Takao Tanabe

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November 2 - 23
Opening Reception: November 2, 1-3 PM

A retrospective of paintings from the 1950s to 2010s.

TAKAO TANABE - West coast 3/86 First light - 30 × 60 INCHES - ACRYLIC ON CANVAS - 1986 - SOLD


This exhibition surveys three of Tanabe’s most well known bodies of work; West Coast, The Land, and White Series. Over the last three years paintings have been sourced through private collections, auctions and dealers bringing together key works from each of these series. 

TAKAO TANABE - PRAIRIE HILLS - DAWN 1/79 -  55 X 40 INCHES - ACRYLIC ON CANVAS - 1979

Featured
Autumn Foothills 3/79 Banff 55 x 72 Acrylic on Canvas 1979

Autumn Foothills 3/79 Banff
55 x 72
Acrylic on Canvas
1979

Crossing the Strait 3 25 × 48 Acrylic on Canvas 2017 SOLD

Crossing the Strait 3
25 × 48
Acrylic on Canvas
2017
SOLD

The Prairie Hills 1/78 43.25 × 72 Acrylic on Canvas 1978 SOLD

The Prairie Hills 1/78
43.25 × 72
Acrylic on Canvas
1978
SOLD

Vancouver Island 1/84 - Approaching Departure Bay 43.5 × 74 Acrylic on Canvas 1984 SOLD

Vancouver Island 1/84 - Approaching Departure Bay
43.5 × 74
Acrylic on Canvas
1984
SOLD

Untitled (Study from Brussles Worlds Fair Mural) 18.75 x 27.75 Mixed media 1958 SOLD

Untitled (Study from Brussles Worlds Fair Mural)
18.75 x 27.75
Mixed media
1958
SOLD

Tanabe has helped shape the cultural landscape of Canadian Art. His paintings are held in important public collections around the globe. He is a recipient of the Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy and the recipient of numerous awards including the Governor General’s Award in Visual Arts and the the Audain Prize: two leading arts awards in the country. His philanthropy has changed the lives of many artists through the establishment of the Takao Tanabe Award. Tanabe is truly a Canadian arts icon.

FOR A FULL LIST OF WORKS IN THIS EXHIBITION PLEASE CONTACT THE GALLERY.