The Prairies Sketch, D-75 by Takao Tanabe
Takao Tanabe
The Prairies Sketch, D-75
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled, inscribed "Banff" and dated 1975 on a gallery label on the reverse
15.75 x 25.75 in ( 40 x 65.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $7,920.00
Sale date: April 22nd 2025
Marlborough Godard, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal
Private Collection, Ontario
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Takao Tanabe
(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.
