Sketch Leda 29

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Sketch Leda 00 Titelblad
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Constant Nieuwenhuys-Leda, 1993

Studies for Leda

1992
Late period
crayon
paper
pencil
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

7591

Sketches for the oil painting Leda [1993], circa 1992

Provenance

Constant
1997 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, NL
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Myth
Constant Nieuwenhuys-15 La flûte de Pan, 2000

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-00 Titel blad
Constant Nieuwenhuys-14 Marsyas
Constant Nieuwenhuys-15 La flûte de Pan
Constant Nieuwenhuys-16 ZT/Het villen van de Marsyas

Constant 1998 1999 2000-Studies for Marsyas

2000
Late period
paper
pen
pencil
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

3312

Three sketches for the skinning of Marsyas, which never resulted in an oil painting.

Signed/dated

Titled La flûte de PAN, top right in pencil

Provenance

Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Animal
Fantasy creature
Flute
Man
Music
Myth

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Europa I, ca 1988

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Europa [I]

1988
Late period
55,0cm
x 36,0cm
gouache
paper
watercolour
Collection Cora and Hans de Vries, NL

CID

3026

Circa 1988

Signed/dated

Signed and titled Constant Europa, top left in sepia pencil

Provenance

Constant
Collection Cora and Hans de Vries, NL
2010 Hans de Vries (na overlijden Cora de Vries)
Tags
Animal
Bull
Erotica
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme et cheval, ca 1987

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Femme et cheval

1987
Late period
35,5cm
x 41,0cm
paper
watercolour
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg, NL

CID

3019

Circa 1987

English title

Woman and Horse

Alternate titles

Rustende amazone
1988

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in black pencil

Provenance

1987 ca Constant
1988 Collection d'Art
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg, NL (gift from Constant)
Tags
Animal
Horse
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Voorstudie Orpheus 1, 1988

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Voorstudie Orpheus 1

1988
Late period
31,5cm
x 32,7cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Bruins-Uding, NL

CID

2869

English title

Study for Orpheus 1

Signed/dated

Signed and dated, Constant '88, bottom right in black pencil. Titled "ORPHEUS", bottom center in black pencil.

Provenance

1988 Constant
1988 Private collector (?)
2005 Private collector (at Sotheby's)
Tags
Animal
Guitar
Lion
Man
Music
Myth

Frame dimensions

57,0 x 54,6 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Europa, ca 1989

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Europa [II]

1989
Late period
35,5cm
x 24,8cm
ink
watercolour
Collection Aaron Shatzman and Karen Kaplan, USA

CID

2866

Circa 1989

English title

Europe [II]

Signed/dated

Signed and titled Constant, bottom left in black ink, "Europa", bottom left in purple ink.

Provenance

Constant
Co Melkert, gitarist and friend of Constant
2007 Bruins-Uding, NL (bought at Christie's, Amsterdam June 5 [Lot 177])
2023 Aaron Shatzman and Karen Kaplan, USA (bought at Venduehuis, Den Haag [cat.nr. 31]
Tags
Animal
Bull
Erotica
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

57,5 x 46,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Pietà, ca 1940

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Pietà [II]

1940
Early period
32,7cm
x 22,5cm
lithograph
Private collection, NL

CID

2789

Circa 1940

Signed/dated

No signature or date

Provenance

1940 Constant
Private collection, NL
Tags
Family
Jesus
Man
Mother
Myth
Portrait
Religion
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Voorstudie Europa, 1992 ca

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Europa, 1992

Voorstudie Europa

1992
Late period
51,0cm
x 36,0cm
crayon
pencil
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

2510

Circa 1992.

English title

Study for Europa

Signed/dated

Signed and titled Constant EUROPA, bottom left in pencil
Tags
Animal
Bull
Erotica
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Voorstudie Prometheus 1, 1989

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Voorstudie Prometheus 2
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Prometheus, 1989
Voorstudie Prometheus 1

Voorstudies Prometheus

1989
Late period
54,5cm
x 39,0cm
crayon
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

2508

Circa 1989.

English title

Studies Prometheus

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in sepia watercolor. Titled Prometheus bottom left outside the frame in pencil

Provenance

Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Eagle
Grey
Man
Myth
People
Sepia
Suffering

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Les cornes du minotaure, 1975

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Les cornes du minotaure

1975
Late period
42,0cm
x 54,0cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

2370

English title

The Horns of the Minotaur

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '75, center right from top in blue watercolor. Titled "Les cornes du minotaure", center left in pencil

Provenance

1975 Constant
1976 Collection Lagerwaard, NL (Collection d'art)
2005 Private collection, NL
Tags
Animal
Myth

Frame dimensions

No