Constant Nieuwenhuys-Orphée en Afrique, 1983

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Orphée en Afrique

1983
Late period
43,0cm
x 33,5cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection

CID

2367

English title

Orpheus in Africa

Signed/dated

Titled and signed, "ORPHEUS" Constant, bottom right in green and grey pencil
Tags
Animal
Guitar
Man
Music
Myth
People
Purple
Sepia
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Étude pour Orphée, 1983

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Étude pour Orphée

1988
Late period
42,0cm
x 36,0cm
lavis
paper
Private collection, NL

CID

2363

English title

Study for Orpheus

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '88, bottom left of center in brown ink

Provenance

1983 Constant
Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL (gift)
2017 Collection heirs Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL
Tags
Guitar
Man
Music
Myth
Portrait
Sepia

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Homère, ca 1980

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Homère

1980
Late period
59,5cm
x 45,0cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

2359

Circa 1980

English title

Homer

Alternate titles

Homerus
1981

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in black watercolor

Provenance

1980 ca Constant
Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL (gift)
2017 Collection heirs Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL
Tags
Art
Literature
Man
Myth
People
Poet
Portrait

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Medea I, 1990

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Medea [I]

1990
Late period
55,0cm
x 40,0cm
paper
watercolour
wax crayon
Collection unknown

CID

2331

The numbering is for practical reasons to distinguish between different works with the same title.

Alternate titles

Medée
1994

Signed/dated

Titled "MEDEA", bottom left in magenta crayon. Signed and dated Constant '90, bottom right in black crayon

Provenance

1990 Constant
1993 Jean-Clarence Lambert (gift from Constant)
2003 Collection unknown (bought at Auction Versailles Enchères)
Tags
Child
Mother
Murder
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Orpheus I, 1981

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Orpheus [I]

1981
Late period
100,0cm
x 105,0cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

2316

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '81, bottom left in black paint on black green fond

Provenance

1981 Constant
Collection Richard and Trees Gielen
Private Collection, Nl & Mayor Gallery, UK
Tags
Animal
Bird
Cat
Guitar
Lion
Music
Myth

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La Samaritaine, 1984

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La Samaritaine

1984
Late period
101,6cm
x 107,5cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

2246

English title

The Samaritan

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '84, top right in black paint on brown fond

Provenance

1984 Constant
1996 ca Collection Harinck, NL
2006 ca Collection Max Vorst (Galerie Delaive)
2008 Private collection, Belgium (Galerie Delaive)
2016 Private collection, NL (Peter Pappot)
Tags
Culture
Myth
People
Religion
Yellow

Frame dimensions

121,5 x 127,7 x 4,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Satyr, ca 1985

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Satyr

1985
Late period
62,0cm
x 41,2cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, NL

CID

1440

Circa 1985

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in pencil

Provenance

1987 Constant
1988 Collection Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
Tags
Myth
Portrait

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Orpheus, 2000

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Orpheus

2000
Late period
116,5cm
x 111,5cm
gouache
paper
Private collection, NL

CID

1276

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant 2000, centre left in red paint on pink fond
Tags
Animal
Dog
Lion
Man
Music
Myth

Frame dimensions

116,5 x 111,5 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Orpheus II, ca 1983

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Orpheus [II]

1983
Late period
79,0cm
x 81,2cm
linen
oil paint
Collection De Heus-Zomer, NL

CID

1267

Circa 1983

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in green paint

Provenance

1981 Constant
1991 Collection De Heus-Zomer, NL
Tags
Animal
Art
Black
Brown
Green
Guitar
Lion
Man
Music
Myth
Pink
Yellow

Frame dimensions

96,7 x 99,5 x 5,3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Satyr, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Satyr

1948
Cobra
90,0cm
x 55,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Silkeborg Kunstmuseum

CID

1237

Alternate titles

Satyr
1948 Archive entry
Satyre
2001

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in red oil paint

Provenance

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

Frame dimensions

nee