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At A Glance

  • Period

    2007
  • Geography

    India
  • Material

    Archival print
  • Dimension

    H x W (unframed): 50.6 × 60.9 cm (19 15/16 × 24 in)
  • Accession Number

    S2019.6.10
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2019.6.10

Object Details

  • Artist

    Sheba Chhachhi (India, born 1958)
  • Edition/State

    23/40
  • Provenance

    2007-?
    Sheba Chhachhi (b. 1958), New Delhi, India [1]
    ?-2014
    Ownership information unknown
    2014
    Sale, online, Saffron Art, “Absolute Auction of Modern & Contemporary Indian Art,” August 20-21, 2014, lot 17 [2]
    2014-2019
    Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur, purchased at August 20-21, 2014, Saffron Art Sale, online [3]
    From 2019
    National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur [4]
    Notes:
    [1] See the artist’s signature, the date “2007,” and the edition number “23/40” in the lower right. The photograph was executed in 2007 and it is the 23rd of 40 editions.
    [2] In the online lot record the object is described as, “Untitled [/] Signed and dated in English (lower right) [/] 2007 [/] Archival print on paper [/] 16.5 x 21 in | 41.9 x 53.3 cm [/] Twentieth [sic, twenty-third] from a limited edition of forty.”
    [3] See the object list, undated (ca. January 28, 2019), copy in object file. The list indicates that Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur acquired this work from Saffron Art, but not date of acquisition is listed.
    See also “Temporary Custody Receipt,” number RLS2019.2, undated, copy in object file. The object was transferred from Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for acquisition consideration on March 14, 2019.
    [4] See Arthur M. Sackler, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on May 14, 2019, copy in object file. See also the signed “Deed of Gift,” copy in object file. From 2019-2023 this work was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.
    Research updated June 24, 2024
  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Unstill Waters (December 10, 2022 to June 11, 2023)
    Looking In, Looking Out: Contemporary Indian Photography from the Gaur Collection (February 13, 2016 to May 6, 2017)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Sheba Chhachhi (India, born 1958)
    Umesh Gaur
    Sunanda Gaur
  • Origin

    India
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur
  • Type

    Photograph
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