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October 4, 2019
Author: Kelsie Jankowski

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SWANN'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS | Day 2 is Spencer Do

SWANN'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS | Day 2 is Spencer Douglass Crockwell's 'Christmas Club - Merriest Way to Save!,' advertising illustration for The Christmas Club Corporation, 1966. Featured in the December 12 auction of Illustration Art. $5,000 to $7,000.⁠
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The Christmas Club was a special-purpose savings account offered by various banks and credit unions in the 20th century. Bank customers would deposit a set amount of money each week into a savings account and receive the money back at the end of the year for Christmas shopping. Crockwell's illustration captures the excitement of holiday shopping and dominance of consumer culture.

SWANN'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS | Day 1 is Mick Brown

SWANN'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS | Day 1 is Mick Brownfield's 'Vintage Toys,' a magazine illustration for an article published in Marie Claire (UK), circa 1980. Featured in the December 12 sale of Illustration Art. Estimate $500 to $750.

Illustration Art is at auction December 12. Previe

Illustration Art is at auction December 12. Previewing Saturday, December 7, Monday, December 9 through Wednesday, December 11 — 12PM to 5PM⁠
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Browse the complete catalogue and register to bid at the link in our bio. ⁠
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Pictured here is Lot 110: 'Cruella DeVil and Nanny Animation Cel Setup,' from the Disney feature, 101 Dalmations, 1961. Estimate $2,600 to $3,600.

Featured in tomorrow's auction of Contemporary Art

Featured in tomorrow's auction of Contemporary Art is Richard Artwchwager's prototype of 'Pregunta II,' acrylic painted wood in two parts, 1983. Estimate $50,000 to $80,000.⁠
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For his 1991 Complete Multiples exhibition at Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, Artschwager and Brooke Alexander discussed his punctuation pieces, which "inflect objects and spaces the way written punctuation inflects the objects and spaces of written language." According to Artschwager, "The question mark sits tight in a tight spot, but it bleeds out to make the interrogative mode. Why have three or more than one? Because the thing talks to you, but it has different modulations and nuances." The artist created three different Pregunta multiples in 1983; all of painted wood and published by Multiples, Inc., New York, but differing in emphasis on the question mark's components. These differences, including I, with emphasis on the mark's upper curve, and III, which enlarges the lower dot, illustrate the nuances and changing nature of the punctuation mark's meaning.

Nigel Freeman shares a selection of highlights to

Nigel Freeman shares a selection of highlights to watch in the Tuesday, November 26 Contemporary Art auction.

On view today and Monday from 12 - 5 PM

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Our Contemporary Art exhibition is on now. Visit t

Our Contemporary Art exhibition is on now. Visit the gallery to browse the selections available in the November 26 auction.

While he is rightly considered one of contemporary

While he is rightly considered one of contemporary art’s leading figurative painters, Barkley Hendricks also painted various subjects beyond the figure. Bid’ Em In/Slave (Angie) and Pluck, 1967, our most recent offering featured in the November 26 Contemporary Art auction, display the two distinct approaches Hendricks took to the still life genre—one representational and the other abstract and conceptual. By 1967, Hendricks used both approaches simultaneously as he explored more creative approaches.⁠
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Read more about the artist's take on the genre at the link in our bio. ⁠
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Pictured here is Barkley Hendricks, 'Pluck,' oil on canvas, 1967. Estimate $120,000 to $180,000.

SPECIALIST'S PICK | "This painting is a wonderful,

SPECIALIST'S PICK | "This painting is a wonderful, bright example of Frank Bowling's evolving experimental abstraction from the 1990s—using acrylic and acrylic gel on his signature support of collaged canvas. This gem is being sold by the original owner, who bought it from Bill Hodges' first gallery, the A.F.T.U. Gallery, here in New York." — Nigel Freeman, Head of Fine Art⁠
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Lot 78 coming to auction November 26. To browse the complete catalogue and register to bid visit the link in our bio.⁠

After 10 years with Swann and the reorganization o

After 10 years with Swann and the reorganization of the house’s fine art offerings, Lisa Crescenzo is now the Managing Director of Fine Art. As she transitions into her new role we asked a few questions about her time with Swann and what she’s looking forward to in this new phase of fine art at Swann. Read more at the link in our bio.

Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Book

Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books are at auction December 10. Previewing Thursday, December 6 through Saturday, December 7, and Monday, December 9 — 12PM to 5PM⁠
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Browse the complete catalogue and register to bid at the link in our bio. ⁠
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Pictured here is Lot 214: John Webber, 'Views in the South Seas, from Drawings by the Late James Webber, Draftsman on Board the Resolution, Captain James Cooke, from the Year 1776 to 1780, 1808. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.

"The artwork and life path of Sakai speak to me fo

"The artwork and life path of Sakai speak to me for his versatility, openness to change, and celebration of the unknown. Through his interests in language, cultures, Eastern philosophy and theater, and jazz music, I see a man with an open mind. Art criticism and analysis require much projection — something which is forgiven because the artist merely provides the vehicle that transports the viewer to a place of openness. Hopefully, this place is new and a bit uncomfortable. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, 'Do one thing every day that scares you,'" notes Modern & Post-War Director Harold Porcher remarks on Roberto Kazuya Sakai artistic practice at the link in our bio. ⁠
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Pictured here is Kazuya Sakai's 'Miles David Bitches Brew (I),' acrylic on canvas, 1973. Sold for $25,000 in Modern & Post-War Art.

Our Modern & Post-War Art exhibition is opens toda

Our Modern & Post-War Art exhibition is opens today at noon!

Stop by or browse the complete catalogue at the link in our bio.

Contemporary Art is at auction November 26. Previe

Contemporary Art is at auction November 26. Previewing Thursday, November 21, through Saturday, November 23, and Monday, November 25 — 12PM to 5PM⁠
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Pictured here is Lot 149: Ebony G. Patterson, '...for those who come to bear witness...' hand-sewn and bound artist book with 16 fabric panels, 2017-19. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000.

Election Day Highlights | U.S. Women Get Vote, new

Election Day Highlights | U.S. Women Get Vote, newspaper headline and report from the San Francisco Call, 1920. Sold June 2023 for $1,625.

Election Day Highlights | News photograph of first

Election Day Highlights | News photograph of first-time voters lining up at "The Sugar Shack" in rural Alabama, 1966. Sold March 2024 for $910.

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