Browsing Tag James Montgomery Flagg

June 17, 2025

Swann's meticulously curated August poster auction presents an exceptional collection of rare vintage treasures, from powerful WWI and WWII propaganda pieces to stunning Art…

November 23, 2022

December’s Illustration Art sale marks ten full years of auctions since the department’s inception. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve included many of the illustrators who…

January 12, 2021

Swann’s January 28, 2021 auction of Illustration Art features 63 works of art (Lots 217 to 280) that are golf-themed, including original illustrations and rare printed…

November 8, 2019

This fun and wide-ranging Illustration Art auction offers an early images by Dr. Seuss, as well as a selection of illustration by Edward Gorey, Charles Addams, Ludwig Bemelmans,…

August 14, 2019

Our summer sale of Vintage Posters on August 7, 2019, was a lively event with active bidding across all platforms bringing six record prices and a number of posters to market for…

June 4, 2019

Complete Catalogue Exhibition Open August 1 – 6 The exhibition is free to attend and open to the public. We welcome special and educational groups with advance notice–send an…

August 7, 2018

Poster Passion Leads to a Successful Auction    Our August 1 Vintage Poster sale set at least six auction records, including a new high price for Sutro Baths. The exhibition…

January 23, 2018

So you’ve fallen in love with a vintage poster. What next? Here are some of the most important things to consider when talking about, looking for, and decorating with…

August 4, 2017

More than 600 colorful advertisements and announcements crossed the block at our sale of Vintage Posters on Wednesday, August 2. The encyclopedic selection represented a century’s…

July 27, 2017

An unusual lot in our upcoming auction of Vintage Posters features a colorful individual: Captain Costentenus, a Greek Albanian man tattooed from head to foot.    …