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Don Swann
Single engine monoplane in flight

ca. 1935

$275
£214.74
€243.76
CA$395.59
A$430.64
CHF 227.01
MX$5,214.54
NOK 2,862.02
SEK 2,680.33
DKK 1,819.62

About the Item

Don Swann (1899-1954). Monoplane in flight. Etching, plate measures6 x 7.25 inches. Edition of 300. Signed and numbered in pencil lower margins. Don Swann was an important American printmaker. Known for his detailed depictions of colonial and Neo-classical American architecture, his artworks serve as both important historical documents and evidence of the technological and aesthetic advancements in the field of printmaking. Born in 1899 in Fernandina, FL, he was raised in Baltimore and went on to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art. Today, Swann's works can be found in the collections of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C., among others. Swann died in 1954 in Baltimore, MD.
  • Creator:
    Don Swann
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1935
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Wilton Manors, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU245215483182

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