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From The Kiss to The Scream: Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist and Expressionist painter/printmaker who, unlike the Impressionists in their focus on the natural world, looked inward to portray basic human...
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Armory Show Auction in NYTimes, Newsweek, Artinfo
We're gearing up for next week's auction, The Armory Show at 100: America's Introduction to Modern Art, and thought interested readers would enjoy some of the recent press coverage the sale has...
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Picasso and the Cubists in the 1913 Armory Show
List written by Picasso of European artists to be included in the 1913 Armory ShowThough Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is considered one of the founders of the Cubist movement--with Georges Braque in...
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A Restituted Collection Comes to Auction December 18
On December 18, Swann Galleries will offer works from the restituted Julius Paul Collection of Posters, an outstanding collection of scarce images in remarkable condition–the likes of which are rarely...
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Where in the World is Swann's Benefit Auctioneer?
The crowd at the C200 Foundation Auction.Autumn is always a busy auction season here at Swann Galleries, and it seems to be no less busy for the host of organizations holding benefit auctions to...
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GA-43 Robot: Warhol at a Child's Eye Level
Among the Andy Warhol prints in Swann's upcoming auction of Contemporary Art is GA-43 Robot, a unique color screenprint on canvas from 1983. Warhol melded printmaking and painting, blurring the line...
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Sol LeWitt Before Minimalism
Lot 65: Sol LeWitt's Figures in a Landscape, oil on canvas, 1960.Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) was a pioneering figure in the establishment of Minimalism and Conceptualism during the postwar era. He studied...
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The Mystery of Music
What is it about music that gives it such universal appeal? Just as a flickering flame has captivated humans and other animals since our beginnings, music draws our attention and charms us. Both fire...
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Music to Our Ears: Classical Musician Autographs at Swann Nov. 26
Swann Galleries' November 26 auction of Autographs offers an exceptional collection of musician autographs – the likes of which are rarely seen at auction. The top estimate in the sale is for an...
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Two Major Restituted Poster Collections Come to Auction
Eve Kahn's recent New York Times piece: "Posters Lost to Nazis are Recovered, and Up for Sale" explored the similarities and differences between two recently restituted major poster collections, the...
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Herman Melville: Neighbor
Thanks to John Larson, Swann's 19th & 20th Century Literature Specialist, for contributing this post:It’s a fine thing (call it geographic serendipity) to share a similar address with someone who...
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JFK's Assassination 50 Years Later: Pictures of a Tragedy
Much has been said recently about the 50th anniversary of that fateful day in Dallas when John F. Kennedy was killed. Swann's Photographs & Photobooks Director Daile Kaplan offers this...
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Voyeurism & Vulvas: The Cult Photobook
Several cult photobooks by Japanese and European photographers in our upcoming December 12 auction examine a topic that has emerged as a new collecting trend: sex and sexuality. Straddling the vast...
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Blinded by Science: Letters from the Greatest Minds in Physics
Swann's November 26 Autographs auction offers letters from some of the greatest minds in 20th-century physics written to mathematician and theoretical physicist Paul Hertz. Hertz (1881-1940), a...
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Do you believe? Photography and Spiritualism
Among the fascinating vernacular images in Swann's upcoming auction of Classic Photographs & Photobooks on December 12, is an album containing 27 photographs taken during seances from 1920 to 1922....
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Decorative & Historical: Maps, Atlases, Prints and More
Swann's biannual auctions of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Historical Prints, Ephemera are replete with books and images that not only possess visual appeal but also historical...
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One of a Kind: Josef Hoffmann's Wiener Werkstätte Poster
A unique item among the scarce posters in the recently restituted Julius Paul Collection that Swann is auctioning on December 18 is Josef Hoffmann's hand-stenciled poster announcing the opening of the...
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The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a monumental architectural triumph of New York City, constructed on May 24, 1883, which supports, to this day, the colossal weight of bridge-walkers, automobiles and its own mass...
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Where Two Swann Departments Collide: Posters for Photography
There are many charming advertising images for consumer products in our upcoming auction of the Julius Paul Collection of Posters, such as lightbulbs, typewriters and beauty-related goods. One area of...
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Mihaly Biro: Hungarian Poster Artist
Poster enthusiast and collector Julius Paul was Hungarian, and the posters from his native country are among the most exciting examples in Swann's December 18 auction. The most well represented of...
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