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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Alexandra Nelson
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New York, New York
212 254 4710
http://swanngalleries.com
Latest Content from Swann Auction Galleries
Paine’s American Crisis Leads Swann Americana Auction
- June 4th, 2018 10:05
Swann Galleries’ Thursday, April 12, auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana illustrates the many facets of American history, from the records of a sixteenth-century Mexican silver ...
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Rediscovered Jacob Lawrence Painting Comes to Swann Galleries
- March 16th, 2018 14:23
Swann Galleries’ highly anticipated auction of African-American Fine Art on April 5 will offer superlative works by marquee artists, with fine mid-century paintings, contemporary art and ...
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$2.6M Prints & Drawings Auction at Swann
- March 16th, 2018 14:14
Swann Galleries’ auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on March 13 offered an especially grand selection of original works by some of the greatest artists of the last ...
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Defence of Poesie Reaches $149K at Swann Galleries
- March 16th, 2018 14:10
On March 8, Swann Galleries held an auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, coinciding with the opening of Rare Book Week in New York City. With 94% of offered ...
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Poignant Letters in Swann Galleries' Printed & Manuscript African-Americana Auction
- March 12th, 2018 10:24
Swann Galleries’ auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana on Thursday, March 29 sheds light on some of the darker moments in American history and provides crucial context for ...
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Wartime Washington Letter Leads Swann Autographs Auction
- March 2nd, 2018 14:30
Swann Galleries will offer an auction of Autographs on Thursday, March 22, featuring vestiges of history spanning the thirteenth to twentieth centuries. Revolutionary Americana makes up a ...
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Hopper's House by a River Comes to Swann Galleries
- March 2nd, 2018 14:27
On Tuesday, March 13, Swann Galleries will offer a superlative auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, featuring original artworks and scarce multiples by some of the ...
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Early Printed Books on Cats, Chess & Erotica Stand Out at Swann Galleries
- March 2nd, 2018 14:24
Swann Galleries will offer an auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books on Thursday, March 8, featuring an extensive selection of early Spanish books on a variety ...
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Nineteenth-Century Louisiana Album Reaches $93K at Swann Galleries
- March 2nd, 2018 14:21
Swann Galleries opened the 2018 season with a $1.6M auction of Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks on February 15. Important rare and unique work, both fine art and ...
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Swann Galleries to Offer Scarce Highlights from the Gail Chisholm Collection
- February 6th, 2018 10:34
Swann Galleries will offer an auction of Vintage Posters Featuring Highlights from the Gail Chisholm Collection on Thursday, March 1. More than 130 highlights from the collection of ...
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