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-Luchtaanval, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

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-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-L'oeil bleu, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

L'oeil bleu

1948
Cobra
100,0cm
x 56,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Silkeborg Kunstmuseum

CID

276

English title

The Blue Eye

Alternate titles

Masker met blauw oog
1948 Archive entry
Het blauwe oog
1980

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom right in white paint on black fond

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Elise Johansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Collection Silkeborg Kunstmuseum
Tags
Black
Blue
Fantasy creature
White

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
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Jongen met hond, 1990 ca

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Jongen met hond

1990
Late period
23,6cm
x 22,2cm
ink
paper
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

240

Circa 1990.
Printed in Hollands Maandblad 1999 - 8/9, p. 55.

English title

Boy with Dog

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil
Tags
Animal
Black
Boy
Child
Dog
Portrait
White

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-ZT/Man met hond, 1990 ca

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

ZT/Man met hond

1990
Late period
23,7cm
x 22,0cm
ink
paper
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

234

Circa 1990.
Printed in Hollands Maandblad 1999 - 8/9, p. 49

English title

Man with Dog

Signed/dated

Signed Comstant, bottom right in pencil
Tags
Animal
Black
Dog
Man
People
Portrait
White

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vrouw in paars, 1994

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Vrouw in paars

1994
Late period
51,5cm
x 40,0cm
paper
watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

222

English title

Woman in Purple

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1994 Constant
2005 Collection Fondation Constant
Tags
Black
Portrait
Purple
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

75,5 x 63,5 x 3 cm