in the United States in two waves. The first of these occurred in the dawn of the twentieth century, influenced by the works of Pablo...
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An Interview with A Guerrilla Girl
Guerrilla Girls, Do Women Have to be Naked to Get Into the Met. Museum?, 1989. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500. Donna Kaz is a writer, director, choreographer and activist, who has led the theatre troupe,...
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The Studio Assistant: Louise Nevelson & Teddy Haseltine
Our June 25 sale of Contemporary Art features a run of prints by Louise Nevelson. Behind great artists are studio assistants equally devoted to their craft. For Nevelson one of those assistants was...
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Illustration Art: Upcoming Highlights At Auction July 16, 2020
Lot 108: N.C. Wyeth, The Black Arrow, A Tale of the Two Roses, oil on canvas, title-page illustration for the book by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1916. $150,000 to $250,000. Children’s Book &...
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Abstract Art: 1940s Through Now
Abstract forms have in many ways always been part of artistic composition, and the early twentieth century saw a push towards works rendered solely through colors and forms following centuries of a...
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A Toast to Daile Kaplan, Swann’s Doyenne Emerita
Daile Kaplan, Swann Vice President & Director at Swann for 30 Years A Note from Nicholas D. Lowry: June 26, 2020 In 1990 Germany was reunified, the Hubble Space telescope was launched, and it...
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Collector’s Guide: Declaration of Independence
Probably the most common question we get in the Americana department is “I found an original copy of the Declaration of Independence—is it worth anything?” The short answer: it’s worth somewhere...
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Pictorial Maps in our July 9 Sale of Maps & Atlases
Our July 9 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books features a strong selection of pictorial maps, including a rare example of a chart of Greenwich Village featured in...
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Swann Salon Series: Pen, Pencil & a Bottle of Ink: Al Hirschfeld Seen Through...
Al Hirschfeld, George Gershwin, ink on board, published in The New York Times, 1973. At Auction on July 16, 2020. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. Monday, July 13 7pm Eastern — Live on Zoom! RSVP Below...
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Records & Results: June 2020 Fine Art Sales
A Full Month of Fine Art Sales at Swann Delivers Record Prices Swann offered four sales of Fine Art this June, each one proving audiences are undeterred by the remote bidding format due to social...
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Al Hirschfeld Caricatures & Theater Portraits
“The importance and legacy of Al Hirschfeld’s theater portraits lie in that Hirschfeld gave us nearly a century’s eyewitness record of a very elusive art form,” notes specialist, Christine von der...
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Fine Books & Manuscripts: Auction Highlights for July 30, 2020
Lot 231: Books of Hours in Flemish, Netherlands, 15th century. $8,000 to $10,000. Autographs Starting this auction is a portion of Americana (lots 1 to 8); autographs by world leaders,...
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Swann in Profile: Deborah Rogal
After 15 years with Swann, Deborah Rogal is stepping into the role of Director of our Photographs & Photobooks department. As she transitions into her new position we asked a few questions about...
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N.C. Wyeth’s ‘The Black Arrow’ at Auction July 16
Our July 16, 2020 sale of Illustration Art features an iconic work by N.C. Wyeth—one of the most popular illustrators of all time—with impeccable provenance. The Black Arrow, A Tale of the Two Roses,...
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Pen, Pencil & A Bottle of Ink: Al Hirschfeld Seen Through Six Drawings
Welcome! Our speakers tonight are David Leopold, Creative Director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, and Christine von der Linn, Director of Illustration Art at Swann Auction Galleries. Hirschfeld...
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As Seen in Books: A Glossary for Items Found in the Pages of Early Printed Books
Any experienced cataloger, scholar, collector, or reader of early printing is accustomed to discovering an array of random objects within the pages of books. Even though some of these tidbits may have...
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Upcoming Highlights: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History
At Auction August 13, 2020 A Portion of Proceeds to Benefit NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project Lot 9: Oscar Wilde, “The secret of life is in Art,” autograph quotation dated and signed, 1882. $4,000 to...
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Autographs & History Part I: U.S. Presidents
Marco Tomaschett on Autographs and Their Ties to History Part of what attracts collectors to autographs is the ability of original handwriting to bring us into contact with a person that interests us....
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Autographs & History Part II: George Bernard Shaw & Enrico Caruso
Marco Tomaschett on Autographs and Their Ties to History Part of what attracts collectors to autographs is the ability of original handwriting to bring us into contact with a person from history....
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