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Autumn Prairie

Takao Tanabe

BIRTH YEAR 1926
BIRTH PLACE Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Contemplate this quiet autumn scene suffused in soft light and take a moment to breathe. How do you feel? With a career spanning over six decades, Canadian painter and printmaker Takao Tanabe is known for his still, atmospheric landscapes devoid of human presence. These landscapes, which follow his early explorations in abstraction, focus on strong horizon lines and wide-open skies. Pared-down to essential forms, Tanabe’s compositions convey a strong sense of place and invite calm reflection.

MEDIUM Woodblock on paper
DATE 1981
DIMENSIONS 44.5cm x 38.4cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2014.12.15
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of the artist, 2014
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A woodblock print of a landscape of the Prairie, a plain of grey-blue, orange and green fields with a solid blue sky.

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