Constant Nieuwenhuys-Dode koeien, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Dode koeien

1951
Cobra
79,0cm
x 64,2cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

1554

English title

Dead Cows

Alternate titles

Dode koeien (La corrida)
1951
Cadavres des vaches
1992
Corrida
2003

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom right in black

Provenance

1951 Constant
1954 Sociale Zaken, NL
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Cow
Death
Grey
Red
War
Wheel
White

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Kat, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Kat

1948
Cobra
80,9cm
x 43,0cm
oil paint
wood
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

1550

English title

Cat

Alternate titles

De kat
1948 Archive entry
Die Katze
1961
Chat
2001

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom left from center scratched white on black fond

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Abstract
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Cat
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Meisje en hond, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Meisje met hond

1949
Cobra
68,2cm
x 87,9cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

1545

Is dated 1949 in Constant's archives however the date of origin for this work varies amongst different sources.

English title

Girl with Dog

Alternate titles

Meisje met Hond
1948 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in black paint

Provenance

1949 Constant
1952 Sociale Zaken Amsterdam
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Brown
Child
Dog
Girl
People
Purple
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Haan, 1948

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Haan

1948
Cobra
79,9cm
x 70,2cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL

CID

1543

English title

Birds

Alternate titles

Haan
1948
Oiseaux
2001 | Constant, une rétrospective
Oiseau
2008

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '48, bottom right inscribed black in yellow fond

Provenance

1948 Constant
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
Tags
Animal
Bird
Blue
Green
Orange
Red
Rooster
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

nee
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 5, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante-couverture, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante-dedicace, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 1, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 2, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 3, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 4, 1951

L'imagination effrayante 5

1951
Cobra
30,8cm
x 38,4cm
crayon
gouache
paper
Private collection, UK

CID

1506

Portfolio of 5 drawings

English title

Scary Fantasy 5

Alternate titles

Zonder titel
1951 Archive entry
De schrikaanjagende verbeeldingskracht
1966

Signed/dated

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

Provenance

1951 Constant
1951 Collection Aldo en Hannie van Eyck, NL
1999 Private collection, UK
Tags
Black
Blue
Child
Ladder
People
White
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 3, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante-couverture, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante-dedicace, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 1, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 2, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 4, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 5, 1951

L'imagination effrayante 3

1951
Cobra
31,0cm
x 38,5cm
crayon
gouache
paper
Private collection, UK

CID

1504

Portfolio of 5 drawings

English title

Scary Fantasy 3

Alternate titles

Zonder titel
1951 Archive entry
De schrikaanjagende verbeeldingskracht
1966

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

1951 Constant
1951 Collection Aldo en Hannie van Eyck, NL
1999 Private collection, UK
Tags
Black
Blue
Death
Disaster
People
War
Wheel
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 2-Brisant bommen, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant-couverture, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant-dedicace, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 1, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 3, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 4, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayant 5, 1951

L'imagination effrayante 2-Brisant bommen

1951
Cobra
31,0cm
x 38,5cm
crayon
gouache
paper
Private collection, UK

CID

1503

Portfolio of 5 drawings.

English title

Scary Fantasy 2-High Explosive Bombs

Alternate titles

Brisant bommen
1951 Archive entry
De schrikaanjagende verbeeldingskracht
1966

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

1951 Constant
1951 Collection Aldo en Hannie van Eyck, NL
1999 Private collection, UK
Tags
Black
Blue
Disaster
Fear
Figures
Fist
Hand
People
Violence
War
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 1, 1951

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante-couverture, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante-dedicace, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 2, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 3, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 4, 1951
Constant Nieuwenhuys-L'Imagination effrayante 5, 1951

L'imagination effrayante 1

1951
Cobra
31,0cm
x 38,5cm
crayon
gouache
paper
Private collection, UK

CID

1502

Portfolio with 5 drawings

English title

Scary Fantasy 1

Alternate titles

Zonder titel
1951 Archive entry
De schrikaanjagende verbeeldingskracht
1966

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '51, bottom right in pencil

Provenance

1951 Constant
1951 Collection Aldo en Hannie van Eyck, NL
1999 Private collection, UK
Tags
Black
Blue
Disaster
Fear
People
Violence
War
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Het rode paard, 1945

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Het roode paard

1945
Early period
40,0cm
x 50,0cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection

CID

1445

English title

Red Horse

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in purple paint
Tags
Animal
Black
Blue
Cow
Green
Horse
Landscape
Red
White

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Kbhvn, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

KBHVN

1949
Cobra
54,5cm
x 60,5cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Ellen en Jan Nieuwenhuizen Segaar

CID

1444

Signed/dated

Signed, dated and titled Constant '49 KBHN, top right in white
Tags
Animal
Black
Brown
City
Fist
Hand
People
Red
White
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No