June 11, 2024Skye LacerteIllustration Art Collectors on Collecting: Jules Feiffer on the Artists and Works from His Collection Read more about Collectors on Collecting: Jules Feiffer on the Artists and Works from His Collection Jules Feiffer’s career spans decades, producing a remarkable range of projects and generating numerous awards and honors. His contributions to the field of comics since his start in the late…
Read more about 2022: Year in Review January 3, 2023 19th & 20th Century Literature 2022: Year in Review 2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing with it the 70th anniversary of the first photography…
Read more about Illustration Art: December 15, 2022 Auction Highlights November 23, 2022 Illustration Art Illustration Art: December 15, 2022 Auction Highlights December’s Illustration Art sale marks ten full years of auctions since the department’s inception. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve included many of the illustrators who appeared in that first catalogue,…
Read more about Upcoming Highlights: Illustration Art—December 16, 2021 November 30, 2021 Illustration Art Upcoming Highlights: Illustration Art—December 16, 2021 Related Reading: Examining Edward Gorey’s Market Get Notifications for Auction Day
Read more about Illustration Art: June 24, 2021 Auction Highlights June 2, 2021 Illustration Art Illustration Art: June 24, 2021 Auction Highlights Further Reading: Examining Edward Gorey’s Market Early Women Cartoonists of The New Yorker What You Need to Know on Auction Day This auction will be held live and conducted remotely.…
Read more about ‘Saturday Evening Post’ Covers Pop in Swann Winter 2021 Illustration Art Sale February 2, 2021 Illustration Art ‘Saturday Evening Post’ Covers Pop in Swann Winter 2021 Illustration Art Sale Swann Galleries opened the winter/spring 2021 season with a robust sale of Illustration Art. The auction saw record prices for several works, as well as auction debuts from artists. Original…
Read more about The Rise of Illustration Art in the Public Eye February 21, 2020 Illustration Art The Rise of Illustration Art in the Public Eye Swann Galleries’ Illustration Art Director Christine von der Linn weighs in on the burgeoning category: Illustration art has the ability to reach people in a way that many genres do…
Read more about Auction Record for Ilonka Karasz in Fall 2019 Illustration Art Sale December 12, 2019 Illustration Art Auction Record for Ilonka Karasz in Fall 2019 Illustration Art Sale Swann Galleries’ sale of Illustration Art on Tuesday, December 10 featured an array of original works, from well-known characters of children’s literature to striking New Yorker covers and theater designs. The auction was a success, with seven of the top 20 lots ultimately acquired by institutions.
Read more about The Hot Bid Interviews Christine von der Linn for our December 10 Sale of Illustration Art December 2, 2019 Illustration Art The Hot Bid Interviews Christine von der Linn for our December 10 Sale of Illustration Art Sheila Gibson Stoodley, author of The Hot Bid, spoke with our Illustration Art Directors, Christine von der Linn about a special 1973 Charles Addams cartoon published in The New Yorker at auction December 10 in our Illustration Art sale.
Read more about Fall 2019: Illustration Art November 8, 2019 Illustration Art Fall 2019: Illustration Art This fun and wide-ranging Illustration Art auction offers an early images by Dr. Seuss, as well as a selection of illustration by Edward Gorey, Charles Addams, Ludwig Bemelmans, Saul Steinberg, Georges Lepape, H.A. Rey and Charles Dana Gibson.
Read more about Artist Profile: Charles Addams September 4, 2019 Illustration Art Artist Profile: Charles Addams With a proclivity to the grim, grisly and gruesome, Charles Addams walked through life illuminating its incongruous funny bones and sore spots. Here we discuss his contributions to The New Yorker and his famous kooky family.
Read more about Spring 2019: Illustration Art March 29, 2019 Illustration Art Spring 2019: Illustration Art At Auction June 4, 2019 Exhibition Opens May 30 – June 4 The exhibition is free to attend and open to the public. We welcome special and educational groups with…
Read more about Records & Results: Illustration Art December 10, 2018 Illustration Art Records & Results: Illustration Art Illustration Art Sale at Swann Sets Six Records Al Hirschfeld’s Marx Brothers Tops Auction at $26k Our auction of Illustration Art on December 6 saw a bustling auction room…
Read more about A Look Inside the Catalogue: Illustration Art October 25, 2018 Illustration Art A Look Inside the Catalogue: Illustration Art At Auction December 6 Complete Catalogue From Children’s Literature An original color drawing by H.A. Rey showing Curious George, from the first appearance of the children’s icon, leads…
Read more about Records & Results: Illustration Art June 7, 2018 Illustration Art Records & Results: Illustration Art Secrets & Set Designs: Illustration Art Breaks Records The June 5 sale of Illustration Art at Swann Galleries broke long-standing records and brought new artists to auction for the first…