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TAKAO TANABE: A Survey Exhibition: Catalogue Available — Essay by Roald Nasgaard

Past exhibitions exhibition
May 6 - June 10, 2023
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Works
  • TAKAO TANABE Study for a Landscape, 1955 casein on paper 13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Study for a Landscape, 1955
    casein on paper
    13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE Lakes Where no Waves Lap and Voiceless Streams, 1957 acrylic on canvas 46 x 26 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Lakes Where no Waves Lap and Voiceless Streams, 1957
    acrylic on canvas
    46 x 26 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE Caribou Rangeland, Onward Ranch, 1957 pastel on paper 8 1/2 x 23 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Caribou Rangeland, Onward Ranch, 1957
    pastel on paper
    8 1/2 x 23 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Twilight at Osoyoos, 1957 pastel on paper 12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Twilight at Osoyoos, 1957
    pastel on paper
    12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE A Corner of a Mustard Sky 1/59, 1959 casein on paper 22 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    A Corner of a Mustard Sky 1/59, 1959
    casein on paper
    22 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Persimmons, Tokyo, 1959 sumi ink and watercolour on paper 12 x 19 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Persimmons, Tokyo, 1959
    sumi ink and watercolour on paper
    12 x 19 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE Ruffled Lake, Osoyoos, 1959 pastel on paper 23 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Ruffled Lake, Osoyoos, 1959
    pastel on paper
    23 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE Kiku, 1960 sumi ink on paper 29 x 12 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Kiku, 1960
    sumi ink on paper
    29 x 12 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Gorge, 1962 acrylic and oil on canvas 34 x 23 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Gorge, 1962
    acrylic and oil on canvas
    34 x 23 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE Emperor Series, Study M, 1964 acrylic on paper 31 1/2 x 20 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Emperor Series, Study M, 1964
    acrylic on paper
    31 1/2 x 20 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Marsh Magenta, 1964 acrylic on paper 30 3/4 x 23 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Marsh Magenta, 1964
    acrylic on paper
    30 3/4 x 23 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Yellow Diagonal in the Sky, 1964-65 oil on canvas 27 x 19 1/2 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Yellow Diagonal in the Sky, 1964-65
    oil on canvas
    27 x 19 1/2 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE A Plan for a Monumental Traffic Jam, 1965 collage on board 11 x 17 1/2 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    A Plan for a Monumental Traffic Jam, 1965
    collage on board
    11 x 17 1/2 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Tanu, 1970 acrylic on canvas 33 5/8 x 34 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Tanu, 1970
    acrylic on canvas
    33 5/8 x 34 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE The Land 24/74, 1974 acrylic on canvas 40 3/8 x 70 3/8 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    The Land 24/74, 1974
    acrylic on canvas
    40 3/8 x 70 3/8 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE The Land Sketch J-75, 1975 acrylic on canvas 14 x 19 1/2 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    The Land Sketch J-75, 1975
    acrylic on canvas
    14 x 19 1/2 in.
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    TAKAO TANABE
    Foothills Autumn, Near Bowden, 1978
    watercolour on paper
    10 x 12 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE The Dark Land 3/80, 1980 acrylic on canvas 32 3/4 x 55 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    The Dark Land 3/80, 1980
    acrylic on canvas
    32 3/4 x 55 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE West Coast, Late Evening , 1984 original signed lithograph 21 x 40 3/4 in. ed. 21
    TAKAO TANABE
    West Coast, Late Evening , 1984
    original signed lithograph
    21 x 40 3/4 in.
    ed. 21
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Dark Prairie II, 1984 original signed etching 15 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. ed. 30
    TAKAO TANABE
    Dark Prairie II, 1984
    original signed etching
    15 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.
    ed. 30
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Skincuttle Bay, 1986 original signed lithograph 17 x 32 3/4 in. ed. 50
    TAKAO TANABE
    Skincuttle Bay, 1986
    original signed lithograph
    17 x 32 3/4 in.
    ed. 50
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Low Tide, 1990 original signed lithograph 11 x 16 in. ed. 50
    TAKAO TANABE
    Low Tide, 1990
    original signed lithograph
    11 x 16 in.
    ed. 50
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Low Tide/Rathtrevor, 1990 original signed woodblock print 15 x 24 3/4 in. ed. 50
    TAKAO TANABE
    Low Tide/Rathtrevor, 1990
    original signed woodblock print
    15 x 24 3/4 in.
    ed. 50
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Inside Passage 3/91, 1991 acrylic on canvas 56 x 22 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Inside Passage 3/91, 1991
    acrylic on canvas
    56 x 22 in.
  • TAKAO TANABE Shuttleworth Sunset, 1993 original signed woodblock print 13 1/2 x 21 in. ed. 75
    TAKAO TANABE
    Shuttleworth Sunset, 1993
    original signed woodblock print
    13 1/2 x 21 in.

    ed. 75
  • TAKAO TANABE Skincuttle Channel , 1994 original signed photogravure 8 x 11 3/4 in. ed. 50
    TAKAO TANABE
    Skincuttle Channel , 1994
    original signed photogravure
    8 x 11 3/4 in.
    ed. 50
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Target, 2006 acrylic on paper 23 x 31 in.
    TAKAO TANABE
    Target, 2006
    acrylic on paper
    23 x 31 in.
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Barkley Sound, 2007 original signed woodblock print 24 x 13 in. ed. 50
    TAKAO TANABE
    Barkley Sound, 2007
    original signed woodblock print
    24 x 13 in.
    ed. 50
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Inside Passage, Stephen Island , 2007 original signed woodblock print 15 x 29 5/8 in. ed. 50
    TAKAO TANABE
    Inside Passage, Stephen Island , 2007
    original signed woodblock print
    15 x 29 5/8 in.
    ed. 50
    Enquire
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  • TAKAO TANABE Q.C. Island, Pacific Ocean, 2008 original signed woodblock print 15 x 28 3/4 in. ed. 50
    TAKAO TANABE
    Q.C. Island, Pacific Ocean, 2008
    original signed woodblock print
    15 x 28 3/4 in.
    ed. 50
    Enquire
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  • Takao Tanabe

    Takao Tanabe

    A Survey Exhibition Mira Godard Gallery, 2023
    Softcover 74 pages
    Publisher: Mira Godard Gallery
    ISBN: 978-1-7772693-4-0
    Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 1/4 in.
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