Radha, seated on a balcony, gazes at Krishna as he approaches. Lush trees and a stormy sky in the background.
Inscriptions:
Verso: in nagari script: rasakpriya nur mahmad ja 4 sam [vat] 1747 [? yeh?] sudi am 3
The Rasikpriya by Nur Muhammad in vs. 1747/1690 c on the third day of the moonlit half of the month of [?]. [no.] 14
A verse in a second hand: sri….prabhav 6.
Provenance:
To 1967
Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner [1]
From 1967 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner in December [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 Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.
