Johannes Marius Ten Kate (1859-1896)
Johannes Marius ten Kate was born in Amsterdam into an artistic family. He was the son of artist Johan Mari Henri ten Kate, who was a skilled Romantic genre painter. His uncle H F C ten Kate was a renowned painter as well. Both were very successful, Johan Mari Henri and his brother H F C were painters to the court of King Willem III.
The young Ten Kate received his artistic training most probably from his father. Johannes Ten Kate lived and worked most of his life in The Hague, and became a member of the well known artist's society Pulchri Studio. He is best known for his beach scenes, landscapes and genre scenes, which he painted in a Romantic-impressionistic manner.
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