Constant Nieuwenhuys-Terre brûlée III, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Verschroeide aarde [III]

Verschroeide aarde [III]

1951
Cobra
120,0cm
x 75,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL

CID

291

English title

Scorched Earth [III]

Alternate titles

Verschroeide aarde
1951 Archive entry
Le monde en décomposition
1959
Verbrannte Erde
1961
Scorched Earth
1966
Terra bruciata
1966
Terre ravagée
1982
Terre brûlée III
1992
Terra arrasada
2008 CoBrA: as cores da liberdade

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, top right in light blue paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
Tags
Death
Destruction
Landscape
People
War
Wheel

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Luchtaanval, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Luchtaanval

Luchtaanval

1951
Cobra
125,0cm
x 117,2cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, NL longterm loan from Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed

CID

290

English title

Air Raid

Alternate titles

Verschroeide aarde (Luchtaanval)
1951 Archive entry
Attaque aérienne
2001

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom left from center in yellow|brown paint on blue|green fond

Provenance

1951 Constant
1962 Collection Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed | K62349
2002 Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, NL
Tags
Airplane
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Child
Death
Destruction
Dog
People
War
White

Frame dimensions

127,7 x 120,2 x 4,4 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Concentratiekamp, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Concentratiekamp

Concentratiekamp

1951
Cobra
110,0cm
x 110,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

289

English title

Concentration Camp

Alternate titles

Concentratie kamp
1951 Archive entry
Konzentrationslager
1986
Camp de concentration
2001

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom center, in grey paint

Provenance

1951 Constant
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Death
Human cruelty
People
War

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La guerre II, 1950

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
La guerre [II]

La guerre [II]

1950
Cobra
99,0cm
x 69,3cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

288

English title

War [II]

Alternate titles

La guerre (Après le "raid")
1950 Archive entry
De oorlog II
1995
Verbrannte Erde
1986 catalog Constant 1945-1983

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant Oct '50, center center scratched on white fond

Provenance

1950 Constant
1952 Sociale Zaken Amsterdam
Collection Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed, NL | SZ2302
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Death
Human disaster
People
Suffering
War

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La guerre I, 1950

Photographer

Unknown
La guerre [I]

La guerre [I]

1950
Cobra
99,5cm
x 60,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Germany

CID

274

English title

War I

Alternate titles

De oorlog I
1995

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Galerie van de Loo
1991 Collection Nationalgalerie Berlin
Tags
Cityscape
Fear
People
War

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Voorstudie L'execution, 1982

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'execution, 1982
ZT/Voorstudie L'Exécution

ZT/Voorstudie L'Exécution

1982
Late period
23,0cm
x 31,0cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

258

Circa 1982

English title

Study for the oil painting Execution

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right from center in ink
Tags
Human cruelty
People
Suffering
War

Frame dimensions

nee
Costant Nieuwenhuys-Nixon musste etwas, 1972

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Nixon musste etwas tun

Nixon musste etwas tun

1972
New Babylon
38,9cm
x 26,8cm
newspaper
paper
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

256

Nixon Has to Do Something.
Bombs.
Bombs strengthen the morality.
The thing that nobody survives unharmed.
We agree that everyone should have the best care in the hospital.

English title

Nixon Has to Do Something.

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant 4.12.'72 bottom right, in pencil
Tags
War

Frame dimensions

63,5 x 46,0 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Étude pour l'interrogatoire, 1983

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Étude pour l'interrogatoire

Étude pour l'interrogatoire

1983
Late period
87,0cm
x 61,5cm
crayon
paper
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

225

English title

Study for l'Interrogatoire

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '83, bottom right in sanguine pencil
Tags
Nude
Portrait
Suffering
War

Frame dimensions

90 x 64,5 x 1 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Duif, 1952

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Gewonde duif [II]

Gewonde duif [II]

1952
Cobra
50,4cm
x 49,8cm
crayon
gouache
paper
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL

CID

212

English title

Wounded Dove [II]

Alternate titles

Gewonde duif
1952 Archive entry
Colombe blesée
1974

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '52, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

1952 Constant
Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag, NL
Tags
Animal
Bird
Pigeon
War

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De soldaat, 2000

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
De soldaat

De soldaat

2000
Late period
55,6cm
x 40,0cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

206

English title

Soldier

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant 2000, top left in black watercolor

Provenance

2000 Constant
2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys, NL
2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
Tags
Face
Green
Grey
Man
Orange
Portrait
Turquoise
War

Frame dimensions

79,4 x 64 x 2,8 cm