Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Freule, 1997

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Freule

1997
Late period
48,0cm
x 39,5cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

503

English title

No Title/Freule

Alternate titles

La Hautaine
2000

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '97, bottom left in black pencil

Provenance

1997 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Blue
Face
Orange
Portrait
Purple
Woman

Frame dimensions

75,5 x 65,5 x 3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Adelaar, 1953

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Adelaar

1953
Towards a synthesis of art
63,8cm
x 66,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

497

English title

Eagle

Alternate titles

Adelaar
1953 Archive entry
L'aigle
1992

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '53, top left incised on white fond

Provenance

1953 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Brown
Eagle
White

Frame dimensions

65,3 x 67,6 x 2,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vogels, 1949

Photographer

Unknown

Vogels

1949
Cobra
53,5cm
x 53,8cm
gouache
ink
paper
pencil
Collection Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL

CID

487

English title

Birds

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top right in black pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Red
Tree

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Spiegelzaal, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Spiegelzaal

1972
New Babylon
122,0cm
x 133,0cm
paper
pencil
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

484

English title

Hall of Mirrors

Alternate titles

Spiegelzaal
1972 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '72, bottom left in black pencil

Provenance

1972 Constant
2005 Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Blue
Figures
Purple

Frame dimensions

127 x 140 x 4 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Colombe bleue, 1953

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Colombe bleue

1953
Towards a synthesis of art
90,0cm
x 66,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan to Kunstmuseum, Den Haag, NL

CID

297

English title

Blue Dove

Alternate titles

Blauwe duif
1953 Archive entry
Komposition in blau und rot
1961

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '53 bottom left, in black paint

Provenance

1953 Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Dove
Red
White

Frame dimensions

91,5 x 67,5 x 3,0 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Animaux, 1946

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Twee dieren

1946
Early period
58,0cm
x 64,4cm
gouache
linen
oil paint
Collection Frans Hals Museum | De Hallen Haarlem, NL

CID

292

English title

Two Animals

Alternate titles

Twee dieren
1946 Archive entry
Zwei Tiere
1967
Nachtdieren
1970
Nachttiere
1986

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in black paint

Provenance

1946 Constant
Collection H. de Jong, Hengelo
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Fantasy creature
Red
Sepia
White

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Luchtaanval, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Luchtaanval

1951
Cobra
125,0cm
x 117,2cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, NL longterm loan from Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed

CID

290

English title

Air Raid

Alternate titles

Verschroeide aarde (Luchtaanval)
1951 Archive entry
Attaque aérienne
2001

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom left from center in yellow|brown paint on blue|green fond

Provenance

1951 Constant
1962 Collection Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed | K62349
2002 Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, NL
Tags
Airplane
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Child
Death
Destruction
Dog
People
War
White

Frame dimensions

127,7 x 120,2 x 4,4 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Zondebok, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Zondebok

1949
Cobra
92,1cm
x 75,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany

CID

286

English title

Scapegoat

Alternate titles

Le bouc émissaire
2001
De zondebok
1965
Der Sündenbock
1961
Zondebok
1949
De zondebok (Le bouc émissaire)
1949 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom center in orange paint on black fond

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Fantasy creature
Goat
Grey
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

Unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme qui a blessé un oiseau avec une feuille morte, 1949

Photographer

Unknown

Femme qui a blessé un oiseau avec une feuille morte

1949
Cobra
110,0cm
x 95,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Munich to Kunsthalle Emden, Germany. Donation from Otto van de Loo

CID

280

English title

Woman Who Injured a Bird with a Dead Leaf

Alternate titles

Femme qui a blessé un oiseau avec une feuille morte
1949
Femme pleurante, blessé par une feuille morte
1986

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top left in brown paint on blue grey fond

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Henri Lazard, Lausanne, CH
Collection Otto van de Loo, Munich, DE
Collection Kunsthalle Emden (donation Otto van de Loo, Munich, DE)
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Brown
Grey
Heartache
Love
Metaphor
People
Red
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'oeil bleu, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

L'oeil bleu

1948
Cobra
100,0cm
x 56,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Silkeborg Kunstmuseum

CID

276

English title

The Blue Eye

Alternate titles

Masker met blauw oog
1948 Archive entry
Het blauwe oog
1980

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom right in white paint on black fond

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Elise Johansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Collection Silkeborg Kunstmuseum
Tags
Black
Blue
Fantasy creature
White

Frame dimensions

unknown