H x W (painting): 19.7 × 17.5 cm (7 3/4 × 6 7/8 in)
H x W (overall): 25.7 × 21.6 cm (10 1/8 × 8 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Mewar, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1720
School/Tradition:
Mewar school
Provenance:
1966
Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, December 12, 1966, lot. 100: “A Sadhu outside his Hut” [1]
From 1966 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures,” London, December 12, 1966, lot no. 100, “A Sadhu outside his Hut” [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 Sotheby’s London, December 1966, several years before the Indian government classified paintings as antiquities, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.
