Mewar school 1966 Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, December 12, 1966, lot. 100: “A Sadhu outside his Hut” [1] From 1966 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures,” London, December 12, 1966, lot no. 100, “A Sadhu outside his Hut” [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 Notes: [1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Sotheby’s London, December 1966, several years before the Indian government classified paintings as antiquities, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [2] See note 1. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Date published
- ca. 1720
- Dates
- ca. 1720
- Format
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Pages
- H x W (painting): 19.7 × 17.5 cm (7 3/4 × 6 7/8 in) H x W (overall): 25.7 × 21.6 cm (10 1/8 × 8 1/2 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S2018.1.26
- 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/ae6ddce00976aca31b768fd2a996edd8