Constant Nieuwenhuys-Portret van Adèle, 1991

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Portret van Adèle

Portret van Adèle

1991
Late period
paper
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

2362

English title

Portrait of Adèle

Signed/dated

Signed, dated and titled Constant '91 Adèle, bottom right in purple pencil on red fond

Provenance

1991 Constant
Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL (gift)
2017 Collection heirs Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL
Tags
Face
Friend
Pink
Portrait
Purple
Red
Woman
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Leeuw met bokje, 1990

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Leeuw met bokje

Leeuw met bokje

1990
Late period
42,0cm
x 56,0cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

2332

English title

Lion with Little Goat

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '90, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

Constant
...
2006 Private Collection, NL (Christie's, Amsterdam)
Tags
Animal
Black
Goat
Lion
Purple
Red
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La femme à l'oiseau, 1987

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
La femme à l'oiseau

La femme à l'oiseau

1987
Late period
110,0cm
x 75,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection unknown

CID

2293

English title

Woman with bird

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '87, bottom right from center in brown paint on brown fond
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
People
Portrait
Purple
Woman
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Gele mens, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Yellow Man

Yellow Man

1949
Cobra
47,0cm
x 49,0cm
gouache
paper
Unknown Collection

CID

2250

Alternate titles

Yellow Man
1949 Archive Entry
Uomo giallo
1966
Man and bird
2015

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom right in pencil on purple fond

Provenance

Constant
1966 Collection Hollander, NY, USA [bought at Biennal Venice]
Collection Benjamin D. Bernstein, Philadelphia, USA
Collection Tom Okker, NL [in the eighties, acquired from B. D. Bernstein]
2021 Simonis&Buunk, NL [bought at online-auction Christie's Lot 45 "Made in Holland]
2023 unknown collection (Simonis&Buunk Kunsthandel, Ede)
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Green
Man
Purple
Red
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De berentemster, ca 1986

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
De berentemster

De berentemster

1986
Late period
45,7cm
x 44,4cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection, NL

CID

2234

Circa 1986

English title

The Bear Tamer

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in black watercolor on brown red fond

Provenance

Constant
1987 Galerie Nouvelles Images (consignatie voor tentoonstelling)
2004 private collection, NL (Galerie Nouvelles Images)
2025 AAG auction
Tags
Animal
Bear
Black
Brown
People
Pink
Portrait
Purple
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

71,4 x 66,5 x 3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Pousse tout fleurit, 1949

Photographer

Marten de Leeuw
Pousse tout fleurit

Pousse tout fleurit

1949
Cobra
49,0cm
x 39,0cm
color lithograph
Collection Groninger Museum, NL

CID

2172

Edition: 50

English title

Flowering Growth

Alternate titles

Pousse, tout fleurit
1949 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom left in pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Fantasy creature
Flower
Green
House
Purple
Red
Sun
Wheel
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Kinderen en dieren, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Kinderen en dieren

Kinderen en dieren

1948
Cobra
55,0cm
x 30,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Asenbaum, Vienna/London (Austria/UK)

CID

2139

English title

Children and Animals

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, top right in white paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection Har Oudejans, Amsterdam (NL) of tandarts Groenendijk
1990 Collection Assenbaum, Vienna/London (Austria/UK) (Christie's)
Tags
Animal
Black
Brown
Child
Fantasy creature
Green
Orange
Purple
Red
Wheel
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Reeks van 6 gekleurde vlakken, 1953

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Reeks van 6 gekleurde vlakken

Reeks van 6 gekleurde vlakken

1953
Towards a synthesis of art
61,5cm
x 61,5cm
x 2,7cm
car paint
steel
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

1730

English title

Sequence of Six Coloured Planes

Alternate titles

Reeks van 6 gekleurde vlakken
1953 Archive entry
Serie di sei quadrati colorati
1966

Provenance

1953 Constant
Tags
Abstract
Blue
Green
Purple
Red

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Collage (in blauw, paars, oranje en geel), 1953

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Collage met kleurvlakken

Collage met kleurvlakken

1953
Towards a synthesis of art
44,6cm
x 61,9cm
gouache
paper
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

1637

English title

Collage (in Blue, Purple, Orange, en Yellow)

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '53 in black pencil, bottom left, in pencil

Provenance

1953 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Blue
Orange
Purple
Red

Frame dimensions

54,1 x 71,6 x 2,9 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Meisje en hond, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Meisje met hond

Meisje met hond

1949
Cobra
68,2cm
x 87,9cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

1545

Is dated 1949 in Constant's archives however the date of origin for this work varies amongst different sources.

English title

Girl with Dog

Alternate titles

Meisje met Hond
1948 Archive entry
Meisje en hond
2003 CoBra. Terug uit de Hermitage

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in black paint

Provenance

1949 Constant
1952 Sociale Zaken Amsterdam
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Child
Dog
Girl
People
Purple
White

Frame dimensions

No