Constant Nieuwenhuys-De oorlog, 1950

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

De oorlog

1950
Cobra
122,7cm
x 117,0cm
x 4,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, NL

CID

1435

English title

The War III

Alternate titles

La Guerre III
2016
De oorlog
1950 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '50, bottom left in black paint

Provenance

Constant
Martin Visser, Bergeijk, NL
Collection G.J. Jansen, NL
1969, Van Abbemuseum (acquired by director J. Leering)
Tags
Death
People
War

Frame dimensions

127,8 x 119,8 x 6,3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La mort de l'aimée, 1978

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La mort de l’aimée

1978
Late period
79,5cm
x 83,7cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

1106

English title

Death of the beloved

Alternate titles

De dood van de geliefde
2008

Signed/dated

Dated and signed Le 7 nov.'78 Constant, bottom left from center pink on pink fond

Provenance

Constant
1979, Private collection, NL
Tags
Death
Love
Woman

Frame dimensions

93,9 x 96,7 x 3,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 8, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

8 x LA GUERRE 8

1951
Cobra
40,1cm
x 27,8cm
lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant

CID

662

Edition: 50

English title

Portfolio: 8 X WAR 8

Alternate titles

8 maal de oorlog
1966
Duif-kat
1968

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, center right in the wing of the bird in pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Cat
Death
Destruction
War

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 4, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

8 x LA GUERRE 4

1951
Cobra
40,0cm
x 28,3cm
lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant

CID

658

Edition: 50

English title

8 X WAR 4

Alternate titles

8 maal de oorlog
1966

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in pencil
Tags
Death
People
War

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 2, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

8 x LA GUERRE 2

1951
Cobra
40,1cm
x 28,2cm
lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant

CID

656

Edition: 50

English title

8 X WAR 2

Alternate titles

8 maal de oorlog
1966

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, center right in pencil
Tags
Death
People
War
Wheel

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La guerre, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Oorlog

1951
Cobra
36,6cm
x 45,4cm
charcoal
crayon
paper
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

513

English title

War

Alternate titles

Oorlog
1951 Archive entry
Twee gevallen figuren
1951 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom left in pencil

Provenance

1950 Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, NL
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Death
People
War

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Erlkönig, 1990

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Erlkönig

1990
Late period
45,9cm
x 35,4cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

441

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

Elf King

Alternate titles

Le roi des aulnes
1994

Signed/dated

Signed, dated and titled Constant '90, "Erlkönig", bottom left in black pencil

Provenance

1990 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Art
Child
Death
Father
Music

Frame dimensions

69,3 x 58,9 x 2,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Terre brûlée III, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Verschroeide aarde [III]

1951
Cobra
120,0cm
x 75,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL

CID

291

English title

Scorched Earth [III]

Alternate titles

Verschroeide aarde
1951 Archive entry
Le monde en décomposition
1959
Verbrannte Erde
1961
Scorched Earth
1966
Terra bruciata
1966
Terre ravagée
1982
Terre brûlée III
1992

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, top right in light blue paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
Tags
Death
Destruction
Landscape
People
War
Wheel

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-Concentratiekamp, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Concentratiekamp

1951
Cobra
110,0cm
x 110,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

289

English title

Concentration Camp

Alternate titles

Concentratie kamp
1951 Archive entry
Camp de concentration
2001
Konzentrationslager
1986

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom center, in grey paint

Provenance

1951 Constant
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Death
Human cruelty
People
War

Frame dimensions

unknown