1901
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Grand Quai of Le Havre is a 1901 by Siebe Johannes ten Cate, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a quiet harbor scene at dusk. It's a view of Le Havre with ships and buildings. The artist likely painted this during a trip to France, which is interesting because he was known for painting harbors and cityscapes in pastels, and this work shows a similar theme. You can learn more about the artist's use of light and color by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
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.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Siebe Johannes ten Cate was a Dutch-Frisian painter in the Impressionist style, who spent most of his working life in France.
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