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December 5, 2024

The November 26, 2024, Contemporary Art auction served as the first with Nigel Freeman as Swann’s head of fine art. “High prices for excellent examples of Pop art…

March 6, 2024

This season's African American Art auction features an array of Harlem Renaissance pieces, post-war figurative art, and contemporary art.

October 24, 2023

Swann Galleries’ October 19 sale of African American Art proved consistent among new contemporary artists and auction house favorites. Regarding the auction, department director…

September 14, 2023

The October 19, 2023, sale of African American Art will feature exceptional modern and contemporary works of abstract and figurative art. The top lot in the auction is Moon…

December 18, 2020

The December 10, 2020, sale of African American Art was met with enthusiasm from collectors. The sale saw nine auction records set, as well as an auction debut from contemporary…

June 11, 2020

Our sale of African-American Fine Art on June 4, 2020 was met with much fanfare, despite an online-only format due to social distancing guidelines in New York City. The sale…

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…

April 9, 2019

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

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…