Takao Tanabe
Canadian · b. 1926
Takao Tanabe, is a Canadian artist who painted abstractly for decades, but over time, his paintings became nature-based. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Land 30/75Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$37,440≈ $36,800≈ £22,938≈ €26,779Sign up to see
The Land '79Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$22,230≈ $19,743≈ £12,593≈ €15,909Sign up to see
The Land 5/75Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$24,570≈ $18,291≈ £14,722≈ €16,535Sign up to see
Takao Tanabe’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
30
of 30 offered · 1994–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
6 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 12 | 100% | $10.8kSign up | $8.4kSign up | $36.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 11 | 11 | 100% | $11.9kSign up | $10.5kSign up | $36.8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 12 | 12 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $868Sign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $996Sign up | $996Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 6 | 100% | $877Sign up | $618Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $91Sign up | $91Sign up | $91Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $738Sign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $10kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $19.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $21.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $628Sign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $1kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $91Sign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |