June 3, 2025Sarah McMillan19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Auction Highlights: 20th Century Fine Art — June 26, 2025 Read more about Auction Highlights: 20th Century Fine Art — June 26, 2025 Swann’s inaugural 20th Century Fine Art auction showcases a remarkable century of artistic innovation, from iconic European modernism to vibrant American works.
Read more about Sarah McMillan on the Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts March 19, 2025 Fine Art Sarah McMillan on the Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts Reba W. and Dave H. Williams began their collection in the mid-1970s and amassed one of the largest and most prestigious collections of American prints in the world.
Read more about Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints ft. The Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts — April 15, 2025 March 19, 2025 Old Master Through Modern Prints Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints ft. The Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts — April 15, 2025 The April 15, 2025, sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints at Swann will feature an array of standout material including the Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts.
Read more about Sarah McMillan’s Specialist Picks: 5 Lots to Watch in Old Master Through Modern Prints October 8, 2024 Prints & Drawings Sarah McMillan’s Specialist Picks: 5 Lots to Watch in Old Master Through Modern Prints Ahead of her first sale as the lead specialist for Old Master Through Modern Prints, Sarah McMillan shares five works to watch in the October 17 auction. Hendrick Goltzius, Icarus…
Read more about Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints — October 17, 2024 September 25, 2024 Old Master Through Modern Prints Auction Highlights: Old Master Through Modern Prints — October 17, 2024 Swann continues its tradition of presenting a premiere selection of important prints in our October 17 auction of Old Master through Modern Prints.
Read more about Making A Modern American Art: 1920 – 1930 August 22, 2022 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Making A Modern American Art: 1920 – 1930 The 1920s were a time of prosperity in America. World War I had ended and the pessimism of the 1910s turned into optimism for modern life. American artists continued to focus on developing their artistic voices and both institutions and galleries were formed to bring their work to a broader audience.
Read more about Making A Modern American Art: 1910 – 1920 July 7, 2022 American Art Making A Modern American Art: 1910 – 1920 The 1913 Armory Show Inspired by time spent in Europe, around 1910, Arthur Dove became the first American artist to paint an abstract painting. At this time, abstract art was…
Read more about Making A Modern American Art: 1900 – 1910 June 22, 2022 American Art Making A Modern American Art: 1900 – 1910 Edward Hopper & His Contemporaries At the turn of the twentieth century, artists began to confront the dominance of European academic influences within the American art sphere. In search of…
Read more about Artist Profile: Louis Lozowick November 2, 2020 Old Master Through Modern Prints Artist Profile: Louis Lozowick Louis Lozowick is known for his geometric and abstracted lithographs of New York City, although his work also included social themes. Often compared to Charles Sheeler and the Precisionists, his stylistic influences changed over the years, but his emphasis stayed…
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 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 Collecting American Prints: Property from Betty & Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery September 4, 2019 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Collecting American Prints: Property from Betty & Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery Swann Galleries’ sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 19 features property from Betty and Douglas Duffy, of the Bethesda Art Gallery and highlights American printmakers such as Howard Cook, Thomas Hart Benton, Rockwell Kent and John Sloan.