Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-La Tempête, 1990

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La Tempête

1990
37,6cm
x 49,3cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

439

As the Burns' Day Storm, also known as cyclone Daria, raged across North-Western Europe, Constant channeled its raw energy into his watercolors. The tempest's gusty winds and flying debris found a reflection in his dynamic spatters and faint silhouettes of people and objects. This devastating storm, one of Europe's most powerful, carved a path of destruction, especially impacting the Netherlands and Belgium.

English title

The Storm

Alternate titles

Storm
1990

Signed/dated

Titled 'Storm', bottom right from center in pencil on green/grey fond. Signed and dated Constant 25.1.'90, bottom right in pencil on pink/brown fond

Provenance

1990 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Black
Brown
Figures
Green
Landscape

Frame dimensions

61,2 x 72,9 x 2,8 cm