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Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 23, 2015

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LOT 33

Lot 33

TAKAO TANABE

TAKAO TANABE
Lot 33 Details
TAKAO TANABE

SCINTILLA

oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘56; also signed, titled and inscribed “Winnipeg” on the stretcher
18 ins x 34 ins; 45.7 cms x 86.4 cms

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $8,260
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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TAKAO TANABE
  • TAKAO TANABE
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Provenance:

Private Collection, Vancouver (acquired directly from the artist)
Canadian Fine Arts, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

Roald Nasgaard, “Adventures in Abstraction, or ‘Perhaps I was Always a Landscape Painter,’” in Takao Tanabe, Ian M. Thom, (ed.), Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2005, pages 38-42.

Note:

While in London circa 1953, Tanabe began his series of White Paintings, which he continued when he left London for Winnipeg in 1955. Tanabe used white in the paintings as a tool in what he called a formal “cleaning up” process, which he explained was a way to temper colours that were excessively full or opaque. Although the White Paintings are non-figurative, after completion Tanabe often saw them as landscapes and later referred to them as such. Their titles, usually taken from poetry he was reading, are often indicative of that.

See Lot 24 for another work from this series.

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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