Huge metal shark sculpture commands attention at Roland, Jan. 7

RISK (aka Kelly Graval), ‘Shark,’ estimated at $150,000-$200,000
RISK (aka Kelly Graval), ‘Shark,’ estimated at $150,000-$200,000
RISK (aka Kelly Graval), ‘Shark,’ estimated at $150,000-$200,000

GLEN COVE, N.Y. – A monumental 18-foot-long shark sculpture by contemporary artist RISK (aka Kelly Graval) will take center stage at the first sale of 2023 presented by Roland Auctions NY, which will take place Saturday, January 7. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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‘World’s greatest’ collection of George Inness art unveiled in NJ

George Inness (1825-1984), ‘Sunset,’ 1892 oil on panel. Museum purchase; prior bequest of James Turner and prior gifts of Dr. Arthur Hunter, Mrs. Charles C. Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kasser, Dr. and Mrs. John J. McMullen, Mrs. Siegfried Peierls, John Ritzenthaler, and anonymous donors, 1994.27
George Inness (1825-1984), ‘Sunset,’ 1892 oil on panel. Museum purchase; prior bequest of James Turner and prior gifts of Dr. Arthur Hunter, Mrs. Charles C. Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kasser, Dr. and Mrs. John J. McMullen, Mrs. Siegfried Peierls, John Ritzenthaler, and anonymous donors, 1994.27

George Inness (1825-1984), ‘Sunset,’ 1892 oil on panel. Museum purchase; prior bequest of James Turner and prior gifts of Dr. Arthur Hunter, Mrs. Charles C. Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kasser, Dr. and Mrs. John J. McMullen, Mrs. Siegfried Peierls, John Ritzenthaler and anonymous donors, 1994.27

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – George Inness: Visionary Landscapes showcases a significant new installation of the Montclair Art Museum’s (MAM’s) world-renowned George Inness collection, described by leading Inness scholar Dr. Adrienne Baxter Bell as the “greatest Inness collection in the world.” The show will be on view in the museum’s George Inness Gallery until June 30, 2024.

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New law restricts export of sacred Native American items from US

Pictured are drawings from an 1894 anthropological book on katchina or katsina figures, created by the native Pueblo people of the Southwestern United States, who regard them as spiritually important. On December 21, President Joe Biden signed the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act (aka the STOP Act) into law, which prohibits the export of sacred Native American items, among other notable measures. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers
Pictured are drawings from an 1894 anthropological book on katchina or katsina figures, created by the native Pueblo people of the Southwestern United States, who regard them as spiritually important. On December 21, President Joe Biden signed the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act (aka the STOP Act) into law, which prohibits the export of sacred Native American items, among other notable measures. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers
These drawings are from Jesse Walter Fewkes’ 1894 anthropological book on katchina or katsina figures created by the native Pueblo people of the Southwestern United States, who regard them as spiritually important. On December 21, President Joe Biden signed the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act (aka the STOP Act) into law, which prohibits the export of sacred Native American items, among other cultural measures. Public domain image

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Federal penalties have increased under a newly signed law intended to protect the cultural patrimony of Native American tribes, immediately making some crimes a felony and doubling the prison time for anyone convicted of multiple offenses. President Joe Biden signed the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act on Dec. 21, a bill that had been introduced since 2016. Along with stiffer penalties, it prohibits the export of sacred Native American items from the U.S. and creates a certification process to distinguish art from sacred items.

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Masterworks from the Uffizi closes Jan. 8 in Minneapolis

Sandro Botticelli (Italian, 1445-1510), ‘Pallas and the Centaur,’ circa 1482, probably tempera and oil (tempera grassa) on canvas. Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, inv. Depositi, no. 29. Image source: Uffizi Galleries
Sandro Botticelli (Italian, 1445-1510), ‘Pallas and the Centaur,’ circa 1482, probably tempera and oil (tempera grassa) on canvas. Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, inv. Depositi, no. 29. Image source: Uffizi Galleries
Sandro Botticelli (Italian, 1445-1510), ‘Pallas and the Centaur,’ circa 1482, probably tempera and oil (tempera grassa) on canvas. Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, inv. Depositi, no. 29. Image source: Uffizi Galleries

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) presents Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi through January 8, 2023. It features more than 45 loans from the renowned Uffizi Galleries in Florence, including Sandro Botticelli’s evocative Minerva and the Centaur (circa 1482).

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