Année de la femme - 1975 - Women's Year
76.2 cms x 142.19 cms (30 ins x 56 ins)
Signed and on verso signed, titled and dated june 30, 1976
made in 1976
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fall 2008 Live auction" held on Wed, Nov 19, 2008.
Lot 080
Lot 080
Estimate: CAD $20,000 - $25,000
Realised: CAD $32,175
Realised: CAD $32,175
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Marlborough-Godard, Toronto
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Miyuki Tanobe was 34 years old when she immigrated from Japan and settled in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. One could assume she experienced the heavy hand of an old patriarchal society growing up in post-war Japan by her inclusion of the feminist protest gathering in Année de la femme - 1975 - Women's Year. Tanobe paints in nihonga, an old form of Japanese painting that uses traditional artistic conventions, techniques and materials, and her unique style has been described as pseudo naïve. Tanobe challenges her admirers with a blunt look at the challenges and obstacles taken on by the Women's Movement of the 1970s. The central figure of the landmark, Christ Church Cathedral on rue St. Catherine's, is contrasted to a skewed window display of women's lingerie to the left; a contradiction of sorts that depicts the complexities of women's rights. But the viewer still feels her deep affection for the city of Montreal, in her playful details of a rich cosmopolitan scene on a winter's day alongside her commitment to the solidarity of les femmes unies.
Please note: This work will be available for pick-up or delivery from PacArt, Toronto, post-auction.
Marlborough-Godard, Toronto
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Miyuki Tanobe was 34 years old when she immigrated from Japan and settled in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. One could assume she experienced the heavy hand of an old patriarchal society growing up in post-war Japan by her inclusion of the feminist protest gathering in Année de la femme - 1975 - Women's Year. Tanobe paints in nihonga, an old form of Japanese painting that uses traditional artistic conventions, techniques and materials, and her unique style has been described as pseudo naïve. Tanobe challenges her admirers with a blunt look at the challenges and obstacles taken on by the Women's Movement of the 1970s. The central figure of the landmark, Christ Church Cathedral on rue St. Catherine's, is contrasted to a skewed window display of women's lingerie to the left; a contradiction of sorts that depicts the complexities of women's rights. But the viewer still feels her deep affection for the city of Montreal, in her playful details of a rich cosmopolitan scene on a winter's day alongside her commitment to the solidarity of les femmes unies.
Please note: This work will be available for pick-up or delivery from PacArt, Toronto, post-auction.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.