Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Moeder met kinderen, 1936

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Moeder met kinderen

1936
Early period
34,4cm
x 21,9cm
crayon
hardboard
paper
Collection Fondation Constant

CID

6619

circa 1936

    English title

    Untitled/Mother with children

    Alternate titles

    Moeder met kinderen
    1936

    Signed/dated

    Signed Constant Nieuwenhuys, bottom right in pencil

    Provenance

    Constant
    2020, december 15, veilinghuis Van Spengen, provider unknown
    2020, bought by Kim van der Horst
    2020, donation Fondation Constant
    Tags
    Child
    Mother
    People
    Portrait
    Woman

    Frame dimensions

    No

    Image

    Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Dame met bontjas, 1982 ca

    Photographer

    Tom Haartsen

    ZT/Dame met bontjas

    1982
    Late period
    60,0cm
    x 45,0cm
    ink
    paper
    watercolour
    Collection Aaron Shatzman and Karen Kaplan, USA

    CID

    6586

    Circa 1982

      English title

      No Title/ Woman with Fur Coat

      Signed/dated

      Signed Constant, bottom right in black ink on grey fond

      Provenance

      1982 Collection unknown (Collection d'Art)
      Tags
      People
      Portrait
      Purple
      Woman

      Frame dimensions

      No

      Image

      Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Twee honden, ca 1985

      Photographer

      Tom Haartsen

      ZT/Twee honden

      1985
      Late period
      paper
      pencil
      watercolour
      Collection unknown

      CID

      6583

      Circa 1985

        English title

        No Title/Two Dogs

        Signed/dated

        Signed Constant, bottom left in black pencil on brown fond
        Tags
        Animal
        Dog
        Portrait

        Frame dimensions

        No

        Image

        Constant Nieuwenhuys-Cyrano de Bergerac, 1977

        Photographer

        Tom Haartsen

        Cyrano de Bergerac

        1977
        Late period
        paper
        watercolour
        Collection unknown

        CID

        6356

        Only available in black and white.

        Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. There was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, and the play is a fictionalisation following the broad outlines of his life. Hercule Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and is also a musical artist. However, he has an obnoxiously large nose, which causes him to doubt himself. This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for his distant cousin, the beautiful and intellectual Roxane, as he believes that his ugliness would prevent him the "dream of being loved by even an ugly woman."

        The entire play is written in verse, in rhyming couplets of twelve syllables per line, very close to the classical alexandrine form, but the verses sometimes lack a caesura. It is also meticulously researched, down to the names of the members of the Académie française and the dames précieuses glimpsed before the performance in the first scene.

        The play has been translated and performed many times, and is responsible for introducing the word "panache" into the English language.Cyrano (the character) is in fact famed for his panache, and he himself makes reference to "my panache" in the play. The two most famous English translations are those by Brian Hooker and Anthony Burgess.

          Signed/dated

          Signed, dated and titled Constant '77 Cyrano de Bergerac, bottom right in pencil

          Provenance

          1977 Constant
          Tags
          Literature
          Man
          Poet
          Poetry
          Portrait

          Frame dimensions

          No

          Image

          Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Figuur met rode mantel, ca. 1984

          Photographer

          Tom Haartsen

          ZT/Figuur met rode mantel

          1984
          Late period
          paper
          watercolour
          Collection unknown

          CID

          6015

          Circa 1984

            English title

            Untitled/Figure with Red Cloak

            Signed/dated

            Signed Constant, bottom right in blue pencil

            Provenance

            1984 Constant
            Tags
            Man
            People
            Pink
            Portrait
            Red

            Frame dimensions

            No

            Image

            Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Le savant, ca 1984

            Photographer

            Jan Zweerts

            ZT/Le savant

            1984
            Late period
            ink
            paper
            watercolour
            Collection unknown

            CID

            6013

            Circa 1984

              English title

              No Title/The Scholar

              Signed/dated

              Signed Constant, bottom right in black pencil

              Provenance

              1984 Constant
              Tags
              Man
              Portrait

              Frame dimensions

              No

              Image

              Constant Nieuwenhuys-La veille Dame, ca 1983

              Photographer

              Tom Haartsen

              La vieille dame

              1983
              Late period
              27,5cm
              x 18,5cm
              gouache
              paper
              watercolour
              Private collection, NL

              CID

              4414

              Circa 1983

                English title

                The Old Lady

                Alternate titles

                Le poète
                ?
                De filosoof
                ?

                Signed/dated

                Signed Constant, bottom right in black on brown fond

                Provenance

                1983 Constant
                1984 Collection unknown (Collection d’Art)
                1990 Collection Gijs Dreesmann, NL (Christie's Amsterdam)
                2011 Private collection, NL (Jaski | TEFAF)
                Tags
                Portrait
                Woman

                Frame dimensions

                51,5 x 41 x 2,7 cm

                Image

                Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le misanthrope [II], 1985 ca

                Photographer

                Tom Haartsen

                Le misanthrope [II]

                1985
                Late period
                43,5cm
                x 57,5cm
                paper
                watercolour
                Collection Aaron Shatzman and Karen Kaplan, USA

                CID

                4341

                Circa 1985

                  English title

                  The Misanthropist [II]

                  Signed/dated

                  Signed Constant, bottom left in pencil on pink and brown fond

                  Provenance

                  1985 Constant
                  1985 Collection Galerie Nouvelles Images
                  1985 Collection unknown
                  2019 Private collection, USA (Venduehuis Den Haag)
                  Tags
                  People
                  Portrait

                  Frame dimensions

                  No

                  Image

                  Constant Nieuwenhuys-De Bojaar, 1981 ca

                  Photographer

                  Tom Haartsen

                  De Bojaar

                  1981
                  Late period
                  35,0cm
                  x 27,0cm
                  paper
                  watercolour
                  Private collection, NL

                  CID

                  3280

                  Circa 1981

                    English title

                    The Boyar

                    Signed/dated

                    Signed Constant, bottom right in black pencil

                    Provenance

                    1981 Constant
                    1983 Private collection, NL (Private collection, NL)
                    Tags
                    Culture
                    Green
                    Man
                    People
                    Portrait
                    Red
                    Yellow

                    Frame dimensions

                    58.5 x 49 x 2,5 cm

                    Image

                    Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vrouw met paarse sjaal, 1996

                    Photographer

                    Tom Haartsen

                    Vrouw met paarse sjaal

                    1996
                    Late period
                    paper
                    watercolour
                    Collection unknown

                    CID

                    3277

                      English title

                      Woman with Purple Shawl

                      Signed/dated

                      Signed and dated Constant '96, bottom right black watercolor

                      Provenance

                      1996 Constant
                      Collection unknown
                      Tags
                      Black
                      Brown
                      People
                      Portrait
                      Purple
                      Red
                      Woman

                      Frame dimensions

                      No