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Vintage Posters

October 12, 2020

Nicholas D. Lowry Picks His Top Locomotive Travel Posters Among the earliest European travel posters were produced by the railway companies to sell tickets on their new trains…

October 1, 2020

…and what we mean when we say something is “Rare.” Just when you think you have seen it all… I am always amazed when I realize how much more there is to learn…

September 8, 2020

In an era in which armchair traveling has become the new normal, it has never been more engaging to stay at home and travel the world virtually through the glorious designs of…

August 18, 2020

Swann’s August 27, 2020 Vintage Poster auction includes a selection of historical trolley cards, broadsides and original bathing suits from the famous Sutro Baths overlooking the…

August 4, 2020

During a summer of containment and people staying close to their personal bubbles, this auction’s assortment of beach and summer resort posters (see below) seems especially…

July 7, 2020

A Full Month of Fine Art Sales at Swann Delivers Record Prices Swann offered four sales of Fine Art this June, each one proving audiences are undeterred by the remote bidding…

June 15, 2020

Donna Kaz is a writer, director, choreographer and activist, who has led the theatre troupe, "Guerrilla Girls on Tour" for the past two decades. A Guerrilla Girl herself, who has…

June 9, 2020

The June 18, 202 Graphic Design auction featured an array of rare and influential examples of photography in posters. While the popularization of photography and the tradition of…

May 25, 2020

This year’s Graphic Design auction presents exciting posters and materials ranging from the Vienna Secession to political posters of the 1990s. At the heart of the auction are…

April 8, 2020

Lauren Goldberg, our vintage poster specialist, takes us through the ins-and-outs of what to look for when collecting an exhibition poster.