Browsing Tag Children’s Literature

April 2, 2024

In celebration of the changing of the seasons we're sharing a selection of works coming up for auction this month at Swann that are sure to inspire.

June 14, 2022

John Larson, Swann’s nineteenth and twentieth century literature specialist, shares five lots that are sure to draw interest in the June 16 sale of Fine Books &…

November 30, 2020

Original artwork from children’s literature continue to make up a large portion of our Illustration Art sales. The enduring appeal of this collecting category is in part due to…

April 9, 2020

A long line of artists and designers. William Pène du Bois seemed destined to follow a creative path. Since his du Bois ancestors moved from France to New Orleans in 1738, each…

December 12, 2019

Swann Galleries’ sale of Illustration Art on Tuesday, December 10 featured an array of original works, from well-known characters of children’s literature to striking New Yorker…

December 10, 2018

Illustration Art Sale at Swann Sets Six Records Al Hirschfeld’s Marx Brothers Tops Auction at $26k   Our auction of Illustration Art on December 6 saw a bustling…