Swann was founded in 1941 as an auction house specializing in Rare and Antiquarian Books and is now the largest specialist auctioneer of Works on Paper in the world. Swann conducts approximately 40 sales a year, with departments devoted to Books, Autographs, Maps & Atlases, Photographs & Photobooks, Prints & Drawings, Vintage Posters, African-American Fine Art and Illustration Art. On March 27, 2017, Swann celebrated 75 years of auctions.
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Latest Content from Swann Auction Galleries
Rare Cappiello Posters Encourage Drinking: Temperance Society Says No at Swann Galleries
- July 10th, 2018 14:38
Swann Galleries’ auction of Vintage Posters on August 1 brings to market the largest selection of food and drink advertisements the house has ever offered, along with premier examples of ...
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Duels, Deaths & Democracy in Collection Spanning U.S. History at Swann
- June 26th, 2018 12:59
On June 21, the auction of Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler III at Swann Galleries saw a 91% sell-through rate for important autographs, ...
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Swann Sets Record for Cuban-American Painter Emilio Cruz
- June 19th, 2018 15:38
Swann Galleries’ auction of American Art on June 14 offered original works by bastions of the category including William Glackens and John Singer Sargent, as well as artists whose work ...
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Secrets & Set Designs: Illustration Art Breaks Records at Swann Galleries
- June 11th, 2018 13:04
Swann Galleries broke long-standing records and brought new artists to auction for the first time in their June 5 Illustration Art sale. 76% of the rich selection of just over 250 works ...
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William Wheeler III Collection of Revolutionary & Presidential Americana at Auction June 21
- June 11th, 2018 13:00
On Thursday, June 21, Swann Galleries will close their auction season of books and manuscripts with Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler ...
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Modernism & PaJaMa at Swann Galleries’ American Art Sale in June
- June 4th, 2018 11:12
American Art comes to Swann Galleries on June 14 with a highly curated offering of original works by artists living or working in the United States. The nearly 300 paintings, drawings and ...
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From the Shoreline of Manhattan to the Island of California: Maps & Atlases at Swann Galleries June 7
- June 4th, 2018 11:10
Swann Galleries’ June 7 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books offers nearly 400 groundbreaking maps, atlases, manuscript travelogues, naturalist plates ...
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Swann Galleries’ Illustration Sensation Features Addams, Schulz
- June 4th, 2018 11:07
Swann Galleries will offer an auction of Illustration Art on Tuesday, June 5, with more than 250 original works of art including comics, pin-ups and covers for books and magazines. ...
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Abstract Attracts at Swann Galleries’ Contemporary Art Auction
- June 4th, 2018 11:04
Swann Galleries offered nearly 400 works by some of the twentieth century’s greatest innovators in their May 22 auction of Contemporary Art. Abstract works ruled the day, with only three ...
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Pop & Sculpture Dominate Swann Contemporary Auction
- June 4th, 2018 11:01
— Swann Galleries’ offering of Contemporary Art on Tuesday, May 22 features a wide-ranging selection of sculpture, paintings and multiples with important works by Alexander Calder, ...
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