Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-Bonhomme, 1947

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Mannetje

1947
Early period
50,5cm
x 26,0cm
x 38,0cm
metal wire
paint
wood
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

518

    English title

    Little Chap

    Alternate titles

    Mannetje
    1947 Archive entry
    Bonhomme
    2001

    Provenance

    Constant
    Collection W. Hoogstraate, NL
    Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL (bestowal)
    Tags
    Abstract
    Fantasy creature
    Man

    Frame dimensions

    No

    Image

    Constant Nieuwenhuys-Moment érotique, 1949

    Photographer

    Tom Haartsen

    Moment érotique

    1949
    Cobra
    59,5cm
    x 61,5cm
    paper
    watercolour
    Collection Meeuwissen, NL

    CID

    483

      English title

      Erotic Moment

      Alternate titles

      Moment érotique
      1949 Archive entry
      Aap
      1965

      Signed/dated

      Signed and dated Constant '49, top right in pencil on yellow fond

      Provenance

      Constant
      +- 1965 Collection Steef de Vries, NL
      Collection K. van Stuijvenberg, NL
      2002 Galerie Moderne Silkeborg and Gerard Lasès NL
      2005 Collection Meeuwissen, NL (Gerard Lasès, Nl)
      Tags
      Brown
      Erotica
      Fantasy creature
      Green
      Red

      Frame dimensions

      No

      Image

      Constant Nieuwenhuys-Animaux, 1946

      Photographer

      Tom Haartsen

      Twee dieren

      1946
      Early period
      58,0cm
      x 64,4cm
      gouache
      linen
      oil paint
      Collection Frans Hals Museum, NL

      CID

      292

        English title

        Two Animals

        Alternate titles

        Twee dieren
        1946 Archive entry
        Zwei Tiere
        1967
        Nachtdieren
        1970
        Nachttiere
        1986

        Signed/dated

        Signed Constant, bottom right in black paint

        Provenance

        1946 Constant
        Collection H. de Jong, Hengelo
        Tags
        Animal
        Black
        Blue
        Fantasy creature
        Red
        Sepia
        White

        Frame dimensions

        unknown

        Image

        Constant Nieuwenhuys-Zondebok, 1949

        Photographer

        Tom Haartsen

        Zondebok

        1949
        Cobra
        92,1cm
        x 75,0cm
        linen
        oil paint
        Collection Kunstmuseum Bochum, DE

        CID

        286

          English title

          Scapegoat

          Alternate titles

          De zondebok (Le bouc émissaire)
          1949 Archive entry
          Der Sündenbock
          1961
          Le bouc émissaire
          2001

          Signed/dated

          Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom center in orange paint on black fond

          Provenance

          1949 Constant
          Collection Kunstmuseum Bochum, DE
          Tags
          Animal
          Black
          Blue
          Brown
          Fantasy creature
          Goat
          Grey
          Orange
          Pink
          Purple
          Red
          White
          Yellow

          Frame dimensions

          Unknown

          Image

          Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'animal sorcier, 1949

          Photographer

          Tom Haartsen

          L'animal sorcier

          1949
          Cobra
          110,0cm
          x 84,0cm
          linen
          oil paint
          Collection Centre Pompidou, FR

          CID

          282

            English title

            The Sorcerer Animal

            Alternate titles

            L'animal sorcier
            1949 Archive entry
            Das zaubernde Tier
            1961
            Het toverende dier
            1966
            De tovenaarsleerling
            2008

            Signed/dated

            Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom right in black paint

            Provenance

            1949 Constant
            Collection Centre Pompidou, FR
            Tags
            Animal
            Bird
            Fantasy creature
            Ladder
            Moon
            Wheel

            Frame dimensions

            123,3 x 98,2 x 5,5 cm

            Image

            Constant Nieuwenhuys-Fête de la Tristesse, 1949

            Photographer

            Tom Haartsen

            Fête de la tristesse

            1949
            Cobra
            85,0cm
            x 110,0cm
            linen
            oil paint
            Collection Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, NL on longterm loan from Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed

            CID

            281

            Painted on his birthday July 21st, 1949, this painting captures the heartache Constant experiences after his wife Matie has left him for his friend and colleague Asger Jorn, taking his two daughters Martha and Olga with her.

              English title

              Feast of Sadness

              Alternate titles

              Fête de la tristesse
              1948
              Feest der droevenis
              2015

              Signed/dated

              Signed and dated Constant '49, top center in black

              Provenance

              1949 Constant
              1962 Collection Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed | K62384
              2002 Collection Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, NL
              Tags
              Animal
              Fantasy creature
              Figures
              Heartache
              Love

              Frame dimensions

              unknown

              Image

              Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'oeil bleu, 1948

              Photographer

              Tom Haartsen

              L'oeil bleu

              1948
              Cobra
              100,0cm
              x 56,0cm
              linen
              oil paint
              Collection Museum Jorn, DK

              CID

              276

                English title

                The Blue Eye

                Alternate titles

                Masker met blauw oog
                1948 Archive entry
                Het blauwe oog
                1980

                Signed/dated

                Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom right in white paint on black fond

                Provenance

                1948 Constant
                Collection Elise Johansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
                Collection Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, DK
                Tags
                Black
                Blue
                Fantasy creature
                White

                Frame dimensions

                unknown

                Image

                Constant Nieuwenhuys-J'ai vu les ours blancs, 1948

                Photographer

                Unknown

                J'ai vu les ours blancs

                1948
                Cobra
                144,3cm
                x 109,6cm
                linen
                oil paint
                Collection Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, DK

                CID

                275

                  English title

                  I've Seen the White Bears

                  Alternate titles

                  J'ai vu les ours blancs
                  1948 Archive entry
                  IJsberen (J'ai vu les ours blancs)
                  1948 Archive entry
                  J'ai visité les ours blancs
                  1997 catalog COBRA. Co penhagen BR ussels A msterdam

                  Signed/dated

                  Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom left in black paint. Titled J'ai vu les ours blancs blancs, bottom left in black paint

                  Provenance

                  1948 Constant
                  Collection K. Kerstensen, Copenhagen, Denmark
                  Collection Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
                  Tags
                  Abstract
                  Animal
                  Bear
                  Black
                  Fantasy creature
                  Pink
                  Red
                  White

                  Frame dimensions

                  unknown

                  Image

                  Constant Nieuwenhuys-Grieks theater, 1948

                  Photographer

                  Tom Haartsen

                  Grieks theater

                  1948
                  Cobra
                  33,5cm
                  x 23,0cm
                  ink
                  paper
                  watercolour
                  Collection Fondation Constant, NL

                  CID

                  252

                  A drawing on a page from one of the notebooks of his wife at the time, Matie van Domselaer, who was studying ancient languages.

                    English title

                    Grecian Theater

                    Alternate titles

                    Grieks theater
                    1948 Archive entry
                    Théâtre grec
                    1982 | Cobra: 1948-1951

                    Signed/dated

                    Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom right in pencil

                    Provenance

                    1948 Constant
                    2003 Private collection, NL (gift)
                    Tags
                    Animal
                    Culture
                    Fantasy creature
                    Figures
                    Theater

                    Frame dimensions

                    52 x 41 x 1,2 cm

                    Image

                    Constant Nieuwenhuys-Goede Morgen Haan-pag 3-4, 1949

                    Photographer

                    Tom Haartsen

                    Goede Morgen Haan, pag 03-04

                    1949
                    Cobra
                    crayon
                    ink
                    paper
                    pencil
                    Collection Fondation Constant

                    CID

                    245

                    A small printed booklet with poetry by Gerrit Kouwenaar and drawings by Constant. They created it in 1949 and it was supposed to be a little joke. This is also one of the lines in the booklet: 'Everyone considers themself to be a joke, A joke is allowed' The words and drawings are an expression of the playfullness of their creators where sometimes the words came first and the drawings followed as a reaction and sometimes the other way around.

                      English title

                      Good Morning Rooster-page 3-4

                      Alternate titles

                      Goede morgen haan
                      Archive entry 1949
                      Tags
                      Animal
                      Bird
                      Black
                      Fantasy creature
                      Green
                      Grey
                      Orange
                      Red
                      Rooster

                      Frame dimensions

                      nee