Puerto Rican Poster Archive Shines in Winter-Spring 2020 Sale of Vintage Posters
Our sale of Vintage Posters on Thursday, February 13 was the house’s most successful February poster offering in over 10 years.
Our sale of Vintage Posters on Thursday, February 13 was the house’s most successful February poster offering in over 10 years.
“After twenty years of conducting auctions of Rare and Important Travel Posters it was validating to see the sale turn in the best results in the last three years,” noted Nicholas D. Lowry, Swann Galleries’ President and Director of Vintage Posters. The Thursday, November 14 auction saw a 75% sell-through rate, an “industry-leading number as no other poster sales come close to this level of success,” continued Lowry, as well as bringing ten new records for artists and images alike.
Alphonse Mucha & Art Nouveau Lead Vintage Posters at Swann Our February 7 sale of Vintage Posters saw numerous firsts and records. Nicholas D. Lowry, Swann President, noted: “Lively bidding for ski posters and Art Nouveau images set…