Constant Nieuwenhuys-De opstand I, 1986

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

De opstand [I]

1986
Late period
12,8cm
x 17,8cm
etching
vibrograph
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

734

Edition: 25

English title

Revolt [I]
Tags
People
Rebellion

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La Révolte, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La révolte

1972
New Babylon
70,6cm
x 90,4cm
linen
oil paint
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg on loan to Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

642

English title

Revolt

Alternate titles

De opstand
1976
La révolte
1972 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '72, bottom right from center scratched in black fond

Provenance

1972 Constant
Karel van Stuijvenberg [onduidelijk waar|bij wie en wanneer gekocht]. In 2008 in bruikleen bij Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Amstelveen
Tags
People
Rebellion
War

Frame dimensions

75,6 x 94,6 x 4,5 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De rode vuist, 1952

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

De rode vuist

1952
Towards a synthesis of art
190,1cm
x 172,9cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

639

English title

Red Fist

Alternate titles

De rode vuist
1952 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '52, bottom right in black paint
Tags
Fist
Rebellion
Red

Frame dimensions

unknown
Costant Nieuwenhuys-De Hand, 1952

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

De hand

1952
Towards a synthesis of art
115,3cm
x 146,9cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Amstelveen, NL

CID

636

English title

Hand

Alternate titles

De hand
1952 Archive entry
La mano
1966

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '52, bottom center in black paint
Tags
Hand
Rebellion

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le barricade, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Barricade

1949
Cobra
372,0cm
x 300,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

285

Alternate titles

Barricade
1949 Archive entry
La barricade
2001

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1949 Constant
1970 Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL (donation)
Tags
Figures
Rebellion

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De Woningkraker I, 1971

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

De woningkraker

1971
New Babylon
10,0cm
x 13,1cm
aquatint
dry point needle
photo etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

124

Edition: 20

English title

The Squatter
Tags
People
Rebellion

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Ode à l'Odéon, 1969

Photographer

Gemeentemuseum The Hague

Ode à l'Odéon

1969
New Babylon
190,7cm
x 200,2cm
aluminum paint
linen
oil paint
spray paint
Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan to Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

81

In Constant's own words: 'Ode à l’Odéon was my first painting after New Babylon. In 1968 there was the student uprising in Paris, where the Odéon theater was occupied. I was in Paris then, by chance on the Rue de l’Odéon. I saw it all from close by.'
Ref: 'Constant' by Linda Boersma, BOMB 91/Spring 2005/ART

English title

Tribute to the Odéon

Alternate titles

Ode til Odéon
1976

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '69, bottom right in black paint on grey fond

Provenance

Constant
1974 langdurig bruikleen aan Haags Gemeentemuseum door Constant
Tags
Cityscape
Futuristic
Rebellion

Frame dimensions

191,5 x 202,1 x 4 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Insurrection II, 1985

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

L'insurrection [II]

1985
Late period
148,0cm
x 198,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan to Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

14

Inspired by the Paris Commune in 1871

English title

The Revolt

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant ' 85, bottom right in purple paint

Provenance

1985 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
2008 Long term loan to Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
2023 Long term loan to Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL
Tags
Cityscape
People
Rebellion
Violence
War

Frame dimensions

167 x 216 x 6,5 cm