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Miami’s Vizcaya Museum will save century-old pool-grotto mural with National Park Service grant

The Art Newspaper

The rare work by the Gilded Age artist Robert Winthrop Chanler is endangered by the surrounding water and Miami's humid conditions

Age 312
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The Golden Age of Coin Collecting: Navigating the 2025 Precious Metals Market

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

Bullion is valued primarily for its metal content, while numismatic coins can command premium prices for their rarity, condition, and historical significance. Gold Coin Appraisal Online: All That Glitters Not to be left behind, gold coin appraisals have also entered the digital age. Bullion: Remember, not all coins are created equal.

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To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs

The Art Newspaper

The Cindy Sherman Legacy Project (CSLP), launching today (16 June), introduces a formal process for condition assessments and the controlled replacement of damaged prints, and will also host an online catalogue raisonné documenting her career. Through the CSLP, collectors can submit Sherman works for assessment at a facility in New York.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Transformer and a Stamp Collection

WorthPoint

cm, the piece appeared authentically aged and beautifully worn. Craftsmanship and Condition This vintage Apple Tree pattern quilt from around the 1940s sold for $1,298 at Dana Auctions. Hand-pieced and quilted in a Baptist fan motif, this quilt was notable for its craftsmanship and condition, despite some yellow spotting.

Sale 91
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Art Basel and Frieze set their sights on the next generation of visitors

The Art Newspaper

Fair admission is free for under-12s Art Basel UBS, a longtime partner of Art Basel, is offering a limited number of free day tickets to Swiss residents under age 30 this year. Among other Basel fairs, Liste is also free for children up to age 12. Surely we should be encouraging young minds to be interested in art,” she says.

Age 195
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Gilded Age Architecture and Art: A Journey Through America’s Opulent Era

Invaluable

Just the name “The Gilded Age” invokes a sense of opulence and grandeur. Correspondingly, this rise in wealth was reflected in both the art and architecture of the era, as patrons aimed to create increasingly lavish works of art and environments to reflect both their affluence and the magnificence of the age.

Age 98
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In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works

The Art Newspaper

For a gallery under the age of four to come to Art Basel, its booth should be special A first impression is important Freddie Powell, Ginny on Frederick For most galleries coming to Basel, the challenges of staging a compelling and commercially viable booth are a chief concern. A first impression here is important.”