cover image: A lady on a terrace with hookah and falcon

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A lady on a terrace with hookah and falcon

Nurpur school To 1969 Kasmin Gallery, London, England. [1] From 1969 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Kasmin Gallery, London, England. In April 1969. [2] From 2001 to 2018 Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001. [3] From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [4] Notes: [1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting in 1969 from Kasmin Gallery in London, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records via Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [2] See note 1. [3] See note 1. [4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Kasmin Gallery (English, 1963-1972) Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim
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Attributed to a follower of Har Jaimal (active late 18th century)

Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
20th century
Dates
20th century
Format
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Pages
H x W (overall): 23.5 × 15.9 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/4 in) H x W (miniature): 19.1 × 12.1 cm (7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S2018.1.15
Rights
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/0b9129fe2e4c3febf55272dda2d98f73

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