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Tom Haartsen
Colophon
A unique album of 12 original sketches & texts by Constant and 13 photo's of the painting The Trial by Victor E. Nieuwenhuys bound together by Boekbinderij van de Woestijne in Middelburg. In his texts Constant uses quotes from Baudelaire.
The Trial was painted between March 1st and September 1st 1978, oil on linnen, 185 x 275 cm.
Circa 1978
Sa femme va criant sur les places publiques:
Puisqu'il me trouve assez belle pour m'adorer,
Je forai le métier des idoles antiques,
Et comme elles je veux me faire redorer;