Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-Bonhomme, 1947

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Mannetje

Mannetje

1947
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

Moment érotique

1949
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

Twee dieren

1946
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

Zondebok

1949
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
Brown
Fantasy creature
Goat

Frame dimensions

Unknown

Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'animal sorcier, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
L'animal sorcier

L'animal sorcier

1949
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

Fête de la tristesse

1949
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

L'oeil bleu

1948
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

J'ai vu les ours blancs

1948
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

Grieks theater

1948
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 on green fond

Provenance

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

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Goede Morgen Haan, pag 03-04

Goede Morgen Haan, pag 03-04

1949
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