Lot 53 · Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Untitled
Senaka Senanayake · Oil on canvas laid on board
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $20,225–$26,967
- Result
- upcoming — 29 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, London · 29 September 2026
- Dimensions
- 107.3 x 92 cm. (42 ¼ x 36 ¼ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17805777
- Record
- first seen 13 Sep 2026 · updated 13 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17805777 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17805777
Senaka Senanayake, Untitled. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 53. estimate £15,000–£20,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17805777.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
87% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Senaka Senanayake, Untitled. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 53. estimate £15,000–£20,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17805777.
From the same sale Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Set of 2) | Ghopal Ghose | £4,000–£6,000 | upcoming |
| By the Mango Tree | Zarina | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
| Landscape with Church | Francis Newton Souza | £100,000–£150,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Sunayani Devi | £6,000–£8,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Jagdish Swaminathan | £3,000–£5,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Houses) | Sayed Haider Raza | £70,000–£90,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senaka Senanayake | Composition with Women | $24,225 | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | |
| Senaka Senanayake | Snake Woman | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | Untitled (Abstract figures wearing hats) | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | Untitled (Hummingbirds) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | Untitled (Panthers) | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | Compassion | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | Untitled (Wash Day) | Bonhams, Dec 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.