Constant Nieuwenhuys-Straatfiguren met hond, 1992

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Straatfiguren met hond

1992
Late period
19,4cm
x 24,4cm
aquatint
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

178

Edition: 20

English title

Street Figures with Dog
Tags
Animal
Black
Dog
People
Streetlife
White

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De bekering van Venus, 1979

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

De bekering van Venus

1977
Late period
150,0cm
x 190,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg on loan to Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

177

 

English title

The Conversion of Venus

Alternate titles

La conversion de Vénus
1992

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '79 bottom right in white on white fond of the dress
Tags
Animal
Black
Brown
Erotica
Guitar
Man
Music
Myth
Nude
People
Pig
Pink
Red
White
Woman
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vrouw en hond, 1992

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vrouw en hond [II]

1992
Late period
24,2cm
x 19,3cm
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

175

Edition: 20

English title

Woman and Dog [II]
Tags
Animal
Black
Dog
People
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Composition in black and white, 1953

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Compositie in zwart en wit

1953
Towards a synthesis of art
75,2cm
x 62,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

169

English title

Composition in Black and White

Alternate titles

Compositie in zwart en wit
1953 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '53 bottom right, in pencil

Provenance

1953 Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
Tags
Abstract
Black
White

Frame dimensions

78 x 64,6 x 4,0 cm
Comstant Nieuwenhuys-Paysage Lunaire, 1956

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Maanlandschap [II]

1956
New Babylon
118,8cm
x 98,9cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Rabo Kunstcollectie, NL

CID

105

English title

Lunar Landscape

Alternate titles

Maanlandschap
1956 Archive entry
Phantastische Landschaft
1961
Paysage lunaire
2001

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in green paint

Provenance

1956 Constant
Collection Rabo Kunstcollectie, NL
Tags
Black
Blue
Landscape
Red
Space
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Ambiance de jeu, 1956-4

Photographer

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Ambiance de jeu, 1956-1
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Ambiance de jeu, 1956-2
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Ambiance de jeu, 1956-3
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Ambiance de jeu, 1956-5

Ambiance de jeu

1956
New Babylon
11,7cm
x 154,6cm
x 155,0cm
brass
oil paint
wood
Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan to Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

57

English title

Environment of Play

Alternate titles

Ambiance de jeu
1956 Archive entry
Spielgelände
1961
Ambiente gioscoso
1966
Lekeplass
1967

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '56, bottom right in black paint on black fond

Provenance

1956 Constant
1974 Collection Constant longterm loan to Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL
2012 Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan to Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL
Tags
Black
Blue
Cityscape
Futuristic
Grey
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Prometheus, 1989

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Prometheus

1989
Late period
135,0cm
x 96,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

39

Prometheus stole fire from the Gods on the Olympus and gave it to the humans. He was punished for his hubris. Zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle (emblem of Zeus) came and picked out his liver. Every day the liver grew back and the torture would repeat.

Alternate titles

Prométhée
2000

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '89, bottom right in sanguine paint on brown fond
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Brown
Eagle
Man
Myth
People
Pink
Red
Suffering

Frame dimensions

150,7 x 112 x 6 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Homo Ludens, 1964

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Homo ludens

1964
New Babylon
158,8cm
x 183,9cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

37

After reading Johan Huizinga's book Homo Ludens (Man at Play) of Johan Huizinga Constant develops his ideas for New Babylon the futuristic city for the creative man at play.

Alternate titles

Homo ludens
1964 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Dated and signed '64 Constant, bottom left from center in green paint. Titled Homo Ludens, bottom right in orange paint

Provenance

1964 Constant
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Black
Green
Man
Orange
People
Plant
Purple
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

Unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Plaisir et Tristesse de l'amour, 1976

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Plaisir et tristesse de l'amour

1976
Late period
237,0cm
x 187,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

33

English title

Pleasure and Sadness of Love

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '76, bottom right in black paint
Tags
Animal
Black
Brown
Dog
Green
Grey
Guitar
Man
Nude
People
Pink
Poetry
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

No