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Swann Salon: A Conversation on Vintage Tennis Posters
Swann President and Vintage Posters specialist Nicholas D. Lowry is joined by Nicole Markham, curator at the Museum at the International Tennis Hall of Fame; Simeon Lipman, Antiques Roadshow Appraiser...
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Collecting Vintage Tennis Posters
There are several notable reasons why people collect tennis posters. First and foremost, collectors of these pieces are driven by their love of the game. Within that passion, there are more focused...
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Specialist Pick: Devon Eastland on Wuthering Heights vs. David Copperfield
Devon Eastland, specialist for our Focus on Women auction, touches on the special nature of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and the differences between Brontë’s female characters and those in Charles...
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Auction Highlights: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books —...
From Havana to hallucinogenic mushrooms and Mercator to menswear, this sale is set to include a wide range of historically important and interesting material for collectors across many different...
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Meagan Gandolfo on Pop Art Printmakers
In advance of our Contemporary Art auction, Meagan Gandolfo discusses the trajectory of mid-20th century of American artists seeking new avenues of expression beyond Europe’s traditional printmaking...
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Auction Highlights: Illustration Art — June 20, 2024
Winsor Mccay, The Last Day of Manhattan, 1905. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000. Our Spring 2024 Illustration Art sale will showcase an exceptional selection of original artworks spanning various media,...
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A Toast to Todd Weyman: Our Congratulations on His Retirement
Todd Weyman at Swann in the 1990s. A Note From Swann Galleries President Nicholas D. Lowry May 24, 2024 In an industry not particularly known for big changes, Swann Galleries is about to undergo the...
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Caleb Kiffer on a Rare Copy of ‘A Description of Sixteen New Species of North...
Featured in the June 13, 2024, auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books is Lot 166: Jacob Post Giraud, Jr. & Nathaniel Currier’s A Description of Sixteen New Species...
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Auction Highlights: Autographs — June 25, 2024
Catalogue & Bidding Pop Culture (Lots 1–30) Collectors of popular culture have a new place to look for autographs by folks who are making waves right now or whose earthshaking presence is still...
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Collectors on Collecting: Jules Feiffer on the Artists and Works from His...
Jules Feiffer’s career spans decades, producing a remarkable range of projects and generating numerous awards and honors. His contributions to the field of comics since his start in the late 1940s...
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Auction Highlights: Printed & Manuscript Americana — June 27, 2024
Catalogue & Bidding Our June 27 Americana sale stretches across the ages from the 1500s to the 1980s. The age of early exploration is represented by a lovely 1590 De Bry Latin printing of Thomas...
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Reintroducing Swann’s Fine Art Department
Swann Galleries’ newly reorganized Fine Art Department Back row: Sarah McMillan, Corey Serrant, Harold Porcher, Lisa Crescenzo, and Meagan Gandolfo. Seated: Nigel Freeman and Skye Lacerte Swann...
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Collecting Aviation History
As a specialized auction house, Swann has the unique ability to connect collectors with their specific interests. This is especially true for aviation collectors; the auctions from our books and...
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Auction Highlights: Vintage Posters — August 8, 2024
Our August Vintage Poster auction encompasses a broad array of genres, spanning the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries and from countries around the globe. Some of the oldest and most desirable...
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Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana — June 2024
Swann closed out June 2024 with a standout Printed & Manuscript Americana sale on Thursday, June 27. The auction earned $1 million against a $647,100 to $970,700 pre-sale estimate and had an 82%...
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This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2024 Auctions in Review
In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare material. Several single-owner collections were featured, including Illustration Art:...
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Auction Highlights: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History — August 22, 2024
Swann Galleries is excited to present the sixth iteration of the LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History auction. The sale will take place on Thursday, August 22, and will feature an exciting...
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A Look at Swann Galleries’ Staff Art Show
The Swann Staff Art Show, which was on display from July 11 to 18, featured selected artworks in various media from Swann’s talented staff. Take a look at our show below! Harold Porcher, Director,...
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The Danish Girl and the Erotic Art of Gerda Wegener
Gerda Wegener, Sur Talons Rouges, engraved hors-texte plate, 1929. Featured in our October 2014 Art, Press & Illustrated Books sale Who was Gerda Wegener? Since its release, David Ebershoff’s...
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American Art — September 19, 2024
American artists have historically not only captured our changing landscape and society but, through their travels, have exposed the public to exotic and sometimes treacherous lands. This...
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