This painting depicts a woman inside an arched window gazing at a warrior who carries a sword and a rope.
Provenance:
To 1969
Kasmin Gallery, London [1]
From 1969 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Kasmin Gallery, London in April 1969 [2]
From 2001 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001
From 2018
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim
Notes:
[1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Kasmin Gallery, London in April 1969, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.