November 16, 2023Harold PorcherModern & Post-War Art Essential Modern & Post-War Art Terms & Movements — Part I Read more about Essential Modern & Post-War Art Terms & Movements — Part I Harold Porcher’s Illustrated Glossary of Modern & Post-War Movements In early 2020 I joined Swann and created the Modern & Post-War Art department. This category goes against the grain slightly,…
Read more about Dada & Surrealism from the Virginia Zabriskie Collection September 8, 2021 Photographs & Photobooks Dada & Surrealism from the Virginia Zabriskie Collection During her time as a gallerist, Virginia Zabriskie was keyed into the zeitgeist of the era. She embraced the Dada Manifesto and Surrealist ideals, presenting several exhibitions that explored these…
Read more about Pride Month: Some Artists I Love June 4, 2018 Swann Pride Month: Some Artists I Love This post is by Keavy Handley-Byrne of our Photographs & Photobooks department. To celebrate Pride Month, I wanted to share a couple of queer artists’ work in recognition of their…
Read more about Fluxus: The Art of the Everyday November 12, 2014 Contemporary Art Fluxus: The Art of the Everyday Examples of Fluxus artwork appear in many of our auctions, and demand seems to be on the rise for works by the group, which was active from the early 1960s through…