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
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Animaux, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Animaux

1949
Cobra
85,2cm
x 70,5cm
linen
oil paint
Collection ABN AMRO on loan to Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, NL

CID

632

English title

Animals

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant, bottom center in white paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection Willem Smit, NL
1993 Collection ABN AMRO, NL (through bankruptcy of Smit collection)
Tags
Abstract
Animal
Black
Fantasy creature
Green
Orange
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vrouw tegen oranje, 1995

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vrouw tegen oranje

1995
Late period
56,0cm
x 42,5cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

545

English title

Woman Against Orange Background

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '95, bottom right in white pencil on black fond

Provenance

Constant
2005 Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, nalatenschap Constant
2011 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Black
Orange
Portrait
Red
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

80,1 x 66,4 x 2,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De dompteuse, 1980

Photographer

Unknown

De dompteuse

1980
Late period
83,0cm
x 80,0cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

534

English title

The Lion Trainer

Alternate titles

La dompteuse
1980

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '80 center left in black on brown fond

Provenance

1980 Constant
Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL (gift)
2017 Collection heirs Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL
Tags
Animal
Brown
Lion
Orange
People
Pink
Red
White
Woman
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Twee figuren op blauw fond, 1953

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Twee figuren op blauw fond

1953
Towards a synthesis of art
80,0cm
x 60,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

528

English title

Two Figures on Blue Ground

Alternate titles

Twee figuren op blauw fond
1953 Archive entry

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1953 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Abstract
Black
Blue
Red
White

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Vrouw, 2001

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Vrouw

2001
Late period
52,0cm
x 37,5cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

505

English title

No Title/Woman

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant 2001, top left in pencil

Provenance

2001 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Blue
Pink
Red
Woman
Yellow

Frame dimensions

75,5 x 62 x 3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme et enfant, 1997

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Femme et enfant

1997
Late period
56,0cm
x 41,8cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

504

One of Constant's personal favourites.

English title

Woman and Child

Signed/dated

Signed and dated - Constant '97 - vertically bottom left in black crayon
Tags
Brown
Child
Family
Mother
People
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

81 x 66 x 3 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vogels, 1949

Photographer

Unknown

Vogels

1949
Cobra
53,5cm
x 53,8cm
gouache
ink
paper
pencil
Collection Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL

CID

487

English title

Birds

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top right in black pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Red
Tree

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Moment érotique, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Moment érotique

1949
Cobra
59,5cm
x 61,5cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Meeuwissen, NL

CID

483

English title

Erotic Moment

Alternate titles

Moment érotique
1949 Archive entry
Aap
1965

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top right in pencil on yellow fond

Provenance

Constant
+- 1965 Collection Steef de Vries, NL
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg, NL
2002 Galerie Moderne Silkeborg and Gerard Lasès NL
2005 Collection Meeuwissen, NL (Gerard Lasès, Nl)
Tags
Brown
Erotica
Fantasy creature
Green
Red

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La cantatrice Andalouse, 1996

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La cantatrice Andalouse

1996
Late period
48,0cm
x 39,5cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

448

English title

The Andalusian Singer

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '96, bottom right in white pencil on black/brown fond
Tags
Culture
Music
People
Portrait
Red
Singing
Woman

Frame dimensions

74,0 x 62,5 x 3 cm