October 22, 2024Harold PorcherModern & Post-War Art Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — November 12, 2024 Read more about Auction Highlights: Modern & Post-War Art — November 12, 2024 This October Modern & Post-War art auction will feature works by Janice Biala, Joe Brainard, William Grosvenor Congdon, Lynne Drexler, Helen Frankenthaler, Karl Knaths, Paul Jenkins, Merton Simpson, and Jane Wilson.
Read more about Auction Highlights: Contemporary Art — November 16, 2023 October 25, 2023 Contemporary Art Auction Highlights: Contemporary Art — November 16, 2023 Swann’s Contemporary Art auction on November 16 spans the last fifty-plus years of artistic creativity, encompassing mid-century Abstract Expressionism to the present day, with compelling examples in all media, including painting,…
Read more about Contemporary Art: Featuring the Collection of Norman Dolph — June 8, 2023 Auction Highlights May 16, 2023 Contemporary Art Contemporary Art: Featuring the Collection of Norman Dolph — June 8, 2023 Auction Highlights Our spring auction of Contemporary Art will showcase a variety of exceptional works in all media including painting, sculpture, drawing and limited editions ranging from mid-20th century Abstract Expressionism through…
Read more about Contemporary Art: November 17, 2022 Auction Highlights October 26, 2022 Contemporary Art Contemporary Art: November 17, 2022 Auction Highlights This fall’s Contemporary Art auction will offer an exciting array of works in all media, including painting, sculpture, drawing and limited editions, spanning the last half century and more, with…
Read more about Helen Frankenthaler’s ‘Hermes’ Earns Record in November 2020 Contemporary Art Sale November 25, 2020 Contemporary Art Helen Frankenthaler’s ‘Hermes’ Earns Record in November 2020 Contemporary Art Sale Our Thursday, November 19, 2020, sale of Contemporary Art boasted exceptional prices for works on paper, prints, and editions. The auction delivered three records, with Abstract Expressionist artists drawing significant…
Read more about Chiron Press—The First of Its Kind November 12, 2020 Prints & Drawings Chiron Press—The First of Its Kind In our November 2020 Contemporary Art sale, we’re honored to offer more than thirty important works from the Collection of Stephen Poleskie, founder of Chiron Press, New York’s first fine art…
Read more about Records & Results: June 2020 Fine Art Sales July 7, 2020 Swann Records & Results: June 2020 Fine Art Sales A Full Month of Fine Art Sales at Swann Delivers Record Prices Swann offered four sales of Fine Art this June, each one proving audiences are undeterred by the remote…
Read more about Abstract Art: 1940s Through Now June 24, 2020 Contemporary Art Abstract Art: 1940s Through Now Abstract forms have in many ways always been part of artistic composition, and the early twentieth century saw a push towards works rendered solely through colors and forms following centuries of a general yearning…
Read more about Contemporary Art: At Auction June 25, 2020 June 2, 2020 Contemporary Art Contemporary Art: At Auction June 25, 2020 This Contemporary Art auction on June 25, 2020 includes works for sale by Jackson Pollock, Louise Nevelson, Helen Frankenthaler, Andy Warhol, and Edward Ruscha.
Read more about A Brief History of the Mixografia Printing Process May 14, 2020 Prints & Drawings A Brief History of the Mixografia Printing Process Sarah McMillan, a cataloguer for Swann, takes us through a brief history of Mixografia, Rufino Tamayo and the lasting impact of the two.
Read more about A Brief History of the Color Woodcut February 26, 2020 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings A Brief History of the Color Woodcut The color woodcut is best known for being one of the most difficult printmaking methods, but artists over the centuries have continually engaged with this medium, innovating new techniques to cut into a raw piece of wood or linoleum, transforming it into an image that inspires.
Read more about Exhibition Guide: Museums Showing 9th Street Women… & Beyond November 18, 2019 Contemporary Art Exhibition Guide: Museums Showing 9th Street Women… & Beyond Your exhibition guide to shows featuring the women of the Abstract Expressionist movement and beyond.
Read more about Fall 2019: Contemporary Art October 16, 2019 Contemporary Art Fall 2019: Contemporary Art Anchoring this auction is a special selection of works by women of the New York Abstract Expressionist school, notably Helen Frankenthaler, Joan Mitchell and Lee Krasner, in a timely celebration of the era and their overlooked contributions to the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence.
Read more about Upcoming Highlights: Contemporary Art March 12, 2019 Contemporary Art Upcoming Highlights: Contemporary Art At Auction May 16 Complete Catalogue David Hockney’s Red Celia, a portrait of designer Celia Birtwell, for which Hockney looked to Picasso and Matisse for inspiration, is among the highlights,…
Read more about A Look Inside the Catalogue: Contemporary Art April 12, 2018 Contemporary Art A Look Inside the Catalogue: Contemporary Art At Auction May 22 Our spring auction of Contemporary Art features a wide-ranging selection of sculpture, paintings and multiples from the last 75 years, with works by Banksy, Barbara Kruger, Yayoi…
Read more about #5WomenArtists: Lisa Crescenzo’s List March 30, 2018 Prints & Drawings #5WomenArtists: Lisa Crescenzo’s List As part of Women’s History Month, we’re offering a week of #5WomenArtists, inspired by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We asked some women of Swann to tell us…
Read more about East Hampton Artists May 10, 2017 Contemporary Art East Hampton Artists The community of East Hampton has long been known as an avant-garde artist enclave. Our May 11 auction of Contemporary Art features a century’s worth of output by artists who…