Lot 50 | 27 June 2021

 

 

LOT 50

SENAKA SENANAYAKE

B. Sri Lanka, 1951

Ducks, 1992

Signed and dated on lower right

Mixed media on paper

55 x 74 cm

Private Collection, Singapore

RM 4,500 – RM 9,000

Senanayake’s work shows a fervent passion for nature’s beauty and a great knowledge of the flora and fauna of the rainforest. His work has been shown at most parts of Europe and South Asia with critical acclaim. Till date he has more than 100 solo shows to his credit, and numerous group shows in the countries of Europe, China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Czechoslovakia, Korea and Egypt to name a few. His work has been documented by Metro Goldwyn, British Movietone News, BBC TV, London, Yeo Soo TV, South Korea, TV Austria, and Star TV, India. Various journals, magazines and newspapers such as The New York Sunday Times, Washington Post, London Times, Weser Kurier, Germany, UNESCO Features, Paris, National Geographic Magazine, Asia Week and many others, have devoted their mediums to document Senaka’s work. He Lives and works in Sri Lanka.