Krishna and the Bow, folio 24 from the ‘Tula Ram’ Bhagavata Purana

Historical period(s)
ca. 1720
School
probably Gujurat school
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 47 × 52.1 cm (18 1/2 × 20 1/2 in) H x W (painting): 21.9 × 18.4 cm (8 5/8 × 7 1/4 in)
Geography
India, Gujarat state, probably Surat
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2018.1.56
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Painting

Keywords
Bhagavata Purana, bow, India, Krishna, Ralph and Catherine Benkaim collection
Provenance

To 1961
Tula Ram, Delhi [1]

From 1961 to 1966
James K. Ivory, New York, New York

From 1966 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from James K. Ivory, New York, New York in 1961 [2]

From 2001 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001

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

Notes:

[1] The manuscript comprised around 70 folios in the 1950s when it was dispersed by a Delhi dealer, Tula Ram. This folio entered a NYC collection in 1966.

[2] According to Catherine Glynn Benkaim, the painting was purchased by Ralph Benkaim in 1966.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Tula Ram
Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim
James K. Ivory born 1928
Catherine Glynn Benkaim

Published References
  • Los Angeles Times article. Los Angeles, March 10, 1968. .
  • J. LeRoy Davidson. Art of the Indian Subcontinent from Los Angeles Collections. Exh. cat. Los Angeles. no. 114.
Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.

The information presented on this website may be revised and updated at any time as ongoing research progresses or as otherwise warranted. Pending any such revisions and updates, information on this site may be incomplete or inaccurate or may contain typographical errors. Neither the Smithsonian nor its regents, officers, employees, or agents make any representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the information on the site. Use this site and the information provided on it subject to your own judgment. The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery welcome information that would augment or clarify the ownership history of objects in their collections.

citation | Save this image How to download an image | Terms of Use