Constant Nieuwenhuys-Figuren, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Maskerade

1949
Cobra
49,4cm
x 40,5cm
crayon
paper
Private collection, NL

CID

1277

English title

Masquerade

Alternate titles

Maskerade
1949 Archive entry
Figuren
1981

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom left in pencil

Provenance

Constant
Collection Sam Kaner, Denmark
1982 Private collection, NL (Nova Spectra)
Tags
Fantasy creature
Figures

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme-oiseau, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Femme-oiseau

1949
Cobra
120,0cm
x 65,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain. Long term loan from Collection Fondation Gandur pour l'Art

CID

1238

English title

Bird Lady

Alternate titles

Femme-oiseau
1949
Vogelvrouw
1949 Archive entry
Bird-woman
1966
Donna uccello
1966
L'oiseau devenu femme
2002 Hummelink

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom left in pinkish orange paint

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Eva Nieuwenhuys, NL (gift)
2011 Collection Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Geneva, Switzerland (Sotheby's Paris, sold for 432,750.00 EUR)
Tags
Animal
Bird
Brown
Fantasy creature
Orange
People
Red
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

124 x 68,4 x 3,4 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Satyr, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Satyr

1948
Cobra
90,0cm
x 55,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Museum Jorn, DK

CID

1237

Alternate titles

Satyr
1948 Archive entry
Satyre
2001

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in red oil paint

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Elise Johansen, Copenhagen, Danmark
Collection Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, DK
Tags
Black
Brown
Fantasy creature
Myth
White

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Figuur met sterretje, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Figuur met sterretje

1948
Cobra
70,3cm
x 60,2cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

1175

The year is an educated guess.

English title

No Title/Figure with star

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom center in white paint
Tags
Blue
Brown
Fantasy creature
Ladder
Red
Star
Yellow

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Schaduw, 1947

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Schaduw

1947
Early period
73,8cm
x 86,8cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

1174

English title

Shadow

Alternate titles

Schaduw (L'ombre)
1947 Archive entry
Schatten
1961
L'ombre
1992

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '47, bottom center in black paint

Provenance

1947 Constant
1966 Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Tags
Black
Fantasy creature
White

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La belle et la bête, 1982

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La belle et la bête

1982
Late period
49,0cm
x 38,0cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

973

English title

Beauty and the Beast

Signed/dated

Titled "La belle et la bête", bottom left in pencil. Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

1982 Constant
Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel
1984 Private collection, NL
Tags
Animal
Bear
Black
Fairy Tales
Fantasy creature
People
Pink
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

60 x 72 x 3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vogelvrouw, 1947

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vogelvrouw

1947
Early period
30,1cm
x 23,9cm
lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

806

In the collection of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam as "Femme Oiseau."

English title

Bird Woman

Alternate titles

Vogelvrouw
1949 Archive entry
Vogel
2004
Femme Oiseau
.

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '47, bottom left in pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Fantasy creature
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Dieren, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Dieren

1948
Cobra
29,7cm
x 23,0cm
lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

746

Editions: 1010 [1000 & 10]

English title

Animals

Alternate titles

Zonder titel (Dieren)
1948 Archive entry
Vogels
2002 Hummelink
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Fantasy creature

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Twee dieren, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Twee dieren

1948
Cobra
5,0cm
x 35,0cm
x 35,0cm
ceramic
Collection estate of Kuiper-Sluyters on loan to Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

652

Circa 1948-1951

English title

Two Animals
Tags
Animal
Fantasy creature

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Animaux, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Animaux

1949
Cobra
85,2cm
x 70,5cm
linen
oil paint
Collection ABN AMRO on loan to Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

632

English title

Animals

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant, bottom center in white paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection Willem Smit, NL
1993 Collection ABN AMRO, NL (through bankruptcy of Smit collection)
Tags
Abstract
Animal
Black
Fantasy creature
Green
Orange
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown