Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 2-Brisant bommen, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant-couverture, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant-dedicace, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 1, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 3, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 4, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 5, 1951

L'imagination effrayante 2-Brisant bommen

1951
Cobra
31,0cm
x 38,5cm
crayon
gouache
paper
Private collection, UK

CID

1503

Portfolio of 5 drawings.

English title

Scary Fantasy 2-High Explosive Bombs

Alternate titles

Brisant bommen
1951 Archive entry
De schrikaanjagende verbeeldingskracht
1966

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

1951 Constant
1951 Collection Aldo en Hannie van Eyck, NL
1999 Private collection, UK
Tags
Black
Disaster
Fear
Figures
Fist
Hand
People
Violence
War
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Figuren in een sector, 1964

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Figuren in een sector

1964
New Babylon
60,0cm
x 108,0cm
paper
pencil
watercolour
Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, NL

CID

1442

English title

Figures in a Sector

Alternate titles

Figuren in een sector '64
1964 Archive entry
Figuren in sector
1968

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '64, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

1964 Constant
1968 Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed, NL | K67311
2008 Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Cityscape
Figures
Futuristic

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Figures dans un paysage, 1966

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Figuren in een landschap

1966
New Babylon
78,6cm
x 116,2cm
graphite
paper
pencil
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

1404

English title

Figures in Landscape

Alternate titles

Figuren in een landschap '66
1966 Archive entry
Figures dans un paysage
1966
Figuren in einer Landschaft
1967
Deux figures dans un paysage
1997

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '66 in pencil, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

Constant
1972 Daniel Gervis
1972 Private Collection
2014 Borzo Gallery, NL (Christie's), provider: from France
2016 Private Collection, NL (Borzo Gallery)
Tags
Figures
Landscape

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Hoofd en maan, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Hoofd en maan

1949
Cobra
55,6cm
x 48,6cm
gouache
ink
paper
watercolour
Collection Frans Hals Museum, NL

CID

1400

English title

Head and Moon

Alternate titles

Man en maan
1949 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

Constant
Collection Frans Hals Museum, NL
Tags
Blue
Figures
Moon

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Het laddertje, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Het laddertje

1949
Cobra
87,8cm
x 75,3cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

1381

English title

Little Ladder

Alternate titles

Het laddertje
1949 Archive Entry
Das Leiterchen
1967
L'echelle
1992
La petite échelle
2001

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Karel Visser, Amsterdam
Collection Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, NL
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Fantasy creature
Figures
Ladder
Red
Yellow

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Hawaii, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Hawaï

1951
Cobra
47,6cm
x 49,7cm
gouache
paper
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

1357

English title

Hawaii

Alternate titles

Hawaï (Ukelele Baby)
1951 Archive entry
Hawaii - ukelele baby
1974

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, top right in pencil on the head of the dancer

Provenance

1951 Constant
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL
Tags
Dance
Fantasy creature
Figures
Guitar
Music

Frame dimensions

nee
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-Eingang zum Labyrinth, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Eingang zum Labyrinth

1972
New Babylon
111,1cm
x 133,0cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection

CID

1195

English title

Entrance to the Maze

Alternate titles

Eingang zum Labyrinth
1972 Archive entry
Labyrinthe
1972 Archive entry
Entrée du labyrinthe
1992
Ingang van een labyrint
1974 New Babylon

Signed/dated

Signed, dated and titled Constant '72, Eingang zum Labyrinth N.B., bottom right in ink

Provenance

1972 Constant
Collection Galerie Nouvelles Images, The Hague, NL
Collection Engelfried, Enschede, NL
Private collection
Tags
Figures
Labyrinth

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Piscine, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Piscine

1972
New Babylon
45,4cm
x 53,9cm
paper
watercolour
Collection ProWinko

CID

1132

English title

Swimming Pool

Alternate titles

Figuren
1972 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '72, bottom right in sepia ink

Provenance

1972 Constant
Private collection, NL
2009 Collection ProWinko
Tags
Blue
Figures
Water

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Japans theehuis, 1975

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Japans theehuis

1975
New Babylon
87,7cm
x 88,5cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

1105

English title

Japanese Teahouse

Alternate titles

La maison Japonaise
1992

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '75, center left in blue paint

Provenance

1975 Constant
Collection Fanny Kelk
1978 Private collection, NL
Tags
Architecture
Figures

Frame dimensions

115 x 115,1 x 7,2 cm