The Elf King king is a ballad written by the German poet, Goethe, in 1782. Put to music by Schubert in 1815. It tells the sad tale of a father riding home with his son in his arms (presumably the boy is ill). The boy sees feverish images of the Elven king, imagery of death, who tries to lure him to the 'other side'. The boy frantically cries out to his father for help. The Elven king is relentless and threatens to take the boy by force. When the father reaches his destination the boy has passed away.
Constant also made an etch of the Erlkönig.
Work
Erlkönig [II]
1990
45.0cm x 32.5cm
paper, washed ink
Collection Jaski Gallery, NL
CID: 2336
La belle noiseuse [II]
1990
42.5cm x 57.0cm
paper, watercolour
Collection Hans de Vries, BE
CID: 965
La belle noiseuse [I]
1990
52.0cm x 73.0cm
paper, watercolour
EAM Collection, Germany
CID: 217
Circa 1990
Les enfants errants
1990
paper, watercolour
Collection Olga Nieuwenhuys
CID: 2885
Circa 1990
omslag boek van Olga Nieuwenhuys, "Angels with Callous Hands", children's work in rural Kerala (India), academisch proefschrift Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1990
Man with Dog
1990
34.5cm x 29.0cm
linen, oil paint
Collection unknown
CID: 3259
Circa 1990
Stolen from the gallery of Nico Delaive in 2001.
No TIFF image available.