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
Tags
Abstract
Animal
Black
Fantasy creature
Green
Orange
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown
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

Bonhomme
2001
Tags
Abstract
Fantasy creature
Man

Frame dimensions

No
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

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top right in pencil

Provenance

1949 Constant
+- 1965 Collection Steef de Vries, NL
2002 Collection K. van Stuijvenberg, NL
+- 2005 Collection Meeuwissen, NL
Tags
Brown
Erotica
Fantasy creature
Green
Red

Frame dimensions

No
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 | De Hallen Haarlem, NL

CID

292

English title

Two Animals

Alternate titles

Zwei Tiere
1967
Twee dieren
1966
Nachttiere
1986
Nachtdieren
1970

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
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Zondebok, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Zondebok

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

CID

286

English title

Scapegoat

Alternate titles

Le bouc émissaire
2001
De zondebok
1965
Der Sündenbock
1961
Zondebok
1949
De zondebok (Le bouc émissaire)
1949 Archive entry

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

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

Frame dimensions

Unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'animal sorcier, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

L'animal sorcier

1949
Cobra
110,0cm
x 84,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Musée Nationale d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, FRANCE

CID

282

English title

The Sorcerer Animal

Alternate titles

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

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Musée Nationale d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, FRANCE
Tags
Animal
Bird
Fantasy creature
Ladder
Moon
Wheel

Frame dimensions

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

Feest der droevenis
2015
Fête de la tristesse
1948

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
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'oeil bleu, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

L'oeil bleu

1948
Cobra
100,0cm
x 56,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Silkeborg Kunstmuseum

CID

276

English title

The Blue Eye

Alternate titles

Het blauwe oog
1980
Masker met blauw oog
1948 Archive entry

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Elise Johansen, Copenhagen, Danmark
Collection Silkeborg Kunstmuseum
Tags
Black
Blue
Fantasy creature
White

Frame dimensions

unknown
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 Kunstmuseum of Moder Art, Aalborg, DENMARK

CID

275

English title

I've Seen the White Bears

Alternate titles

J'ai visité les ours blancs
2008
IJsberen (J'ai vu les ours blancs)
1948 Archive entry
J'ai vu les ours blancs
1948

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 Kunstmuseum of Moder Art, Aalborg, DENMARK
Tags
Abstract
Animal
Bear
Black
Fantasy creature
Pink
Red
White

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Grieks theater, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Grieks theater

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

CID

252

A drawing on a page from one of the note books of his wife at the time. She was studying ancient languages.

English title

Grecian Theater

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