Lot 42 | 8 November 2020

 

 

LOT 42

SENAKA SENANAYAKE

B. Sri Lanka, 1951

Sugar Cane Workers, 1964

Signed and dated “Senaka Senanayake 1964” on lower left

Oil on canvas

117 x 102.5 cm

Private Collection, USA

RM 30,000 – RM 75,000

This particular work, entitled ‘Sugar Cane Workers’ was painted almost like a celebration to life. Multicoloured swishes form the background of the painting while in the foreground, silhouettes of the sugar cane workers are painted in white and captured in motion, which comes off almost like their dancing. It’s an uplifting and energetic work.