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Examining Edward Gorey’s Market
Edward Gorey is having a moment. Gorey has had many of these over the years—he was the quintessential multifaceted artist/illustrator/author who remains many things to many people: a master of...
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Photographs & Photobooks: May 2021 Auction Highlights
At Auction May 27, 2021 View Lots Lot 65: August Sander, Gunther Sander, Handlanger [Bricklayer], silver print, 1928, printed 1970s. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000. Exploring the thematic and visual...
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Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books: June 2021 Auction...
At Auction June 3, 2021 Browse Catalogue (BETA) View Lots Lot 65: George Schlegel, New York, Taken from Central Park, hand-finished color-tinted lithograph, 1874. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Lot 23:...
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American Street Photography of the 1940s–50s
The roaming photographer, camera slung around her neck or gripped in a hand, walking city streets, sitting in a café, invisible, but watching, capturing, finding enduring, candid, illustrative...
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Synchromism: Modern Art Conceived by American Artists
When Paul Cezanne left Paris and the Impressionist movement to explore his independent concepts of capturing time and space on the two-dimensional picture plane through light, color, and form, he...
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Rembrandt & Picasso Lead May 2021 Sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints
Our May 6, 2021 sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints delivered $1.8 million in sales and saw seven print records set. “There was robust and consistent interest in Old Master prints, with several...
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Contemporary Art: June 10, 2021 Auction Highlights
Browse Catalogue (BETA) View Lots Lot 405: Bram Bogart, Fleur d’Atelier, mixed media construction, 1990. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. Lot 48: Elaine de Kooning, Untitled (Cave), bronze relief, circa...
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Fine Books & Autographs: June 17, 2021 Auction Highlights
Browse Catalogue (BETA) View Lots Lot 244: Pablo Neruda, Canto General, first edition, signed by Neruda and artists Rivera and Siquieros, Mexico City, 1950. Estimate $2,500 to $3,500. Autographs Lot...
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“None Found… Yet.” Rare Items from our June 2021 Auction of Maps & Atlases
When we’re cataloging and come across a certain item that seems unusual and not readily found in auction database records, dealer catalog listings, or sometimes even standard reference books, it’s a...
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Illustration Art: June 24, 2021 Auction Highlights
Lot 42: C.F. Payne, Micawber, Imitating Norman Rockwell’s “Triple self-portrait,” mixed media, 2002. Estimate $800 to $1,200. Browse Catalogue (BETA) View Lots Lot 94: Brian Froud, “One day I saw a...
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Important Autographs to Watch in the June 2021 Sale
The autographs portion of the June 17, 2021 auction includes uncommonly inspiring items in nearly every major category of collecting. Below Marco Tomaschett shares a selection of highlights. Browse...
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For Love of the King: the Wild Story of a Forged Wilde Story
Part I The authenticity of an autograph is a critical aspect of its value. A letter signed by an authorized secretary or signing machine in the name of a U.S. president, for instance, is invariably...
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Collectors on Collecting: The Feminist Collection of Harriet Lyons
Harriet Lyons was a founding editor of Ms. Magazine, a journalist, and an art collector. In 1971, she wrote a cover story for the Village Voice about women’s sexuality in art at a time when women were...
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American Art: June 30, 2021 Auction Highlights
Lot 172: Alice Beach Winter, Pond, Gloucester, oil on canvas, circa 1920. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. Browse Catalogue (BETA) View Lots Lot 9: John La Farge, The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o’er the...
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Let’s Get Physical: Telltale Marks and Restoration Tips for Illustration Art...
Whether a seasoned collector or a newbie to the world of original illustrations, you may have several questions about why things look as they do, which of them to fix, and which to leave alone. What...
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Tour the June 2021 American Art Sale: 19th Century to Modern Art
The American Art sale on June 30, 2021 will include notable works from prominent artists working in America beginning in the mid-1800s and continuing through the contemporary era. Below we share a...
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May & June 2021 Fine Art Sales Roundup for Swann Galleries
Modern & Post-War Art, Fine Photographs & Contemporary Art Auctions of Modern & Post-War Art, Fine Photographs and Contemporary Art at Swann Galleries in late May and early June 2021...
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Upcoming Highlights: Focus on Women — At Auction July 15, 2021
Lot 176: Women’s Graphics Collective, Dia Internacional De La Mujer: International Women’s Day, screenprint poster, circa 1975. Estimate $250 to $350. Browse Catalogue View Lots Lot 128: Guild of...
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Part II: For Love of the King: the Wild Story of a Forged Wilde Story
Marco Tomaschett, Swann autographs specialist, explores the events and personalities surrounding For Love of the King, and the evidence that suggests that the story was not written by Oscar Wilde, but...
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Swann Summer Reading List 2021
As we step into midsummer, the team here at Swann is relaxing into the brief quiet period when our auctions taper out for the hot season, and we pick up books before the pace of sales kick off at...
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