Constant Nieuwenhuys-La guerre, 1952

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

La guerre

1952
Towards a synthesis of art
65,0cm
x 47,3cm
gouache
monotype
paper
Collection unknown

CID

7215

English title

War

Signed/dated

signed and dated 'Constant 1952,' centre left in pencil on white fond

Provenance

1952 Constant
Galerie Otto van de Loo, Germany
1990 Collection unknown (Christie's)
2022 Collection unknown (Adams Amsterdam Auctions)
Tags
Green
People
War
Wheel

Frame dimensions

83,5 x 61 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La guerre I, ca 1951

Photographer

Unknown

La guerre [I]

1951
Cobra
gouache
paper
Collection unknown

CID

2889

Circa 1951

English title

The War I

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in white
Tags
Death
People
War
Wheel

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Terrain Vague [V], 1973

Photographer

Unknown

Terrain Vague [IV]

1973
New Babylon
linen
oil paint
Collection unknown

CID

2674

English title

Wasteland [IV]

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '73, center left in pencil

Provenance

1973 Constant
1974 Collection unknown
Tags
Beige
Black
Building
Grey
Landscape
Pink
Red
Wheel

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Studie gewonde duif, 1951

Photographer

Unknown

Studie gewonde duif

1951
Cobra
46,0cm
x 43,5cm
crayon
gouache
ink
paper
Collection Van De Loo, Munich, Germany

CID

2634

English title

Study Wounded Dove

Alternate titles

Duif
1951 Archive entry
Studie gewonde duif
1951

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom right in pencil.

Provenance

1951 Constant
Collection Steef de Vries, Deventer, NL
1992 Collection Van De Loo, Munich, DE (Christie's)
Tags
Animal
Bird
Dove
War
Wheel

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Man, hond, wiel, ca 1980

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Man, hond, wiel

1980
Late period
ink
paper
Collection K. van Stuijvenberg, NL

CID

2624

Circa 1980.

English title

No Title/Man, Dog, Wheel

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil
Tags
Animal
Dog
Man
People
Wheel

Frame dimensions

No
1966 Figuren in een ruimte [I]

Figuren in een ruimte [I]

1966
New Babylon
74,0cm
x 84,0cm
crayon
paper
Collection Aaron Shatzman and Karen Kaplan, USA

CID

2612

The Roman numbering was not given by Constant but serves to distinguish between different works with the same name.

English title

Figures in Space [I]

Alternate titles

Figuren in een labyrinth
2001
Spiegellabyrinth
Unknown
Figuren in een ruimte
1966 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '66, center right in pencil

Provenance

Constant
2001 Collection Hilary Gerrard, London, UK/Monaco, FR (acquired from Constant)
2024 Aaron Shatzman (acquired from Auction Artcurial, Paris [Lot 421], April 5)
Tags
Figures
Futuristic
Labyrinth
Ladder
Wheel

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Gezien door rood, 1962

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Gezien door rood

1962
New Babylon
35,0cm
x 45,0cm
indian ink
ink
paper
Collection unknown

CID

2571

English title

Seen Through Red

Alternate titles

Gezien door rood
1962 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '62, bottom right in ink

Provenance

1962 Constant
1963 Kuylman Schiedam, NL (Galerie Delta, Rotterdam)
2005 Collection unknown
Tags
Ladder
Red
Wheel

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Pousse tout fleurit, 1949

Photographer

Marten de Leeuw

Pousse tout fleurit

1949
Cobra
49,0cm
x 39,0cm
color lithograph
Collection Groninger Museum, NL

CID

2172

Edition: 50

English title

Flowering Growth

Alternate titles

Pousse, tout fleurit
1949 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom left in pencil
Tags
Animal
Bird
Black
Fantasy creature
Flower
Green
House
Purple
Red
Sun
Wheel
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Kinderen en dieren, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Kinderen en dieren

1948
Cobra
55,0cm
x 30,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Assenbaum, Vienna/London (Austria/UK)

CID

2139

English title

Children and Animals

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, top right in white paint

Provenance

Constant
Collection Har Oudejans, Amsterdam (NL)
1990 Collection Assenbaum, Vienna/London (Austria/UK) (Christie's)
Tags
Animal
Black
Brown
Child
Fantasy creature
Green
Orange
Purple
Red
Wheel
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Het Karretje, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Het Karretje

1949
Cobra
49,6cm
x 50,2cm
crayon
paper
pencil
Private collection, UK

CID

1610

English title

Trolley

Alternate titles

Het Karretje
1949 Archive entry
La charrette (Het karretje)
1974 Cobra | Willemijn Stokvis

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in brown crayon. Dated 1949, bottom centerin brown crayon

Provenance

1949 Constant
Collection Aldo en Hannie van Eyck, NL
Private collection, UK
Tags
Animal
Ladder
Wheel

Frame dimensions

No