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Happening March 28 — Collectors on Collecting: A Conversation with Bernard I....
Join Us Monday, March 28, 2022 at 7:00PM ET Join Swann Director of African American Art Nigel Freeman, for a discussion on the growing legacy of The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary...
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At Auction March 24 — Selections from the Collection of Jack Greenberg
Offerings from the Collection of Civil Rights Attorney Jack Greenberg in our March 24 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana Our March 24 Printed and Manuscript African Americana auction...
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Artist Profile: Elizabeth Catlett
I Am a Black Woman: Elizabeth Catlett & Representation in Art Elizabeth Catlett’s landmark contributions to twentieth-century art begins in the 1940s with a new representation of African American...
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Old Master Through Modern Prints: April 28, 2022 Auction Highlights
Pablo Picasso, Le Rupas Frugal, etching and drypoint, 1904. Estimate $100,000 to $150,000. The spring auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints features iconic images from the late-fifteenth...
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Artist Profile: Hughie Lee-Smith
“I cannot begin to project the meaning of my work in specific terms, for [my] paintings, at their best, are multi-faceted visual complexes whose many aspects are pregnant with as many disparate...
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Early Printed Books: May 5, 2022 Auction Highlights
William Shakespeare, Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, the second impression, London, 1632. Estimate $100,000 to $150,000. The Collection of Ken Rapoport This spring’s Early Printed Book sale will...
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Rick Stattler’s Specialist Picks: Two Unique Items from the April 7, 2022,...
The material that passes through Swann on a daily basis ranges in value and interest, sometimes we see an item crop up at auction consistently—a popular print, a highly sought after publication,...
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View from the Podium: 80 Years & Counting
A Note From Swann Galleries President Nicholas D. Lowry April 4, 2022 You may not have noticed given all that’s going on in the world but on March 27, Swann Galleries achieved a landmark occasion: our...
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On Monday, March 28, ahead of our spring 2022 sale of African American Art, department director Nigel Freeman sat down with collector Bernard I. Lumpkin for a conversation on the growing legacy of his...
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Records & Results: Spring 2022 Auction of African American Art
The March 31, 2022 sale of African American Art Brings 10 Auction Records and 7 Auction Debuts The spring 2022 offering of African American Art closed out the March auctions at Swann with an...
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Photographers Who Galvanized Landscape Photography…
…And some who are still experimenting and expanding the genre. Landscape photography not only changes the way people view the world but challenges the way society engages with spaces. Early images by...
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Contemporary Art: May 12, 2022 Auction Highlights
Featuring art from the collection of the late Francis V. O’Connor (1937-2017), co-editor of the Jackson Pollock catalogue raisonné David Hockney, Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, color...
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Graphic Design: May 19, 2022 Auction Highlights
Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, Triplex, original pencil maquette, circa 1931. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000. This admired sale is coming together in a powerful way. This auction is led by A.M. Cassandre’s...
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A Newly-Discovered Drawing by Rembrandt Makes its Debut in Old Master through...
Nestled among the outstanding selection of fine Rembrandt etchings in the Old Master through Modern Prints auction this season, is a gem-like drawing, newly-discovered and recently attributed to...
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Collector’s Guide: Celebrated Artists & Their Early Works, Old Master &...
An artist’s early career is often filled with many hardships and struggles — this was true for the Old Masters of the 16th century and the Modern stalwarts breaking ground at the turn of the 20th...
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Modern & Post-War Art: May 26, 2022 Auction Highlights
Tilsa Tsuchiya, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1973. Estimate $150,000 to $250,000. This season’s Modern & Post-War Art auction is set to present a broad scope of artistic movements, featuring...
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Collector’s Guide: West Coast Artists
An Artist Community in Los Angeles, California In the 1960s and 70s, artists were drawn to the California coast seeking freedom from the heavily institutionalized canons of dominant New York and...
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Early Printed Books: Part I of the Ken Rapoport Collection
The May 5, 2022 sale of Early Printed Books features the first part of the complete library of bibliophile Ken Rapoport. Below are some of the highlights from the selection. Ken Rapoport Collection...
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Focus On Women: June 2, 2022 Auction Highlights
Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague, 1929. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Swann’s second annual Focus on Women sale, as its name suggests, is an opportunity to emphasize women’s...
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Illustration Art: June 9, 2022 Auction Highlights
Tasha Tudor, “She was standing inside the secret garden.” cover illustration for the Harper Trophy edition of The Secret Garden, watercolor & graphite, 1998. Estimate $7,000 to $10,000. With a...
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