Skip to Content

Log In
Create Account

Search Site Search:

Mobile Navigation-->

Auctions & Catalogues
Departments
News
About
Contact
Log In
Register

Search Site Search:

Herman-Melville-Autograph-circa-1869

Share

Facebook
Twitter

January 10, 2020
Author: Kelsie Jankowski

@swanngalleries on Instagram

Follow Us on Instagram

swanngalleries

Specializing in rare books, fine art and everything in between.
President & principal auctioneer: @nicholowry

Join us on Monday, February 24 from 6 - 8 PM for “Reclaiming Space: A Roundtable Discussion,” a dynamic panel exploring representation and visibility in the rare book and art world. In advance of our upcoming April auction “Focus on Women,” this conversation will feature speakers Devon Eastland, Senior Specialist for Early Printed Books; Meagan Gandolfo, Specialist for American and Contemporary Art; Corina Reynolds, Executive Director at the Center for Book Arts; and Alyssa Alexander, curator and cultural organizer.

These influential voices will discuss creating meaningful change and expanding opportunities. Be part of this important conversation about shaping a more spacious future in the arts.

Visit the link in our bio to register.

Vintage Posters are at auction this coming Thursda

Vintage Posters are at auction this coming Thursday, February 20th.

Visit the link in our bio for exhibition hours.

Tune in to see our Swann specialists on the new An

Tune in to see our Swann specialists on the new Antiques Roadshow episode, "Springs Preserve, Hour 3," airing tonight, February 10 at 8/7 Central on PBS!

Last night’s talk with Jennifer Stewart and Navi

Last night’s talk with Jennifer Stewart and Navindren Hodges of @billhodgesgallery was a wonderful tribute to Patricia Scipio-Brim. Her collection is at auction tomorrow, February 6 starting at 2 PM.

Visit the link in our bio to view last night’s conversation and browse the collection.

The Artists of the WPA on view now, bidding closin

The Artists of the WPA on view now, bidding closing Thursday, January 30 at 12 PM ET.

Fine Photographs are at auction February 13. Previ

Fine Photographs are at auction February 13. Previewing Saturday, February 8, and Monday, February 10 through Wednesday, February 12 — 12PM to 5PM⁠
⁠
Browse the complete catalogue and register to bid at the link in our bio. ⁠
⁠
Pictured here is a detail of Lot 67: Agust Sander, 'Handlanger [Bricklayer},' silver print, 1928, printed 1976 by Gunther Sander. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

“The nation needs a movement. And the questions

“The nation needs a movement. And the questions we argue about, violence and non-violence, will be dealt with in a demonstration. . . . “ — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking to the SCLC Board in 1968

This speech was given at a planning meeting for the last of his great protest movements: the Poor People’s Campaign. The audience was a large group of leaders and staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which he had founded and led for ten years as his primary vehicle for activism. In the recording from this meeting we can hear shouts of affirmation and rueful laughter from the audience.

The stakes were high. The Poor People’s Campaign would soon be publicized and launched, but the group was still debating its tactics and list of demands. King told the Atlanta Constitution on January 17, 1968, that an “idea task force” was presently preparing demands for Congress, adding that “we’re trying to provide an alternative to the long hot summer.”

Listen to clips from the meeting at the link in our bio.

Abstract Beauty: The Collection of Patricia Scipio

'R.F.D. 36' by Paul Meltsner depicts a postal deli

'R.F.D. 36' by Paul Meltsner depicts a postal deliveryman in the foreground and a farmer, on his tractor, returning from the fields. Rural Free Delivery (R.F.D.) was a concept that moved the burden of mail delivery from that of individual households in rural areas to a single mail carrier. This concept was first discussed in America toward the end of the nineteenth century, and it was voted into law by Congress in 1902 as a national program.⁠
⁠
Featured in the Artists of the WPA. Auction closing January 30 at 12 PM ET.⁠

Featured in the Artists of the WPA is Isabel Bisho

Featured in the Artists of the WPA is Isabel Bishop with 'Toothache,' oil on masonite. Estimate $5,000 to $7,000. Auction closing January 30.

Dorothea Lange's 'State Employment Office at San F

Dorothea Lange's 'State Employment Office at San Francisco, California, 1936, printed circa 1930s, is featured in The Artists of the WPA — auction closing January 30. ⁠
⁠
The economic hardships of the 1930s, as well as the drought across the North American prairie, were of great concern to lawmakers in Washington, DC. The agencies that formed as part of the New Deal, an “alphabet soup” that included the Works Progress Administration, the Farm Security Administration, and the Federal Art Project, put artists to work. These artists expressed empathy for the American farmer, as seen in Thomas Hart Benton’s romanticized vision of farm life in Missouri Farmyard, and Dorothea Lange’s tender documentation of the plight of families experiencing the Dust Bowl era. ⁠
⁠

TIMED AUCTION | The winter 2025 season opens at Sw

TIMED AUCTION | The winter 2025 season opens at Swann with the Artists of the WPA. Works in photography, cartography, printmaking, posters, and painting are all represented in this reflection on how the early twentieth century changed American culture.⁠
⁠
Timed bidding opens January 16 at 10AM and begins closing on January 30 at 12 PM ET. Previewing Saturday, January 25, and Monday, January 27 through Wednesday, January 29 — 12 PM - 5 PM⁠
⁠
Browse the complete catalogue and register to bid at the link in our bio.⁠
⁠
Pictured here is lot 191: Thomas Hart Benton, 'Morning Train,' lithograph, 1943. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.

2024 was an eventful year for Swann that brought a

2024 was an eventful year for Swann that brought about exciting changes, including the reorganization of our Fine Art Department, which saw Nigel Freeman step in as the head of the department and Lisa Crescenzo as the managing director. The year also saw the addition of The Subculture Sale in February and the return of The New York Sale in September. Single-owner collections were among some of the high spots of 2024; in February, we offered An American Century: The Collection of Dr. James & Debra Pearl & Fine Photographs, March’s Autograph auction featured property from the Steve Forbes Collection, May brought Tennis & Sports Posters: Collection of the Schwartz Family & Tennis Corporation of America, and June’s Illustration Art sale included Highlights from the Collection of Jules Feiffer.⁠
⁠
At the link in our bio, explore the top lots of 2024.

Pictured here is Marvin Newma

Happy New Year 🎉

Pictured here is Marvin Newman’s “New Year’s Eve (Trumpets), 1953.

Happy Chrismukkah

Swann will be closed t

Happy Chrismukkah 🎄🕎

Swann will be closed through December 27, as well as New Year’s Day

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Swann
Departments
Auctions & Catalogues
Contact Us
- 104 East 25th Street,
  New York, NY 10010
  (212) 254-4710
  swann@swanngalleries.com >
- facebook
  
  twitter
  
  Instagram
- Newsletter >

A Semimonthly Summary of
Goings-on at Swann.

Sign up here for our newsletter and we'll keep you updated.
You can unsubscribe at any time.

Thank you for subscribing

You'll receive an email from us soon.

Your Email

Yes, I want email updates from Swann Auction Galleries.
Our Privacy Policy