Work

Constant and his partner Matie van Domselaer, who would become his wife in 1942, lived at Sarphatipark 42 II (Bollandpark for the Germans),  in Amsterdam during the Second World War: from 1943 until 1945. During the war, artists were required to register with the Reich Chamber of Culture to be allowed to continue their practice. Constant did not register and would therefore hide in the crawl space between his floor and the floor below him, during raids (razzia's).

Circa 1944.

circa 1942

On the back of the Self Portrait recto is another Self Portrait.

Circa 1940

In the documentary Constant, avant le départ, 2005, the work is shown to Constant. He remarks about the work: The design is weak but the colours are good.