Krishna fluting, folio from a Dasavatar series

Raja Dhruv Dev Chand of Lambagraon, descendant of the Kangra rulers

Sharma, Delhi [1]

To 1984
Kapoor Galleries, Inc., New York, New York [2]

From 1984 to 2002
Paul F. Walter (1935-2017), New York, New York, purchased from Kapoor Galleries, Inc., New York, New York in 1984 [3]

2002
Sale, New York, Sotheby’s, Important Indian Miniatures from The Paul F. Walter Collection, November 14, 2002, lot 65: “Illustration to a Dasavatara series” [4]

From 2002 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, Sotheby’s, New York, “Important Indian Miniatures from The Paul F. Walter Collection,” November 14, 2002, lot no. 65: “Illustration to a Dasavatara series” [5]

From 2018
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [6]

Notes:

[1] According to Catherine Benkaim.

[2] See Sotheby’s auction catalogue from the sale in New York. Sotheby’s, Important Indian Miniatures from The Paul F. Walter Collection, November 14, 2002, lot 65: “Illustration to a Dasavatara series.”

[3] See note 2. See also Pal, P., American Collectors Asian Art, (Bombay: Marg Publications, 1986), pp. 205-206.

[4] See note 2.

[5] See note 2.

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