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
6th Floor
New York, New York
212 254 4710
http://swanngalleries.com
Latest Content from Swann Auction Galleries
Iconic Vintage Lewis W. Hine Prints Lead Swann Photographs Auction
- February 6th, 2018 10:31
Swann Auction Galleries launches into 2018 with the wide-ranging auction Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks on Thursday, February 15. Scarce and one-of-a-kind works will be ...
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Highest-Grossing Sale for Illustration Art at Swann Galleries
- December 19th, 2017 13:48
The grand finale of Swann Galleries’ 2017 roster was a successful auction of Illustration Art on December 5. Highlights of the sale ranged from large-scale oil paintings to sentimental ...
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First Use of “Virginia” Sees $80K at Swann Galleries
- December 12th, 2017 08:46
Maps were so plentiful at Swann Galleries’ December 5 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books that one could be forgiven for getting lost. Many buyers chose ...
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Sendak, Seuss & Bemelmans Lead Swann Illustration Auction
- November 30th, 2017 10:30
Swann Galleries will close the auction season with their popular sale of Illustration Art on Thursday, December 14. The house’s newest department specializes in original works of art ...
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Literature Auction Reaches $500K at Swann Galleries
- November 30th, 2017 10:25
Swann Galleries’ auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature on Tuesday, November 14 offered a veritable library of scarce first editions and inscriptions by authors from the last two ...
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Cartographical Debut of ‘Virginia’ Being Offered at Swann
- November 16th, 2017 15:04
Important cartographical milestones abound in Swann Galleries’ auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books on Tuesday, December 5. The sale promises to be one ...
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Musical Manuscripts by Jimmy Van Heusen Swing on a Star at Swann
- November 16th, 2017 15:01
Swann Galleries’ auction on Tuesday, November 7 saw fine results for Autographs by important historical figures in a variety of fields, from government to science to music. The total of ...
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Swann Galleries Sets Record for a Print by Hopper at $317K
- November 16th, 2017 14:58
A new auction record for any print by American master Edward Hopper was established at Swann Galleries’ auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints on Thursday, November 2. The extremely ...
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From Cassandre & Dupas to Yogi Bear, Swann Travel Poster Auction Runs the Gamut
- November 16th, 2017 14:53
Bidders were treated to a voyage across time at Swann Auction Galleries’ Thursday, October 26, sale of Rare & Important Travel Posters, with spectacular examples that embodied a ...
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Basquiat Set Could Reach Up To $350K at Swann Contemporary Art Sale
- October 27th, 2017 10:32
Swann Galleries announces their largest and most encyclopedic sale of Contemporary Art to date, featuring scarce and important works by such titans as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yves Klein and ...
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