Browsing Tag Willem de Kooning

May 22, 2024

Meagan Gandolfo discusses the emergence of vibrant print studios across the United States, coinciding with the rise of Abstract and Pop art movements, reshaping the landscape of…

May 10, 2024

Swann's June 6 Contemporary Art auction will feature an array of abstract expressionist work, Pop Art, 21st Century artists and more.

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…

April 14, 2022

Featuring Art from the Collection of the late Francis V. O’Connor, Co-editor of the Jackson Pollock Catalogue Raisonné Lot 34: Willem de Kooning, Quatre Lithographies,…

November 25, 2020

Our Thursday, November 19, 2020, sale of Contemporary Art boasted exceptional prices for works on paper, prints, and editions. The auction delivered three records, with Abstract…

June 24, 2020

Abstract forms have in many ways always been part of artistic composition, and the early twentieth century saw a push towards works rendered solely through colors…

April 12, 2018

At Auction May 22 Our spring auction of Contemporary Art features a wide-ranging selection of sculpture, paintings and multiples from the last 75 years, with works by Banksy,…

November 1, 2017

American artist Will Barnet is known for his intimate, foreshortened views of women with cats, but his oeuvre, spanning nearly a century, reveals a diverse and multifaceted artist…

July 13, 2017

We spoke to specialists at Swann about their extracurricular activities. Unsurprisingly, their interests are generally aligned with their specialty! We asked them to talk about…

May 10, 2017

The community of East Hampton has long been known as an avant-garde artist enclave. Our May 11 auction of Contemporary Art features a century’s worth of output by artists…