THE BHIKKU ANANDA, c.1936
Watercolour. Dimensions unknown.
Provenance
Untraced.
Exhibited
Cheltenham, Municipal Art Gallery, 1936, No. 48.
Allan Bennett (1872-1923), was an important figure in occult circles. For example, he tutored Crowley in the rites of The Golden Dawn. Subsequently he studied Buddhism and founded the Buddhist Society. As a Buddhist he was known as Bhikku Ananda. Details of his life and magical activities are to be found in The Sword of Wisdom, pp146-48.
Reference
Colquhoun, I. The Sword of Wisdom. MacGregor Mathers and the Golden Dawn. Spearman, London 1975.