A Prince and his consort

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Jaipur or Alwar school

• Provenance

  From 1960s

  Unknown private collector from UK [1]

  2012

  Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings, June 8, 2012, lot 4: “A Prince and his Consort” [2]

  From 2012 to 2018

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings,” Sotheby’s, London, June 8, 2012, lot no. 4, “A Prince and his Consort” [3]

  From 2018

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [4]

  Notes:

  [1] According to conversation with Catherine Glynn Benkaim, this painting was in a private unknown collection in the 1960s.

  [2] See Sotheby’s auction catalogue of the New York sale, “Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings” from June 8, 2012.

  [3] See note 2.

  [4] See Acquisition Justification Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Unknown

  Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim

• Origin

  Jaipur or Alwar, Rajasthan state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1780s, 1790s

• Name

  Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine, Benkaim, Catherine Glynn

• Place

  Jaipur, Rajasthan state, Alwar, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Prince, Art, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Romance, Woman

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Usage Flag

  Unknown

• Object Type

  Paintings