Constant Nieuwenhuys-Les belles fesses, 1985

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Les belles fesses

1985
Late period
29,0cm
x 37,0cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

446

English title

Beautiful Buttocks

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in sanguine pencil

Provenance

1985 Constant
1986 Private collection, NL
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Black
Brown
Nude
People
Red
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Les trois vieilles, 1978

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Drie heksen

1978
Late period
42,7cm
x 52,1cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

444

English title

Three Witches

Alternate titles

Les trois vieilles
1992

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '78, bottom left in ink

Provenance

1978 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Fairy Tales
Grey
People
Pink
Red
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

65,0 x 76,0 x 2,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Abandonnée, 1994

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Abandonné

1994
Late period
51,9cm
x 40,2cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

440

English title

Abandoned

Alternate titles

Verlaten kind
1995

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '94, bottom left in pencil on yellow/white fond

Provenance

1994 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Black
Child
Green
Red
Yellow

Frame dimensions

74,9 x 62,9 x 2,8 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Colombe bleue, 1953

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Colombe bleue

1953
Towards a synthesis of art
90,0cm
x 66,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Fondation Constant longterm loan to Kunstmuseum, Den Haag, NL

CID

297

English title

Blue Dove

Alternate titles

Blauwe duif
1953 Archive entry
Komposition in blau und rot
1961

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1953 Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Dove
Red
White

Frame dimensions

91,5 x 67,5 x 3,0 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Gevallen man, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Gevallen man

1949
Cobra
49,2cm
x 63,3cm
crayon
gouache
paper
Private collection, NL

CID

293

English title

Fallen Man

Alternate titles

Gevallen man
1949 Archive Entry
Uomo caduto
1966
Homme tombé
1994

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, center right on the back of the man in pencil

Provenance

Constant
Collection Karel van Stuyvenberg, NL
Private collection, NL
Tags
Fallen
Man
Orange
Red

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Animaux, 1946

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Twee dieren

1946
Early period
58,0cm
x 64,4cm
gouache
linen
oil paint
Collection Frans Hals Museum | De Hallen Haarlem, NL

CID

292

English title

Two Animals

Alternate titles

Twee dieren
1946 Archive entry
Zwei Tiere
1967
Nachtdieren
1970
Nachttiere
1986

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in black paint

Provenance

1946 Constant
Collection H. de Jong, Hengelo
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Fantasy creature
Red
Sepia
White

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Zondebok, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Zondebok

1949
Cobra
92,1cm
x 75,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany

CID

286

English title

Scapegoat

Alternate titles

Le bouc émissaire
2001
De zondebok
1965
Der Sündenbock
1961
Zondebok
1949
De zondebok (Le bouc émissaire)
1949 Archive entry

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Fantasy creature
Goat
Grey
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

Unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme qui a blessé un oiseau avec une feuille morte, 1949

Photographer

Unknown

Femme qui a blessé un oiseau avec une feuille morte

1949
Cobra
110,0cm
x 95,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunsthalle Emden, Germany. Donation from Otto van de Loo, München

CID

280

English title

Woman Who Injured a Bird with a Dead Leaf

Alternate titles

Femme qui a blessé un oiseau avec une feuille morte
1949
Femme pleurante, blessé par une feuille morte
1986

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top left in brown paint on blue grey fond

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Henri Lazard, Lausanne, CH
Collection Otto van de Loo, Munich, DE
Collection Kunsthalle Emden (donation Otto van de Loo, Munich, DE)
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Brown
Grey
Heartache
Love
Metaphor
People
Red
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-J'ai vu les ours blancs, 1948

Photographer

Unknown

J'ai vu les ours blancs

1948
Cobra
144,3cm
x 109,6cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark

CID

275

English title

I've Seen the White Bears

Alternate titles

J'ai vu les ours blancs
1948 Archive entry
IJsberen (J'ai vu les ours blancs)
1948 Archive entry
J'ai visité les ours blancs
1997 catalog COBRA. Co penhagen BR ussels A msterdam

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom left in black paint. Titled J'ai vu les ours blancs blancs, bottom left in black paint

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection K. Kerstensen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Collection Kunstmuseum of Moder Art, Aalborg, DENMARK
Tags
Abstract
Animal
Bear
Black
Fantasy creature
Pink
Red
White

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le coq hardi, 1945

Photographer

Unknown

Le coq hardi

1945
Early period
55,0cm
x 60,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Galerie Van De Loo, Munich, Germany

CID

270

English title

The Bold Rooster

Alternate titles

Vogel
1986

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '45, bottom center in black paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection Henri Lazard, Lausanne
1982 Otto van de Loo, Galerie van de Loo München
2002 Marie-José van de Loo, Galerie van de Loo
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Blue
Orange
Red
Rooster
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No