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Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 24, 2014

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LOT 31

Lot 31

TAKAO TANABE

TAKAO TANABE
Lot 31 Details
TAKAO TANABE

THE FOOTHILLS

acrylic on canvas
signed; also signed, titled and dated 10/78 on the reverse and on the stretcher
55 ins x 72 ins; 139.7 cms x 182.9 cms

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $23,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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TAKAO TANABE
  • TAKAO TANABE
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

Roald Nasgaard, “Adventures in Abstraction,” Takao Tanabe, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver/Toronto, 2005, page 89.

Note:

The landscapes of Takao Tanabe focus on defined colour planes, amalgamating Canadian subject matter and the techniques of Asian Art. In the Prairie Paintings, Tanabe reduced the prairies to their essential features and, in turn, emphasized their expansiveness. Describing a similar work from the series, Nasgaard writes: “A dust storm, which can give an unearthly yellow tinge of refracted light to a prairie sky, might be clearing or approaching… (T)he foreground is modulated with dense velvety darks and crossed… by the gash of a cart road or dry riverbed… The atmosphere is palpable and raw and filled with subtly scintillating light.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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