Image
Photographer
Tom Haartsen
La Femme Terrible
1949
85,5cm
x 75,6cm
x 2,2cm
linen
oil paint
unknown collection
CID
1006
In May 1949, Matie van Domselaer left Constant for Asger Jorn during their stay in Bornholm, at Asger’s house. She took their two daughters, Martha and Olga, leaving their son Victor, then 4½ years old, with Constant. In the period that followed, Constant created several iconic paintings processing his heartbreak.
Details
English title
Terrible Woman
Alternate titles
La Femme Terrible
1949 Archive entry
Signed/dated
Signed Constant, bottom center in brown paint on green|yellow fond. Dated '49, bottom right in black paint on white|blue fond
Provenance
1949 Constant
Collection Har Oudejans, NL
2014 Private collection, NL (Christie's Amsterdam)
2025 collection unknown (Bruun Rasmussen, Auction Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 930|41, November 19), 2025
Frame dimensions
88,3 x 78,3 x 3,9 cm
Bibliography
Books
| Title | Year | Page | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Avant-garde Won't Give Up | 2017 | 32 | |
| Zie de mens | 2016 | 76 | |
| Cobra | COPENHAGEN BRUSSELS AMSTERDAM | 2003 | 59 | 55 |
| Après nous la liberté | 2002 | 112 | 53 |
| Constant | schilderijen 1940-1980 | 1980 | 55 | 32 |
Documentation
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cobra Artists Worked With a Passionate Style to Match Their Name | Articles | 2015 |
| Constant, avant le départ | Films | 2005 |
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