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Catalog Data

Medium:
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 24.1 × 15.9 cm (9 1/2 × 6 1/4 in)
H x W (overall): 28 × 20 cm (11 × 7 7/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bundi, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1660
School/Tradition:
Bundi school
Provenance:
To 1966
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York [1]
From 1966 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Doris Wiener Gallery, New York in June 1966 [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
[1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Doris Wiener Gallery, New York in June 1966, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Doris Wiener Gallery
Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
Catherine Glynn Benkaim
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
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India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
Accession Number:
S2018.1.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33b623d9f-3fc0-4656-b9d7-9c4863fedca6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.30