Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-Leda, 1994

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Leda

1994
Late period
20,7cm
x 19,8cm
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

153

Edition: 20

    Tags
    Agression
    Animal
    Erotica
    Myth
    Swan
    Woman

    Frame dimensions

    nee

    Image

    Constant Nieuwenhuys-Accouplement, 1946

    Photographer

    Tom Haartsen

    Accouplement

    1946
    Early period
    20,5cm
    x 15,2cm
    ink
    paper
    Collection Fondation Constant, NL

    CID

    112

    A drawing in an exercise book with Greek writings. His wife at the time, Matie van Domselaer, was studying ancient languages.

      English title

      Coupling

      Alternate titles

      Paring
      1946 Archive entry
      Copulazione
      1966
      Copulation
      1966

      Signed/dated

      Signed and dated Constant '46, top right in pencil

      Provenance

      1946 Constant
      2002 Private collection, NL (gift)
      Tags
      Erotica
      People
      Sex

      Frame dimensions

      70,6 x 57 x 1,5 cm

      Image

      Constant Nieuwenhuys-Espace Érothique, 1971

      Photographer

      Tom Haartsen

      Erotic Space

      1971
      New Babylon
      165,0cm
      x 175,0cm
      linen
      oil paint
      Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

      CID

      35

        Alternate titles

        Espace érotique
        2008

        Signed/dated

        Signed and dated Constant '71 bottom left of center, in black paint on red fond
        Tags
        Erotica
        Futuristic

        Frame dimensions

        unknown

        Image

        Constant Nieuwenhuys-Leda, 1993

        Photographer

        Tom Haartsen

        Leda

        1993
        Late period
        110,0cm
        x 105,0cm
        linen
        oil paint
        Collection Fondation Constant, NL

        CID

        19

        Constant wanted to create a painting of Leda and the swan that differed from the paintings of his predecessors Delacroix and Cézanne, more sensuous and erotic.

          Signed/dated

          Signed and dated Constant '93, bottom left in ocher yellow on yellow fond

          Provenance

          1993 Constant
          2005 Collection Fondation Constant
          Tags
          Agression
          Animal
          Erotica
          Myth
          Swan
          Woman

          Frame dimensions

          No