Constant Nieuwenhuys-Espace en destruction, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Espace en destruction

Espace en destruction

1972
New Babylon
120,4cm
x 130,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Centraal Museum Utrecht, NL longterm loan from Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed

CID

1240

English title

Space in Destruction

Alternate titles

Espace en destruction
1972 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '72, bottom right in black paint

Provenance

1972 Constant
1975 Collection Cleveringa, NL (Galerie Nouvelles Images, NL)
1986 Collection Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed, NL | AB7046 (donation)
Collection Centraal Museum Utrecht, NL
Tags
Destruction
War

Frame dimensions

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Constant Nieuwenhuys-After the Bombing, 1991

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
After the Bombing

After the Bombing

1991
Late period
57,0cm
x 42,5cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection

CID

1231

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '91 bottom center, in white crayon
Tags
People
Suffering
War

Frame dimensions

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Constant Nieuwenhuys-Les Réfugiés, 1991

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Les Réfugiés

Les Réfugiés

1991
Late period
134,0cm
x 103,0cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

1120

English title

Refugees

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '91, bottom right in grey paint

Provenance

1991 Constant
1994 Private collection, NL
Tags
Crisis
Human disaster
People
Refugees
Suffering
War

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Los guerilleros, 1980

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Los Guerrilleros

Los Guerrilleros

1980
Late period
87,0cm
x 90,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection ProWinko, NL

CID

1085

Guerrilla, partisan, soldier who engages in irregular warfare (usually a member of a loosely organized band of soldiers which utilizes hit-and-run methods to fight the enemy); irregular, soldier who does not belong to an organized fighting force.

 

English title

Guerrilla

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '80, bottom left in brown paint on light brown fond

Provenance

Constant
Collection Peter de Zwaan, NL
Private collection, NL
Collection ProWinko, NL
Tags
Agression
People
Rebellion
War

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le massacre de My Lai, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Le Massacre de My Lai

Le Massacre de My Lai

1972
New Babylon
120,5cm
x 130,3cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

943

In 1968 American soldiers murder mainly women and children in the Vietnamese village My Lai after the American Intelligence Agency claimed to have information that Vietcong soldiers were hiding there. No Vietcong members were found.

English title

My Lai Massacre

Alternate titles

Massacre de My Lai
1972 Archive entry
Le massacre
1978 Constant | Schilderijen 1969-77

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '72 bottom, left in brown paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection unknown
2011 Private collection, NL [Peter Pappot]
Tags
Human cruelty
Suffering
War

Frame dimensions

132 x 141,5 x 4,5 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vluchtelingen, 1971

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Vluchtelingen

Vluchtelingen

1971
New Babylon
18,5cm
x 25,1cm
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Collection Dordrechts Museum, NL
Collection Frans Hals Museum, NL

CID

897

Edition: 20

English title

Refugees
Tags
People
Refugees
Suffering
War

Frame dimensions

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Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le massacre, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Le Massacre

Le Massacre

1972
New Babylon
50,7cm
x 67,7cm
color lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

892

Editions: 380 [350 & XXX]
circa 1972

 

English title

The Massacre

Alternate titles

Le massacre
1972 Archive entry
Tags
War

Frame dimensions

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Constant Nieuwenhuys-Centurion, 1967

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Centurion

Centurion

1967
New Babylon
47,2cm
x 67,0cm
color lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

878

Edition: 20

English title

Centurion

Alternate titles

Centurion
1967 Archive entry
Tags
Man
War

Frame dimensions

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Constant Nieuwenhuys-Slagveld, 1970

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Slagveld

Slagveld

1970
New Babylon
8,7cm
x 9,0cm
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Collection Frans Hals Museum, NL
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

798

Edition: 25

English title

Battlefield

Alternate titles

Slagveld (Champ de Bataille)
1972
Tags
Death
Landscape
Violence
War

Frame dimensions

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Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 8, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 1, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 2, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 3, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 4, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 5, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 6, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-8X LA GUERRE 7, 1951
8 x LA GUERRE 8

8 x LA GUERRE 8

1951
Cobra
40,1cm
x 27,8cm
lithograph
Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Collection Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
Collection Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
Collection Boijmans van Beuningen, NL
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

662

Edition: 50

English title

Portfolio: 8 X WAR 8

Alternate titles

8 x La guerre
1951 Archive entry
8 maal de oorlog
1966
Duif-kat
1968

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, center right in the wing of the bird in pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Cat
Death
Destruction
War

Frame dimensions

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