European Fine Art · Mediaeval to Modern
European
fine art.
A fine art gallery of European art — Old Master paintings, mediaeval and Renaissance sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, and 20th-century works on paper by acknowledged masters. Each work is catalogued, attributed and conserved with reference to contemporary scholarship.
Ecce Homo · Linden Wood · Spain · Late 15th Century
15th – 20th century
Mediaeval to Modern
IV
Disciplines surveyed
100%
Catalogued from a collection
Int.
Provenance & shipping
Weekly Auctions · Catawiki
A rotating cabinet, every week.
In addition to the works presented here, TenCate Art runs weekly auctions on Catawiki — a rotating selection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts that travel to collectors across the world.
1,000+
Objects sold worldwide
Weekly
New auctions on Catawiki
Excellent
Buyer reviews & feedback
The Archive
Recently passed through the cabinet
An ongoing record of works that have entered private and institutional collections — paintings, sculpture and objets de vertu of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque, each catalogued with reference to its provenance and historical context. New acquisitions are introduced periodically; please write for the current cabinet or to register a standing interest.
Curatorial Note
On condition and connoisseurship.
Every work is studied against the relevant catalogues raisonnés and archival sources, examined in raking and ultraviolet light, and — where appropriate — entrusted to independent conservators before entering the cabinet. We prefer honest condition over campaign restoration, retained polychromy over later regilding, and attributions grounded in stylistic analysis, comparanda and verifiable provenance.
About the Gallery →Services · Consignment
We also place work for others.
TenCate Art offers a specialised intermediary and consignment service for collectors, heirs and private sellers. We assess each work, research its background and place it with the auction house or platform where it achieves the strongest visibility and price.
The difference between €200 and €2,000 is often the result of a correct attribution, an expert description and presenting the work to the right audience.