Constant Nieuwenhuys-Constructie met gekleurde vlakken, 1954

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Constructie met gekleurde vlakken, 1954-1
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Constructie met gekleurde vlakken, 1954-2
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Constructie met gekleurde vlakken, 1954-3
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Constructie met gekleurde vlakken, 1954-5

Constructie met gekleurde vlakken

1954
Towards a synthesis of art
119,5cm
x 62,0cm
x 57,2cm
iron
plexiglass
Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan to Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

166

After the dissolution of CoBrA, Stephen Gilbert, a fellow member of the movement, went on to experiment with abstract shapes in space that resulted in metal space constructions. Constant was going through a similar development and it was Gilbert who motivated him to start working in 3D — the result was this work. It led to an intensification of their contact. 

English title

Construction with Coloured Planes

Alternate titles

Constructie met gekleurde vlakken
1954 Archive entry
Konstruktion mit farbige Flächen
1961
Coloured Plane Construction
1966
Costruzione con superficie colorata
1966

Signed/dated

Signed Constant A'dam, on a sticker on the outside of the red plane

Provenance

1954 Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, NL
2008 Long term loan to Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL

Frame dimensions

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