Constant Nieuwenhuys-Meisje, 1940

Photographer

Unknown

Meisje

1940
Early period
29,0cm
x 12,0cm
paper
pencil
Collection unknown

CID

2526

English title

Girl

Alternate titles

Meisje
1940 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed "Aan Theo" Constant, bottom right in black pencil

Provenance

1940 Constant
Collection Theo Dobbelman, Amsterdam, NL
Collection unknown
Tags
Child
Nude
Portrait
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Les joueurs aux ballons, ca 1985

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Les joueurs au ballon

1985
Late period
22,2cm
x 26,7cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection

CID

2470

Circa 1985

English title

Ball Players

Alternate titles

Les joueurs au ballon | Collection d'art
1986
Balspelers
Les joueurs aux ballons | Les joueurs au ballon

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil on white fond

Provenance

Constant
1986 Herman Kater (Collection d'Art, Kunstrai 1986)
2006 erven Herman Kater
2007 erven particuliere collectie
Tags
Child
People
Play

Frame dimensions

45,5 x 49,4 x 2,7 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Moeder en kind, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Moeder en kind

1949
Cobra
50,1cm
x 37,2cm
gouache
paper
Private Collection, Belgium

CID

2450

English title

Mother and Child

Alternate titles

Moeder en kind
1949 Archive entry
Two figures with a bicycle
2015

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom left in pencil

Provenance

Constant
Private Collection, Belgium
Tags
Blue
Child
Family
Mother
People
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

80 x 65,4 x 2,1
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La petite victime, 1985 ca

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La petite victime

1985
Late period
38,0cm
x 20,0cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection

CID

2365

Circa 1985

English title

The Little Victim

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom center from left in pink crayon
Tags
Child
People
Portrait

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Kind met slofjes, 1946

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Kind met slofjes

1946
Early period
24,8cm
x 20,0cm
paper
pencil
Collection Jaap Min, NL

CID

2346

English title

No Title/Child With Slippers

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '46, on the back in pencil

Provenance

1946 Constant
Collection Jaap Min, NL
Tags
Child

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Erlkönig II, 1990

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Erlkönig [II]

1990
Late period
45,0cm
x 32,5cm
paper
washed ink
Collection Jaski Gallery, NL

CID

2336

The Elf King king is a ballad written by the German poet, Goethe, in 1782. Put to music by Schubert in 1815. It tells the sad tale of a father riding home with his son in his arms (presumably the boy is ill). The boy sees feverish images of the Elven king, imagery of death, who tries to lure him to the 'other side'. The boy frantically cries out to his father for help. The Elven king is relentless and threatens to take the boy by force. When the father reaches his destination the boy has passed away.
Constant also made an etch of the Erlkönig.

English title

Erlking [II]

Signed/dated

Titled, signed and dated "Erlkönig", bottom left in black pencil and Constant '90, bottom right in black pencil.
Tags
Child
Death
Family
Father
Music

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Kinderen en dieren, 1949

Photographer

Unknown

ZT/Kinderen en dieren

1949
Cobra
54,0cm
x 45,5cm
board
gouache
Private collection, NY, USA

CID

2333

English title

No Title/Children and Animals

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top left in blue pencil
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Child
Fantasy creature
Green
Red
Star
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Medea I, 1990

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Medea [I]

1990
Late period
55,0cm
x 40,0cm
paper
watercolour
wax crayon
Collection unknown

CID

2331

The numbering is for practical reasons to distinguish between different works with the same title.

Alternate titles

Medée
1994

Signed/dated

Titled "MEDEA", bottom left in magenta crayon. Signed and dated Constant '90, bottom right in black crayon

Provenance

1990 Constant
1993 Jean-Clarence Lambert (gift from Constant)
2003 Collection unknown (bought at Auction Versailles Enchères)
Tags
Child
Mother
Murder
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De Balspelers, 1974

Photographer

Unknown

De Balspelers

1974
Late period
0,0cm
x 0,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Eva Nieuwenhuys, NL

CID

2315

English title

The Ball Players

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '74 center left in brown paint

Provenance

1974 Constant
Collection Eva Nieuwenhuys, NL (gift)
Tags
Child
Play

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vrouw en kind I, 1952

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vrouw en kind [I]

1952
Cobra
57,8cm
x 71,0cm
board
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

2311

English title

Woman and Child [I]

Alternate titles

Vrouw en kind
1952 Archive entry
Moeder en kind
1952 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '52, bottom left scratched in black fond

Provenance

1952 Constant
1953/1954 Contraprestatie
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Blue
Child
Mother
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

No