Takao Tanabe
(1926) RCA
Previously Sold Works
TAKAO TANABE
Autumn Foothills
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1983 lower right; signed, titled, dated “3/83” and inscribed “Errington” on the reverse
26 x 72 ins ( 66 x 182.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $37,760.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019
TAKAO TANABE
Foothills Looking West
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated “8/83” and inscribed “Errington” on the reverse
34.25 x 51.25 ins ( 87 x 130.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $22,000.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019
TAKAO TANABE
The Prairies W
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1975 on the reverse
16 x 26 ins ( 40.6 x 66 cms )
Auction Estimate: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Price Realized $8,260.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018
TAKAO TANABE
The Land 3/79 (North of Regina)
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 3/79 on the reverse
66 x 48 ins ( 167.6 x 121.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $13,800.00
Sale date: June 25th 2014
TAKAO TANABE
Summer Foothills (4/79 Evening)
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 4/79 on the reverse
66 x 45 ins ( 167.6 x 114.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $11,500.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014
TAKAO TANABE
Untitled Abstraction
watercolour
signed and dated 1959 lower right
23 x 11 ins ( 58.4 x 27.9 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: April 27th 2021
TAKAO TANABE
Early Prairie Winter
watercolour on paper laid on board
signed, titled and dated 1982 at the lower edge
11.75 x 15.5 ins ( 29.8 x 39.4 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023
TAKAO TANABE
Prairie Autumn, Nightfall Near Rosebud
watercolour
signed and titled lower right
10.75 x 14.75 ins ( 27.3 x 37.5 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,150.00
Sale date: September 20th 2017
TAKAO TANABE
Hill Near Bowden
lithograph
18 x 26.5 ins ( 45.7 x 67.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $805.00
Sale date: June 18th 2013
TAKAO TANABE
The Land Interiors
colour lithograph
signed, dated 1973 and numbered 28/75 in the lower margin
18 x 19.25 ins ( 45.7 x 48.9 cms ) ( plate size )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $826.00
Sale date: May 12th 2020
TAKAO TANABE
Skincuttle Bay
colour lithograph
signed, titled, dated 1986 and numbered 24/50
17 x 33 ins ( 43.2 x 83.8 cms ) ( subject )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $649.00
Sale date: February 21st 2018
TAKAO TANABE
The Land: The Field 1874
colour lithograph
signed, dated 1973 and numbered 42/75 lower right
15.75 x 25.75 ins ( 40 x 65.4 cms ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $460.00
Sale date: June 22nd 2016
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T. Tanabe Biography
(1926) RCA
Born in British Columbia in 1926, Takao Tanabe has been an important figure in Canadian painting for over 50 years. Tanabe studied in Europe, the United States, and Japan. Following a decade as head of the art program and artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre, he returned to British Columbia in 1980 where he currently lives and works.
