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
From Edgar Allan Poe to NASA, Swann Galleries’ Winter Photographs Sale Offers Historic Images
- February 3rd, 2017 09:04
On Thursday, February 14, Swann Galleries will offer Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, with spectacular examples of the medium representing a range of styles and ...
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Largest Collection of Mucha at Auction Sells 93% at Swann Galleries’ First 2017 Sale
- February 3rd, 2017 09:00
On Thursday, January 26, Swann Galleries opened their 2017 season with a landmark sale of Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection, the largest ...
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Days Before Election, Presidential Signatures in High Demand at Swann Galleries’ Autographs Auction
- November 7th, 2016 15:50
On November 1, a mere nine days before the American Presidential election, Swann Auction Galleries offered an autograph album signed by 18 presidents, starting with Abraham Lincoln and ...
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Early Travel Posters Go Far at Swann Galleries’ October Sale
- November 7th, 2016 15:42
Swann Galleries’ October 27 sale of Rare & Important Travel Posters set at least ten auction records. The selection reflected the rapidly changing technology and styles that ...
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Ellsworth Kelly and Andy Warhol Lead Swann Galleries’ November Contemporary Art Auction
- October 27th, 2016 13:28
On Tuesday, November 15, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Contemporary Art, featuring works by Chuck Close, Christo, Richard Diebenkorn, Claes Oldenburg and Cy Twombly, among ...
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Scarce Signed Firsts Abound at Swann Galleries’ 19th & 20th Century Literature Auction
- October 27th, 2016 12:06
On Thursday, November 10, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature, featuring a number of signed first editions and association copies. Notable is a ...
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Fourteen Presidential Signatures on a Single Page At Swann Galleries’ Fall Autographs Auction
- October 27th, 2016 09:56
On Tuesday, November 1, Swann Auction Galleries will hold a sale of Autographs, with an emphasis on American political signatures in a nod to the upcoming presidential election. A Civil ...
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RECORD PRICE FOR KARSH’S “FIFTEEN PORTRAITS” PORTFOLIO
- October 27th, 2016 09:48
On Tuesday, October 25, Swann Auction Galleries’ sale of Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks earned nearly $2 million. Bidders filled the room, competing with other ...
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First Edition Isaac Newton Brings $87k at Swann Galleries Oct 18 Auction
- October 27th, 2016 09:45
Swann Auction Galleries held a successful sale of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books on Tuesday, October 18, with especial offerings of early scientific and ...
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Swann Galleries’ Travel Posters Auction Surveys Changing Trends in Transportation
- October 12th, 2016 09:39
On Thursday, October 27, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Rare & Important Travel Posters, with images reflecting the excitement and globalization of the early- to ...
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