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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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Vintage Posters: At Auction August 27, 2020
Lot 263: Walter L. Greene, Adirondack Mountains / Lake Placid, 1930. $6,000 to $9,000. During a summer of containment and people staying close to their personal bubbles, this auction’s assortment...
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Artists Reclaiming the Queer Black Male Form
Within the LGBTQ+ community, preconceptions concerning members of color are steeped in racialization, classism, and social hierarchy. These stereotypes are applied willingly or subconsciously by the...
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David Wojnarowicz: A Heightened State of Activism
David Wojnarowicz was a multifaceted artist known for works that put the AIDS epidemic at the forefront of New York contemporary art, such as his iconic images from the documentary film Silence =...
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Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations Leads July 30, 2020 Fine Books & Manuscripts...
Our sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts on Thursday, July 30, 2020 boasted high prices across categories with early printed books leading the sale, two records being recorded for literature, and...
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Artist Profile: Antonio Lopez
Antonio Lopez, the bold and blazingly talented fashion illustrator, designer, and stylist of the 1960s-80s was a true iconoclast. He broke racial and sexual barriers decades before it was considered...
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American Art: At Auction September 17, 2020
Lot 205: Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses, Happy Days, oil on masonite, 1961. $50,000 to $80,000. Previewing By Appointment Only Through Wednesday, September 16 Our annual American Art...
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The Sutro Baths: Relics of San Francisco’s Famous Attraction
Swann’s August 27, 2020 Vintage Poster auction includes a selection of historical trolley cards, broadsides and original bathing suits from the famous Sutro Baths overlooking the Pacific Ocean. These...
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August 2020 LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History Sale Brings $1M
Swann Sets New Auction Record for Tom of Finland The second iteration of Swann Galleries’ LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History sale on Thursday, August 13, 2020, was a resounding success. The...
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Printed & Manuscript Americana: At Auction September 24, 2020
Lot 164: Guest register for the legendary Catskill Mountain House, including signatures for many notable guests, 1839-43, 1846-52. $5,000 to $7,500. Previewing Through September 23 By Appointment...
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Modern & Post-War Art: Consign Now for December 2020
Seeking Paintings, Sculpture & Exceptional Collections Submit Material by September 15 We’re pleased to be growing our offerings this category, with Harold Porcher leading our new sales of...
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Looking Ahead to Fall 2020
A Letter from Swann Galleries’ President, Nicholas D. Lowry September 4, 2020 It is hard to imagine that it is already September. The late winter, spring and summer have flown by. The whole world...
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Early Printed Books: Old Tombstones
What Goes Around Comes Around Devon Eastland shares the joys of handling early printed books and how sometimes unexpected pieces of history can crop up. As a business with a history in the business of...
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Fall 2020 Preview: Rare & Important Travel Posters
At Auction October 15 Paul George Lawler, San Francisco – Hawaii Overnight / Via Pan Am, 1939. $10,000 to $15,000. Around the World in Vintage Posters First Stop, America the Beautiful In an...
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Fall 2020 Preview: Fine Photographs
At Auction October 22 Edward Weston, Edward Weston Portfolio, complete with ten photographs printed by Cole Weston, 1925-48. From the Estate of Evelyn Daitz. $15,000 to $25,000. Highlights for...
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Illustration Art: Collecting the Stage
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”Oscar Wilde One of the most...
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Artist Profile: Faith Ringgold
A consummate artist, Faith Ringgold has developed a practice that consists of painting, mixed media sculpting, performing, and quilting. Born October 8, 1930, in Harlem, New York, Ringgold’s mother...
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The Virginia Zabriskie Collection
Coming to Auction in 2021 “My ability to interpret and criticize art grew faster than my ability to make it.”Virginia Zabriskie We are honored to offer the collection of Virginia Zabriskie in a...
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The First Feature Film Shot in Alaska: The Chechahcos
Archive of 327 early film set photographs, most from the set of The Chechahcos, circa 1924. Emigrant miners on the long trail to the gold fields. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000. At Auction September 24,...
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Historic Coastal Artist Colonies of Northeastern America
As autumn approaches, we come to appreciate the feeling of liberation that summer brought us. Travel has always been synonymous with summer, especially for those of us wishing to escape the stifling...
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