Constant Nieuwenhuys-Noche de independencia, 1977

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Noche de independencia

1977
Late period
22,5cm
x 38,3cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

2876

English title

Night of Independence

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '77, bottom left in black pencil.

Provenance

1977 Constant
1978 Cora de Vries
1978 Private Collector
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Culture
Dog
Green
Orange
Party
People
Pink
Red

Frame dimensions

66,0 x 71,1 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Voorstudie Orpheus 1, 1988

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Voorstudie Orpheus 1

1988
Late period
31,5cm
x 32,7cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Bruins-Uding, NL

CID

2869

English title

Study for Orpheus 1

Signed/dated

Signed and dated, Constant '88, bottom right in black pencil. Titled "ORPHEUS", bottom center in black pencil.

Provenance

1988 Constant
1988 Private collector (?)
2005 Private collector (at Sotheby's)
Tags
Animal
Guitar
Lion
Man
Music
Myth

Frame dimensions

57,0 x 54,6 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vissende vos, ca 1984

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vissende vos

1984
Late period
40,7cm
x 40,1cm
paper
watercolour
Private Collection, NL

CID

2867

Circa 1984

English title

Fishing Fox

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in ink

Provenance

Constant
1984 Private Collection, NL (gekocht bij Collection d'Art, Amsterdam)
2005 Bruins-Uding, NL (gekocht bij Christie's, Amsterdam November 29 [Lot 339]
2023 private collection, NL (gekocht bij Venduehuis Den Haag [cat. nr. 32])
Tags
Animal
Fox
Green
Landscape
Orange

Frame dimensions

65,7 x 63,7 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Europa, ca 1989

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Europa [II]

1989
Late period
35,5cm
x 24,8cm
ink
watercolour
Collection Aaron Shatzman and Karen Kaplan, USA

CID

2866

Circa 1989

English title

Europe [II]

Signed/dated

Signed and titled Constant, bottom left in black ink, "Europa", bottom left in purple ink.

Provenance

Constant
Co Melkert, gitarist and friend of Constant
2007 Bruins-Uding, NL (bought at Christie's, Amsterdam June 5 [Lot 177])
2023 Aaron Shatzman and Karen Kaplan, USA (bought at Venduehuis, Den Haag [cat.nr. 31]
Tags
Animal
Bull
Erotica
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

57,5 x 46,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Leeuw met prooi, ca 1985

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Leeuw met prooi

1985
Late period
35,3cm
x 30,3cm
paper
pastel
Private collection, NL

CID

2864

Circa 1985

English title

Lion with Prey

Signed/dated

Dedication and signed on the back: Voor Adèle vrij naar Delacroix. Constant in pencil

Provenance

1985 Constant
Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL
Private collection, NL
Tags
Animal
Black
Brown
Lion
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

63,3 x 58,4 x 1,7 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Leeuw pour ma chère dompteuse, 1986

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Leeuw pour ma chère dompteuse

1986
Late period
28,6cm
x 20,3cm
paper
watercolour
wax crayon
Private collection, NL

CID

2862

The work is made on two different pages, on blotting paper Constant drew with charcoal and on paper below he drew with watercolor.

English title

Lion for my sweet lion tamer

Signed/dated

Dedication: Opdracht: “pour ma chère dompteuse, À l’occasion de son 65-me aniiversaire De la part de son lion, bottom center in red and green crayon
Tags
Animal
Black
Lion
Sepia
Yellow

Frame dimensions

42,2 x 42,3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vogels, 1947

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vogels

1947
Early period
34,4cm
x 27,9cm
lithograph
paper
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

2766

English title

Birds

Alternate titles

Vogels
1947 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '47, bottom right in pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Leeuwentemmer, 1971

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Leeuwentemmer

1971
Late period
60,8cm
x 54,0cm
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

2764

Edition: 25

English title

Lion Tamer

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil
Tags
Animal
Black
Circus
Culture
Grey
Lion
Man
People
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Hibou gris, 1950

Photographer

Unknown

Hibou gris

1950
Cobra
13,0cm
x 18,0cm
oil paint
panel
Private collection, Turin, ITALY

CID

2677

English title

Grey Owl

Alternate titles

Hibou Brun
1950 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed, dated and titled, Constant, Paris 28 nov'50. Pour Matie. Hibou gris, on the back in pencil

Provenance

1950 Constant
Collection Matie van Domselaer, NL
Private collection, Turin, ITALY
Tags
Animal
Bird
Green
Grey
Owl

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Hibou brun, 1950

Photographer

Unknown

Hibou brun

1950
Cobra
18,0cm
x 13,0cm
oil paint
panel
Private collection, Turin, ITALY

CID

2676

English title

Brown Owl

Alternate titles

Hibou Gris
1950 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed, dated and titled, Constant, Paris 28 nov'50. Pour Matie. Hibou brun, on the back in pencil

Provenance

1950 Constant
Collection Matie van Domselaer, NL
Private collection, Turin, ITALY
Tags
Animal
Bird
Blue
Green
Owl
Sepia

Frame dimensions

No