Browsing Tag Graphic Design

April 1, 2025

On the centennial of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Swann Galleries presents the William W. Crouse Collection featuring exceptional…

January 28, 2025

Swann's upcoming auction presents a diverse collection of vintage posters spanning winter sports and travel, Art Nouveau, fashion, and graphic design, featuring works by some of…

September 17, 2024

In viewing mid-century modern posters depicting New York City, it is a curious surprise to find a direct graphic line drawn between 1947 and 1956, as four of the most prominent…

July 15, 2024

In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare material. Several single-owner collections were featured,…

February 26, 2024

To look at the graphic design work of Edward McKnight Kauffer is to experience a master craftsman helping to propel modernism into the mainstream. He achieved the height of his…

January 23, 2024

This auction will be a combination of many of Swann's most desirable poster-collecting categories, presenting an exceptional, curated selection of images relating to skiing, Art…

May 16, 2023

William Addison Dwiggins was a multi-hyphenate artist: book designer, typographer, illustrator, writer, marionette maker. He rose to prominence through his advertising and…

August 22, 2022

The winter-spring auction season at Swann is a masterclass in marathon training, and the 2022 iteration proved no different with 20 auctions held between late January and the…

May 16, 2022

There has been exciting and novel automobile advertising for as long as there have been cars. From the earliest days of automotive history in the late nineteenth century through…

April 14, 2022

Art Deco Art Deco, Cubist and Futurist aficionados will be besotted with two offerings by Marcello Nizzoli for Campari, each 1926. Other important works from the first half of the…