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 | De Hallen Haarlem, 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, Germany

      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, Germany
        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 Musée Nationale d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

        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 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

          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 Silkeborg Kunstmuseum

            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 Silkeborg Kunstmuseum
              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, Denmark

              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 Kunstmuseum of Moder Art, Aalborg, DENMARK
                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

                    Image

                    Constant Nieuwenhuys-Goede Morgen Haan-titelblad, 1949

                    Photographer

                    Tom Haartsen

                    Goede Morgen Haan, pag 01-titelblad

                    1949
                    Cobra
                    crayon
                    ink
                    paper
                    pencil
                    Collection Fondation Constant
                    Museum Voorlinden
                    Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                    SMK Museum Copenhagen (1952)

                    CID

                    243

                    A small printed booklet with poetry by Gerrit Kouwenaar and drawings by Constant. Kouwenaar was a member of the Dutch poetry group known as the 'Vijftigers,' which had close ties to the CoBrA movement. 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-titlepage

                      Alternate titles

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

                      Frame dimensions

                      nee