Rajput Nobleman

Ajmer school To 1947 Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) [1] From 1947 to 1972 Rama Coomaraswamy (1929-2006), Greenwich, Connecticut, by gift or inheritance after his father, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy’s death in 1947 [2] From 1972 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Rama Coomaraswamy, Greenwich, Connecticut in May 1972 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] Rama Coomaraswamy was the son of Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, an important figure in the field of Indian and Sri Lankan art history. Coomaraswamy was largely responsible for providing the conceptual structures through which South Asian art became studied and valued in India and in the west. Because A.K. Coomaraswamy spent the second half of his life in the U.S., it is highly unlikely that any art from his personal collection would have a contested provenance. [2] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) Rama Coomaraswamy (1929-2006) Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim