cover image: Two lovers in a pavilion, from an Amarushataka (Hundred poems of Amaru), or an unidentified erotic series

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Two lovers in a pavilion, from an Amarushataka (Hundred poems of Amaru), or an unidentified erotic series

Malwa school To 1969 Sundaram, New Delhi, India [1] From 1969 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Sundaram, New Delhi, India in November 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 from Sundaram, New Delhi in November 1969, 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 Sundaram (New Dehli, India, active 1960's) Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim
india art south asians peacock romance catherine and ralph benkaim collection benkaim, ralph and catherine pavilion sundaram south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples lovers benkaim, catherine glynn
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1680
Dates
ca. 1680
Format
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Pages
H x W (overall): 21 × 15.9 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S2018.1.20
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/5224c09d4e7b49a83050b42fb2348fee

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