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July 13, 2020
Author: Alexandra Nelson

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Specializing in rare books, fine art and everything in between.
President & principal auctioneer: @nicholowry

Sarah McMillan, Swann’s prints specialist, share

Sarah McMillan, Swann’s prints specialist, shares about The Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts, including two works by Elizabeth Norton. At auction April 15.

Read more about the collection at the link in our bio.

#colorwoodcut #artauction #elizabethnorton
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Attributions:

By Sketched & drawn by C.R. Parsons. Published by Currier and Ives. - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress’s Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID ppmsca.08933.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131578096

By …trialsanderrors - Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, aeroplane view, 1915, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11159809

By http://gimp-savvy.com/cgi-bin/img.cgi?ailsnXgaK1FzBAY173http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist10/ussakron2.htmlOriginally uploaded to en.wikipedia: 09:47, 5 February 2003 by Minesweeper, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=334361

By King of Hearts - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40520936

Music:

Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker / user-356546060
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/tokyo...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJThZlOuDtI&list=PLzCxunOM5WFL2Rg3a0FToj84q2qezmZ5q&index=29

Old Master Through Modern Prints Featuring The Reb

Old Master Through Modern Prints Featuring The Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts is now on view.

At auction Tuesday, April 15.

Browse the auction and register to bid at the link in our bio.

What’s In My Auction | Bella Savignano walks us

What’s In My Auction | Bella Savignano walks us through Jamie Reid and his art for the Sex Pistols.

Lot 249 featured in Swann Galleries’ upcoming offering of subculture material on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

#Subculture #jamiereid #artauction
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Music Credit:

Lodhi by Pali Gap / pali_gap
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lodhi-pali-gap
Music promoted by Audio Library • Lodhi – Pali Gap (No Copyright Music)
Brunch for Two by Tokyo Music Walker / user-356546060

Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://audiolibrary.com.co/tokyo-mus...
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Image Citations:

Robert Schediwy, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
M kutera, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Steve Wheeler from Plymouth, England; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:15, 9 April 2010 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Photograph: Koen Suyk. In: Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 928-9665, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

What’s In My Auction | Bella Savignano walks us

What’s In My Auction | Bella Savignano walks us through Jane Bauman, Live Skull, and the stencil and graffiti-inspired art that influenced her.

Lot 229 is featured in Swann Galleries’ upcoming offering of subculture material on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

#Subculture #artauction #janebauman #liveskull #graffitiart
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Music Credit:

Lodhi by Pali Gap / pali_gap
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lodhi-pali-gap
Music promoted by Audio Library • Lodhi – Pali Gap (No Copyright Music)
Brunch for Two by Tokyo Music Walker / user-356546060

Image Citations:

Paul Carless, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
70x4, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Monica Dee. Distributed by SST Records., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Man Alive!, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

What’s In My Auction | Fine Art administrator an

What’s In My Auction | Fine Art administrator and Subculture aficionado Bella Savignano walks us through a vintage 1960s game called LDS: Ludicrous Systems Development: A Psychedelic Happening Construction Kit.

Lot 194 featured in Swann Galleries’ upcoming offering of subculture material on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

#Subculture #auctionhouse #artauction #nycauctionhouse
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Music Credit:

Lodhi by Pali Gap / pali_gap
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lodhi-pali-gap
Music promoted by Audio Library • Lodhi – Pali Gap (No Copyright Music)
Brunch for Two by Tokyo Music Walker / user-356546060

Image Citations:

LSD:
Greenville News/Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Photographer Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Worn by David Bowie in the last ever appearance of

Unbox our new Vintage Posters catalogue with us…

Unbox our new Vintage Posters catalogue with us…

Art Deco at 100: Iconic Posters From the William W. Crouse Collection available to browse at the link in our bio.

Swann Salon Series | Beats & Bids: A Happening wit

Swann Salon Series | Beats & Bids: A Happening with Curators, Connoisseurs & Cool Kids⁠
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Join us on Monday, April 7, from 6 - 8 PM for an evening with DJ Spencer Sweeney. Swann Galleries' Nicholas D. Lowry and Bella Savignano, along with Boo-Hooray's Johan Kugelberg, will espouse the delights of their favorite subculture lots in the coming auction, followed by beats spun by Sweeney. Drop in, explore the sale, and jam out.⁠
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RSVP at the link in our bio.

Printed & Manuscript African Americana is at aucti

Printed & Manuscript African Americana is at auction this Thursday, March 20 beginning at 10:30 AM ET.

Visit the link in our website for exhibition times and bidding information.

Join us on Monday, February 24 from 6 - 8 PM for “Reclaiming Space: A Roundtable Discussion,” a dynamic panel exploring representation and visibility in the rare book and art world. In advance of our upcoming April auction “Focus on Women,” this conversation will feature speakers Devon Eastland, Senior Specialist for Early Printed Books; Meagan Gandolfo, Specialist for American and Contemporary Art; Corina Reynolds, Executive Director at the Center for Book Arts; and Alyssa Alexander, curator and cultural organizer.

These influential voices will discuss creating meaningful change and expanding opportunities. Be part of this important conversation about shaping a more spacious future in the arts.

Visit the link in our bio to register.

Vintage Posters are at auction this coming Thursda

Vintage Posters are at auction this coming Thursday, February 20th.

Visit the link in our bio for exhibition hours.

Tune in to see our Swann specialists on the new An

Tune in to see our Swann specialists on the new Antiques Roadshow episode, "Springs Preserve, Hour 3," airing tonight, February 10 at 8/7 Central on PBS!

Last night’s talk with Jennifer Stewart and Navi

Last night’s talk with Jennifer Stewart and Navindren Hodges of @billhodgesgallery was a wonderful tribute to Patricia Scipio-Brim. Her collection is at auction tomorrow, February 6 starting at 2 PM.

Visit the link in our bio to view last night’s conversation and browse the collection.

The Artists of the WPA on view now, bidding closin

The Artists of the WPA on view now, bidding closing Thursday, January 30 at 12 PM ET.

Fine Photographs are at auction February 13. Previ

Fine Photographs are at auction February 13. Previewing Saturday, February 8, and Monday, February 10 through Wednesday, February 12 — 12PM to 5PM⁠
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Browse the complete catalogue and register to bid at the link in our bio. ⁠
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Pictured here is a detail of Lot 67: Agust Sander, 'Handlanger [Bricklayer},' silver print, 1928, printed 1976 by Gunther Sander. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

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