H x W (each unframed): 50.8 × 74.9 cm (20 × 29 1/2 in)
H x W (each framed): 71.4 × 94 cm (28 1/8 × 37 in)
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1999
Edition/State:
1/5
Provenance:
1999-?
Navin Kishore (b. 1953), Kolkata, India [1]
?-2007
Ownership information unknown
2007
Sale, New York, NY, Sotheby’s, “Contemporary Art South Asia,” September 21, 2007, lot 35 [2]
2007-2019
Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur, purchased at September 21, 2007, Sotheby’s Sale, New York, NY [3]
From 2019
National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur [4]
Notes:
[1] Navin Kishore created this work, which consists of twelve photographs, in 1999 and itis the 1st of 5 editions. See on each the artist’s signature in the lower right and the edition number “1/5” in the lower left.
[2] See Sotheby’s, “Contemporary Art South Asia,” (New York, NY: Sotheby’s, September 21, 2007), lot 35. Objects are described as, “Naveen Kishore [/] Performing the Goddess [/] each numbered '1/5' lower left and signed 'Naveen Kishore' lower right [/] twelve digital prints on archival quality ultra smooth fine art paper [/] edition 1 of 5 [/] 22 by 32 in. [/] 55.9 by 81.3 cm. [/] executed 1999.”
[3] See the object list, undated (ca. January 28, 2019), copy in object file. The object list indicates that Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur acquired this work at Sotheby’s, New York, on September 29, 2007.
See also “Temporary Custody Receipt,” number RLS2019.2, undated, copy in object file. The photographs were transferred from Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for acquisition consideration on March 14, 2019.
[4] See Arthur M. Sackler, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on May 14, 2019, copy in object file. See also the signed “Deed of Gift,” copy in object file. From 2019-2023 these works were part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the works were internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.
Research updated June 20, 2024
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Body Transformed: Contemporary South Asian Photography and Prints (February 15 to August 17, 2025)
Woman/Goddess (Thursday, June 21, 2001 - Saturday, August 11, 2001)
