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Born in Sneek in 1858 and died in Paris in 1908, Siebe Johannes ten Cate developed a body of work in which landscapes and urban views often appear in rain or snow. This preference for scenes captured in rainy or snowy atmospheres is the most clearly documented characteristic of his painting. In 1876, he decided to enrol at the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague; a few years later, he continued his studies in Antwerp. His travels also took him to several European countries, including Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Germany, as well as to Algeria and Egypt. Paris remained his address: his residence is listed as 65, rue de Malte.
The titles of works retained among the examples presented by the foundation — La Meuse, Luzern, Bateaux près de Notre Dame and Boulogne-sur-mer — evoke a range of places, without limiting his subject to a single territory; painting and pastel are the media mentioned. According to the foundation, art dealers Durand-Ruel and Ambroise Vollard exhibited his works in their galleries. His paintings and pastels were also shown at the Salon d’Automne, alongside works by Jean-Baptiste Corot. The same source reports that the Louvre acquired four of his paintings and that the Musée Carnavalet bought around twenty.
The foundation also reports his friendships with Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro and Vincent van Gogh, as well as the hospitality he offered Kees van Dongen upon his arrival in Paris. After his death, his studio was sold at auction and, according to the foundation, his name subsequently fell into oblivion. In 2012, the Fries Scheepvaart Museum in Sneek organised an exhibition dedicated to the artist.
This profile brings together identity references for Siebe Johannes ten Cate and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Schuler · Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Dobiaschofsky
References include catalogue entries and available results; they do not all represent completed sales. Attributed works and special lots are excluded from the priced results.
Oil on canvas
Ansicht der Festung Aarburg
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2022-03-21
Published result : 950 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Pastel
Bruges
pastel
Catalogue period : 2017-12-11
Published result : 320 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–400
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Pastel
Lucerne
pastel
Catalogue period : 2017-09-22
Published result : 650 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Pastel
Bruges
pastel
Catalogue period : 2017-09-22
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 500–700
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Pastellkreide auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2016-06-22
Published result : 973 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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"L′entrée du village".
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 8000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 12000
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