Constant Nieuwenhuys-Kind en hond, 1950

Photographer

Unknown

Vrouw en hond

1950
Cobra
38,1cm
x 53,3cm
gouache
paper
Collection Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Donation from the Golda and MeyerMarks Cobra.

CID

926

English title

Woman and Dog

Alternate titles

Vrouw en hond
1950 Archive entry
Vrouw met hond
1965
Meisje en hond
1968
Kind en hond
Archive Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
Child and Dog
Archive Museum of Fort Lauderdale

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '50, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

Constant
1970 ca. Golda and Meyer Marks (prpbably bought from Herman Krikhaar)
1977 donation Cobra Art Collection by Golda and Meyer Marks to Metropolitan Museum and Art Centers, nowadays Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Child
Dog
Girl
Red

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vrouw en hond, 1965

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vrouw en hond

1965
New Babylon
35,2cm
x 45,3cm
color lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

898

Edition: XV & XX.
1985 the work was part of a portfolio with litho's of several artists in an edition of 200 for Dutch television network Vara's 60th birthday.

English title

Woman and Dog
Tags
Animal
Blue
Brown
Dog
Green
Grey
Orange
People
Pink
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Twee dieren, 1965

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Twee dieren

1965
New Babylon
34,0cm
x 45,7cm
color lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant

CID

896

Editions: 220 [200 & XX]

English title

Two Animals
Tags
Animal
Brown
Green
Pink
Red

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-4, 1979

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Plaisir et Tristesse de l'amour-cover, 1976
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIER ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-1, 1979
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-2, 1979
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-3, 1979
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR -5, 1979

PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR: 4. De bekering van Venus

1979
Late period
43,0cm
x 55,4cm
aquatint
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

680

5 color etchings with text by Fanny Kelk. Edition: 10 copies (numbered I-X) & 99 copies (numbered 1-99).
These etchings were made after a series of five paintings on the same theme done between 1975-78.
Size paper: 71 x 59,5 cm

English title

PLEASURE AND SADNESS OF LOVE: 4. The Conversion of Venus.
Tags
Animal
Black
Erotica
Green
Guitar
Music
Myth
Nude
People
Pig
Pink
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-3, 1979

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Plaisir et Tristesse de l'amour-cover, 1976
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIER ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-1, 1979
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-2, 1979
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR-4, 1979
Constant Nieuwenhuys-PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR -5, 1979

PLAISIR ET TRISTESSE DE L'AMOUR: 3. Plaisir et tristesse de l'amour

1979
Late period
46,7cm
x 37,3cm
aquatint
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

679

5 color etchings with text by Fanny Kelk. Edition: 10 copies (numbered I-X) & 99 copies (numbered 1-99).
These etchings have been made after a series of five paintings on the same theme done between 1975-78.
Size paper: 71 x 59,5 cm

English title

PLEASURE AND SADNESS OF LOVE: 3. Pleasure and Sadness of Love
Tags
Animal
Brown
Dog
Green
Guitar
Man
Nude
Orange
People
Pink
Poetry
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Verstrikte vogel, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Verstrikte vogel

1948
Cobra
115,0cm
x 50,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

647

English title

Entangled Bird

Alternate titles

Ensnared Bird
1966
Uccello in trappola
1966
L'oiseau dans le filet
2001

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom right scratched in black

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Steef de Vries, Deventer, NL
1989 Karel van Stuijvenberg (Sotheby's London)
2002 Galerie Moderne Silkeborg. Galerie Moderne Amsterdam, G. Lasès (collection Stuijvenberg)
2006 Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL (Galerie Moderne Amsterdam)
Tags
Abstract
Animal
Bird
Black
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Twee vogels, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Twee vogels

1949
Cobra
81,0cm
x 62,5cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

646

English title

Two Birds

Alternate titles

Twee vogels
1949 Archive entry
Deux oiseaux
2008

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top left from center in white paint

Provenance

1949 Constant
1979 P. van de Kerkhoven
1990 Alain Delon (Christie's, Amsterdam)
2007 Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen (Cornette-de-Saint-Cyr, Paris)
Tags
Animal
Bird
Blue
Flower
Green
Orange
Red
Tree
Yellow

Frame dimensions

Unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Paysage artificiel, 1963

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Paysage artificiel

1963
New Babylon
160,0cm
x 185,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg on loan to Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

644

English title

Artificial Landscape

Alternate titles

Paysage artificiel
1963 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '63, center right in red paint

Provenance

1963 Constant
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg on loan to Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL
Tags
Black
Blue
Brown
Futuristic
Ladder
Landscape
Red
Wheel
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
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
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Construction with ladders, 1961

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Constructie met ladders

1961
New Babylon
146,5cm
x 112,2cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Galerie Haas, Zurich

CID

634

Constant himself gave this work the title Visionaire stad (Visionary city) but when the work was exhibited at the Biennale in Venice in 1966 the work was titled Constructie met ladders.

English title

Construction with Ladders

Alternate titles

Visionaire stad
1956 Archive entry
Construction with Ladders
1966
Construzzione con scale
1966
Die Stadt
1961

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '61, right from center on top of the white horizon on the right of the red triangle, scratched in black fond.

Provenance

1961 Constant
2005 Legacy Constant - Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
2006 Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL, longterm loan Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
2012 Fondation Constant, NL
2015 Collection Galerie Haas, Zurich (Art Basel, CH)
Tags
Abstract
Black
Blue
Cityscape
Futuristic
Green
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

148,2 x 114,2 x 3,5 cm