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
Two Centuries of Photographic Masterpieces at Swann Galleries’ Fall Sale
- October 12th, 2016 09:13
On Tuesday, October 25, Swann Galleries will offer Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks, an auction featuring examples of the medium from its inception in the early ...
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Historical Mathematical Texts and Navigational Works at Swann Galleries’ Early Printed Books Auction
- October 12th, 2016 09:07
On Tuesday, October 18, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, featuring works of major theoretical and historical importance with ...
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New Auction Records for Bannister, Jarrell, Knox in October 6 African-American Fine Art Auction
- October 12th, 2016 08:56
Swann Auction Galleries held their sale of African-American Fine Art on Thursday, October 6. The room was packed for the duration of the sale, as private collectors, dealers and ...
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Vogue & Harper’s Bazaar Cover Art Steals the Show at Swann Galleries’ Illustration Sale
- October 12th, 2016 08:50
New York—Swann Auction Galleries broke five auction records with their first fall Illustration sale on September 29, 2016. Christine von der Linn, Swann Galleries’ Illustration Art ...
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COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR ORIGINAL WORKS AT SWANN GALLERIES
- October 12th, 2016 08:44
Swann Galleries launched the fall auction season with a successful sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 22. Director Todd Weyman said, “This sale saw ...
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1960s-70s Abstraction Shines as Part of African-American Fine Art Auction at Swann Galleries
- September 21st, 2016 10:23
New York— On Thursday, October 6, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of African-American Fine Art, featuring a variety of media by artists spanning the last 150 years. The top lot in ...
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Rediscovered Seuss Watercolor & Political Cartoons at Swann Auction Galleries’ First Fall Illustration Art Sale
- September 21st, 2016 10:16
New York— On Thursday, September 29, Swann Galleries will hold its first fall auction of Illustration Art, offering work by beloved illustrators and artists, including rare and previously ...
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Swann Galleries Begins Auction Season with Important Prints & Drawings by Léger, Dalí, Manet & Picasso
- September 21st, 2016 09:40
New York— On Thursday, September 22, Swann Galleries will inaugurate their Autumn 2016 season with a sale 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, featuring American and European ...
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