Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vogel, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vogel [I]

1949
Cobra
28,0cm
x 32,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, NL

CID

1269

    English title

    Bird

    Signed/dated

    Signed and dated Constant '49, top left in grey paint
    Tags
    Animal
    Bird
    Black
    Brown
    Orange
    Red
    White
    Yellow

    Frame dimensions

    nee

    Image

    Constant Nieuwenhuys-USA, 1980 ca

    Photographer

    Tom Haartsen

    USA

    1980
    Late period
    41,5cm
    x 48,5cm
    paper
    watercolour
    Private collection, NL

    CID

    1249

    Circa 1980.

      Signed/dated

      Titled USA, top right from center in green watercolor. Signed Constant, bottom right in sepia ink

      Provenance

      1980 Constant
      Collection Jaski Gallery, NL
      Private collection, NL
      Tags
      Black
      Brown
      Green
      Grey
      People
      Red
      Travel

      Frame dimensions

      78,2 x 88,2 x 3,2 cm

      Image

      Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme-oiseau, 1949

      Photographer

      Tom Haartsen

      Femme Oiseau

      1949
      Cobra
      120,0cm
      x 65,0cm
      linen
      oil paint
      Collection Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain. Long term loan from Collection Fondation Gandur pour l'Art

      CID

      1238

        English title

        Bird Lady

        Alternate titles

        Femme-oiseau
        1949
        Vogelvrouw
        1949 Archive entry
        L'oiseau devenu femme
        1949
        Bird-woman
        1966
        Donna uccello
        1966

        Signed/dated

        Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom left in pinkish orange paint

        Provenance

        1949 Constant
        Collection Eva Nieuwenhuys, NL (gift)
        2011 Collection Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Geneva, Switzerland (Sotheby's Amsterdam)
        Tags
        Animal
        Bird
        Brown
        Fantasy creature
        Orange
        People
        Red
        White
        Woman

        Frame dimensions

        124 x 68,4 x 3,4 cm

        Image

        Constant Nieuwenhuys-Gevallen paard, 1950

        Photographer

        Tom Haartsen

        Gevallen paard

        1950
        Cobra
        111,5cm
        x 110,0cm
        linen
        oil paint
        Collection Centraal Museum Utrecht, NL

        CID

        1236

          English title

          Fallen Horse

          Alternate titles

          Gevallen paard
          1950 Archive entry
          Cheval tombé
          1986

          Signed/dated

          Signed and dated Constant '50, top left in black paint

          Provenance

          1950 Constant
          Collection Centraal Museum Utrecht, NL
          Tags
          Animal
          Black
          Blue
          Brown
          Fallen
          Horse
          Red
          White

          Frame dimensions

          nee

          Image

          Constant Nieuwenhuys-Man met hond, 2000

          Photographer

          Tom Haartsen

          Man met hond

          2000
          Late period
          56,3cm
          x 41,8cm
          paper
          watercolour
          Private collection, NL

          CID

          1230

          Signed and dated Constant 2000, bottom right.

            English title

            Man with Dog
            Tags
            Animal
            Black
            Brown
            Dog
            Man
            People
            Red
            White

            Frame dimensions

            nee

            Image

            Constant Nieuwenhuys-Sorrow, 1997

            Photographer

            Tom Haartsen

            Sorrow

            1997
            Late period
            52,6cm
            x 41,0cm
            paper
            watercolour
            Collection Fondation Constant, NL

            CID

            1216

              Signed/dated

              Dated and signed '97 Constant, bottom right in black pencil

              Provenance

              1997 Constant
              2005 Collection Fondation Constant
              Tags
              Black
              Blue
              Face
              Grey
              Man
              Portrait
              Red

              Frame dimensions

              75,3 x 63,9 x 2,7 cm

              Image

              Constant Nieuwenhuys-Rode kop, ca 1987

              Photographer

              Tom Haartsen

              Rode kop

              1987
              Late period
              45,0cm
              x 35,0cm
              paper
              watercolour
              Collection Fondation Constant, NL

              CID

              1214

              Circa 1987

                English title

                Red Head

                Signed/dated

                Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil on green/beige fond

                Provenance

                1990 Constant
                2005 Collection Fondation Constant
                Tags
                Beige
                Black
                Man
                People
                Portrait
                Red

                Frame dimensions

                72,1 x 57 x 3 cm

                Image

                Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le rêveur, 1995

                Photographer

                Tom Haartsen

                Le rêveur

                1995
                Late period
                56,5cm
                x 41,7cm
                paper
                watercolour
                Collection De Heus-Zomer, NL

                CID

                1200

                  English title

                  The Dreamer

                  Signed/dated

                  Signed and dated Constant '95, bottom center in sepia pencil

                  Provenance

                  1995 Constant
                  1996 De Heus-Zomer, NL (Galerie Collection d'Art)
                  Tags
                  Black
                  Brown
                  Man
                  People
                  Portrait
                  Red
                  Yellow

                  Frame dimensions

                  80,7 x 65,7 x 3,2 cm

                  Image

                  Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Figuur met sterretje, 1948

                  Photographer

                  Tom Haartsen

                  ZT/Figuur met sterretje

                  1948
                  Cobra
                  70,3cm
                  x 60,2cm
                  linen
                  oil paint
                  Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

                  CID

                  1175

                  The year is an educated guess.

                    English title

                    No Title/Figure with star

                    Signed/dated

                    Signed Constant, bottom center in white paint
                    Tags
                    Blue
                    Brown
                    Fantasy creature
                    Ladder
                    Red
                    Star
                    Yellow

                    Frame dimensions

                    nee

                    Image

                    Constant Nieuwenhuys-Het proces 11, 1978

                    Photographer

                    Tom Haartsen

                    Het proces 11

                    1978
                    Late period
                    crayon
                    paper
                    Private collection, NL

                    CID

                    1152

                    A unique album of 12 original sketches & texts by Constant and 13 photo's of the painting The Trial by Victor E. Nieuwenhuys bound together by Boekbinderij van de Woestijne in Middelburg. In his texts Constant uses quotes from Baudelaire.

                    The Trial was painted between March 1st and September 1st 1978, oil on linnen, 185 x 275 cm.

                      English title

                      The Trial 11

                      Signed/dated

                      Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil

                      Provenance

                      1978 Constant
                      Private collection, NL (gift)
                      Tags
                      Justice
                      Man
                      People
                      Pink
                      Red

                      Frame dimensions

                      No