H x W (painting): 32.4 × 22.3 cm (12 3/4 × 8 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Mewar, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1740s
School/Tradition:
Mewar school
Provenance:
To 1969
Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi [1]
From 1969 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi in November 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
[1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi in November 1969, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to Ralph Benkaim’s personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
A Flower from Every Meadow: Indian Paintings from American Collections (April 12, 1973 to November 11, 1973)
