cover image: Devi with Krishna and Vishnu in a Palace

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Devi with Krishna and Vishnu in a Palace

Mandi school From 1969 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from dealer, Chhote Bharany, New Delhi, India in the United States in November 1969. [1] From 2001 to 2018 Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim. [2] From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glyn Benkaim. [3] Notes: [1] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim dated May 23-24, 2016: all of the Benkaim Bharany paintings were bought in the United States. According to Benkaim, the dealer, Chhote Bharany had two children who went to school in California and relatives in New York City. He brought a lot of paintings to the west. He might have kept caches of paintings in the United States. [2] See note 1. [3] See Acquisition Justification Form, object file, Collections Management Office. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Chhote Bharany (New Dehli, India) Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim
india art south asians krishna catherine and ralph benkaim collection benkaim, ralph and catherine palace vishnu devi (hindu deity) south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples devi benkaim, catherine glynn bharany, chhote
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1645
Dates
ca. 1645-1655
Format
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Pages
H x W (overall): 42.2 × 29.8 cm (16 5/8 × 11 3/4 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S2018.1.5
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/0796a98ab7a347a2d7420fbe39ce2bb4

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