Worship of Shri Nathji

Object Details

• Previous custodian or owner

  Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan

  Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld (1935-2005)

  Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim

• Provenance

  Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan, Udaipur, India [1]

  To 1986

  Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld (1924-2005) San Francisco, California [2]

  From 1986 to 2018

  Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001) and Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld, San Francisco, California in 1986 [3]

  From 2018

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

  Notes:

  [1] The stamp on the verso of the painting reads: “Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan, Udaipur [inventory no.] T27/209.” The stamp indicates that the painting was in the collection of the shop, Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan in Udaipur, India. It is unclear if William K. Ehrenfeld purchased it directly from Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan or whether he acquired it from another dealer or collector.

  [2] See note 1. It is possible William Ehrenfeld purchased this painting as early as 1975, which is the year he began collecting.

  [3] Ralph and Catherine Benkaim purchased this painting from William K. Ehrenfeld in 1986.

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

• Origin

  Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1700s, 1690s

• Name

  Bhavan, Shanti Sharma Vidhya, Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine, Benkaim, Catherine Glynn, Ehrenfeld, William K.

• Place

  Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India

• Topic

  Gopi, Art, Shri Nathji, Saraswati, Surya, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Vishnu, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Temple, Indra, Parvati, Brahma? (Hindu deity), Shiva

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings