Swann Galleries will soon auction an impressive lineup of gorgeous prints, many by art history’s greatest printmakers, during its Spring Prints sale. For fine art collectors and print enthusiasts, this is one auction not to miss. The highlights?
Lovers of prints are aware that Swann Galleries remains one of the premier American venues for Old Master prints, and that trend continues May 2 with Swann’s “Spring Prints Auction.” A diverse range of time periods and artists is covered in the sale, giving collectors countless opportunities to add that special impression to their growing holdings.
Among the highlights of the sale are several iconic engravings by Albrecht Dürer, led by his 1513 “Knight, Death, and the Devil” (estimate $50,000-$75,000). Other important works by the master include “The Sea Monster,” “The Four Horsemen,” and “Melancolia I,” each with estimates between $40,000 and $60,000. An exceptional array of impressions by Rembrandt van Rijn is also available for acquisition, including a rare early impression of “Landscape with a Square Tower,” circa 1650. Other selections include Rembrandt’s “The Omval” and “Abraham Casting out Hagar and Ishmael.” Rounding out the Old Master lots are impressions by iconic artists such as Canaletto, Giovanni Piranesi, and Francisco José de Goya.
For impressions of the 19th and 20th centuries, selections include works by Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte, Henri Matisse, Emil Nolde, Wassily Kandinsky, Fernand Léger, Edward Hopper, James A.M. Whistler, George Bellows, Rockwell Kent, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, and Otto Mueller.
Swann Galleries’ “Spring Prints Auction” kicks off on Tuesday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the venue’s New York City location on East 25th Street. To view selections from the full catalogue, visit Swann Galleries.
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