Key Works

Throughout a career that has spanned more than seventy years, Takao Tanabe has embraced a variety of approaches to artmaking. The works presented here were chosen with input from the artist and demonstrate his remarkable range and skill. From the hints of landscape in his early abstract explorations to his groundbreaking interpretations of the Prairies and magisterial images of the West Coast, these selections showcase Tanabe’s masterful command of drawing, design, colour, and light.