Browsing Tag Elizabeth Catlett

March 6, 2020

At Auction June 4, 2020* Earliest Work by David Hammons to Come to Auction Post-War Paintings & Drawings: Norman Lewis, Vincent D. Smith, & Walter Williams The sale will…

January 31, 2020

Our Thursday, January 30 sale of African-American Art from the Johnson Publishing Company was an all-around success. The packed auction room saw all 87 lots find buyers, bringing…

December 7, 2019

We welcome a new decade with 100 fine artworks from the collection of the Johnson Publishing Company, a great institution of American publishing and an icon of African-American…

October 10, 2019

Swann Galleries' Fall 2019 auction of African-American Fine resulted in nine new auction records, supported by a room brimming with bidders—in fact, there were just enough chairs…

August 26, 2019

At Swann, we're lucky to contribute to an overall market correction, offering exceptional art by women of color, whose work on the themes of feminism and identity is increasingly…

August 26, 2019

A strong section of fine sculpture coming on October 8 includes works by Selma Burke, Elizabeth Catlett, Sargent Johnson, Richard Hunt and Augusta Savage.

August 6, 2019

Highlights this fall from the African-American Fine Art department: sculptures by Elizabeth Catlett, Sargent Johnson and Augusta Savage, iconic works by Carrie Mae Weems,…

April 9, 2019

Artist Records for Amos, Leigh, Lovelace O’Neal, Pindell & More     We saw strong results for African-American…

April 2, 2019

A Record for The Negro Travelers’ Green Book …

December 3, 2018

At Auction April 4 Complete Catalogue   A powerful charcoal drawing by Charles White, Caliban, 1950, is one of the top lots in the sale. Never exhibited publicly, this…