The Grand Quai of Le Havre

Also known as: Havre

About the Artwork

Born in Holland, Ten Cate spent most of his career in Paris where he briefly shared an apartment in Montmartre with his friend the artist Kees van Dongen, and was also acquainted with Vincent van Gogh. He was known for his pastels of harbors and cityscapes. This melancholic view of Le Havre conveys the damp chill of an autumn twilight.

Inscriptions

signed, lower right, in black pastel: ten Cate / Havre 1901

Provenance

Edward B. Greene, Cleveland [Durand-Ruel, Paris (paper label, now removed, in departmenal file)]. Edward B. Greene, Cleveland (according to departmental card, not stamped)

Exhibition history

Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

Quick Overview

Artist: Siebe Johannes ten Cate (Dutch, 1858–1908)
Date: 1901
Medium: pastel
Dimensions: Sheet: 25.9 x 35 cm (10 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belden Greene
Accession no.: 1960.166

Open-access museum record · AT-00011598