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Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking to the SCLC Board in 1968
Reel-to-reel tape recording of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to the SCLC board, January 1968. To be offered in our March 25, 2021 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana. Estimate...
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Printed & Manuscript Americana: April 2021 Auction Highlights
At Auction April 15, 2021 Browse Catalogue Lot 22: Romans Bernard, An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775, engraving, 1776. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000. Featuring a...
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Dorothea Lange, Ed van der Elsken, Peter Hujar & More Shine in March 2021...
Our March 11, 2021 sale of Fine Photographs saw strong results across the auction with humanist works and portraits drawing interest from collectors. “We were pleased to see strength across the...
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African American Art: April 2021 Auction Highlights
At Auction April 22, 2021 Lot 86: Nelson Stevens, Yes, We Will, mixed media, 1972. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. Early 20th Century & Harlem Renaissance Featuring the works of Henry Ossawa Tanner,...
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Play Ball!: The Unlikely Tradition of Baseball Ephemera at Swann
With the arrival of baseball’s Opening Day, spring is truly here. Swann does not handle baseball memorabilia in the traditional sense, leaving the encapsulated gem-mint rookie cards and game-worn...
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Lies in Publishing: Collecting False Imprints
Bibliographers, cataloguers, and scholars rely upon the veracity of a book’s imprint—that is, the publication information provided by the printer on the title page, and includes the following: city of...
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Spring 2021 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana Brings $1M
Our March 25, 2021 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana brought interest from collectors and institutions alike, as well as buyers both new and familiar from across the globe. The strong...
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Selections From a Noteworthy Collection of American Historical Prints
Our April 15, 2021 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana opens with a noteworthy collection of historical prints which spins a narrative of America stretching from the arrival of Columbus to...
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Self-Portrait Photography
A Little Self(ie) Love Whether you love them or hate them, selfies have become a large part of self-representation in contemporary culture. Though the term selfie tends to refer specifically to...
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Old Master Through Modern Prints: May 2021 Auction Highlights
At Auction May 6, 2021 Lot 47: Hendrick Goltzius, Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan, engraving, 1585. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Old Master Prints With engravings, woodcuts, etchings and drypoints by...
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Bohemian Brothers: Beauford and Joseph Delaney
The Delaney brothers became well-known painters in the downtown New York art scene in the 1930s and 40s—while each followed their own distinct artistic path. Sibling artists both finding success in...
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Artists Working in Mixed-Media & Assemblage
“I owe you the truth in painting and I will tell it to you.”Paul Cézanne to painter, Emile Bernard (1905) Postmodern philosopher Jacques Derrida postulates in his deconstructive approach to criticism...
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Graphic Design: Auction Highlights May 2021
At Auction May 13, 2021 Browse Catalogue Lot 247: Herbert Bayer, Universal Type, Breit Halbfett, ink and gouache maquette, circa 1925. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000. European Secession & Art Nouveau...
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Selections from Letterform Archive
At Auction May 12, 2021 Browse Catalogue This special offering of deaccessioned duplicates from the rich collection of Letterform Archive will bring to auction graphics, books, posters and examples of...
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13 Auction Records in Spring 2021 Sale of African American Art
Auction Brings $3.9 Million – Second-Highest Grossing Sale in Department Thirteen-Year History Our spring offering of African American Art on April 22, 2021 was the second highest-grossing sale in the...
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Modern & Post-War Art: May 2021 Auction Highlights
At Auction May 20, 2021 Browse Catalogue Lot 62: Elaine Fried de Kooning, Bacchus, acrylic on panel, 1983. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000. Lot 33: John Little, Festival, oil on canvas, 1960. Estimate...
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Master Printmakers: Picasso Working With the Crommelyncks
The following collection of scarce, early proofs by Pablo Picasso, as well as a maquette for an original ceramic, was painstakingly built by a California connoisseur and is now appearing at auction...
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Poster Designers: On Brand
In the twenty-first century, when one thinks of contemporary posters and graphic design, the term “branding” may come to mind. Our daily lives are inundated with examples of branding—company logos,...
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Two Day Auction Event: Selections From Letterform Archive & Graphic Design
At Auction May 12 & 13 Selections From Letterform Archive Wednesday, May 12 at 12PM ET View Lots Browse Catalogue (BETA) Highlights Graphic Design Thursday, May 13 at 12PM ET View Lots Browse...
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Consign Now for July 2021: Focus on Women
Submit Material by May 30, 2021 As collectors and institutions turn their focus to the important contributions of women, Swann is pleased to feature their work at auction. We are seeking consignments...
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