5 color etchings with text by Fanny Kelk. Edition: 10 copies (numbered I-X) & 99 copies (numbered 1-99).
These etchings have been made after a series of five paintings on the same theme done between 1975-78.
Size paper: 71 x 59,5 cm
Details
English title
PLEASURE AND SADNESS OF LOVE: 3. Pleasure and Sadness of Love
Circa 1985. Waldo was Constant's second to last dog with whom he had an extraordinary relationship. According to Constant the dog was exceptionally cheeky and cute. Constant really admired this in him. Waldo's signature trick was that he could catch any ball you threw at him.
Constant loved animals and had some loyal companions by his side over the years. His last dog was Tikus, who was with Constant from 1990 till his death. When his dog Waldo died in 1989, Constant was heartbroken. In 1990 he decided he was ready for a new companion, so he went to the pound. He was looking for a medium size dog, like Waldo had been. However, a little fluff ball called Tikus had just come in. (Tikus means mouse in Malaysian.) Constant considered him a bit too much the size of a lap dog. However, Tikus had recognised their bond. When Constant came out of the bathroom, Tikus was waiting there for him and Constant gave in. From that moment they were inseparable.
When Constant passed away in 2005, Tikus died a few days later. They are buried together at Zorgvlied.
Details
Signed/dated
Titled, signed and dated "Tikus" Constant '91, bottom right in black pencil
Inpired by the floodings of January 31st 1995 in the Dutch area Rivierenland. The floodings were very severe and forced 250.000 people to evacuate their homes for several weeks.
Details
English title
The Flood
Signed/dated
Signed and dated Constant '93, top left in grey paint on grey fond
Provenance
Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, NL
2008 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, longterm loan to Stedelijk Museum , NLSchiedam
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, longterm loan to Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL