Image
Photographer
Tom Haartsen
Europa
1992
130,0cm
x 97,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant, NL
CID
493
Depicts the myth of the Greek god Zeus, who transforms into a white bull to seduce the young Phoenician woman Europa without his wife Hera finding out. The painting is perhaps inspired by the signing of the Maastricht treatment (Treaty on the European Union) on February 7th, 1992 confirming the European Union and the Euro.
Details
English title
Europe
Alternate titles
Europe
2000
Signed/dated
Signed and dated Constant '92, bottom right in grey paint
Provenance
Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, NL
2008 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst longterm loan Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
2012 Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
2022 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Frame dimensions
138,0 x 105,0 x 5,5 cm