April 24, 2024Harold PorcherModern & Post-War Art Surrealist Centennial: 100 Years of the Surrealist Manifesto Read more about Surrealist Centennial: 100 Years of the Surrealist Manifesto André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto was first published in 1924. Breton, a writer and member of an earlier art movement known as Dada, penned the ideas of himself and his compatriots.…
Read more about Essential Modern & Post-War Art Terms & Movements — Part I November 16, 2023 Modern & Post-War Art 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 Modern & Post-War Art: May 2021 Auction Highlights April 27, 2021 Modern & Post-War Art Modern & Post-War Art: May 2021 Auction Highlights Featuring works by Elaine de Kooning, John Little, John Wesley, and Robert Motherwell, as well as works by members of the American Abstract Artists group, Museum of Non-Objective Painting, American Surrealism, The Irascibles, The Club, and in the movements of Color Field, Pop, Minimalism, Cubism and Synchronism, among others.
Read more about Modern & Post-War Art: December 2020 Highlights November 9, 2020 Modern & Post-War Art Modern & Post-War Art: December 2020 Highlights At Auction December 3, 2020 This auction features high-quality examples by sought-after artists Sargent Johnson, Hughie Lee-Smith, Sam Middleton, John Little, Allan Kaprow, and Adolph Gottlieb. Works by Esteban Vicente,…
Read more about Dramatized Sales Methods: How to close a sale in 1930 May 14, 2019 Vintage Posters Dramatized Sales Methods: How to close a sale in 1930 The art of salesmanship has long been dissected in search of methods to effectively and efficiently hook customers and close a deal. Our upcoming Graphic Design auction on May 23…
Read more about Notes from the Catalogue: Robert Motherwell’s Early Surrealist Period May 2, 2017 Contemporary Art Notes from the Catalogue: Robert Motherwell’s Early Surrealist Period Notes from the catalogue of our May 11 auction of Contemporary Art. Though Motherwell is known for his integral role in the New York school of Abstract Expressionism, the…
Read more about Feminism, Surrealism and the Theater in Claude Cahun’s Photographs November 23, 2010 Photographs & Photobooks Feminism, Surrealism and the Theater in Claude Cahun’s Photographs The majority of photographer Claude Cahun’s imagery is associated with the feminist Surrealist movement. Her artwork focuses on issues related to gender and identity, with a particular emphasis on sexual…