Contemporary Art

June 24, 2020

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…

June 15, 2020

Our June 25 sale of Contemporary Art features a run of prints by Louise Nevelson. Behind great artists are studio assistants equally devoted to their craft. For Nevelson one of…

June 2, 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.

November 18, 2019

Your exhibition guide to shows featuring the women of the Abstract Expressionist movement and beyond.

November 1, 2019

Join us on November 19 for the third in a series of events highlighting The Archives of American Art.

October 16, 2019

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…

June 3, 2019

Print Record for Franz Kline in Swann Contemporary   Our May 16 sale of Contemporary Art brought a record price for a Franz Kline print and saw an 81% sell-through rate,…

May 10, 2019

Roy Lichtenstein is known for his commercial art-inspired works that provided parody through Pop Art and elevated the art of cartooning. Though all of his work maintains the…

March 12, 2019

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…

November 2, 2018

He Disappeared Into Complete Silence   A highlight in our November 15 Contemporary Art sale is one of 19 known complete copies of Louise Bourgeois’ He Disappeared Into…