Work

Constant exchanged the painting, Kat, 1949, with Tajiri's sculpture, Circus. Following documentation of the works in catalogs the exchange took place before 1962. Circus is documented in Cobra, Journaal van de Nederlandse musea voor moderne kunst in 1962 as belonging to the collection of Constant.*

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.

Circa 1949