Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme qui a quitté sa maison pour la lune, 1949-scan Album Cobra 1, p. 10

Photographer

scan
Femme qui a quitté sa maison pour la lune | Destroyed

Femme qui a quitté sa maison pour la lune | Destroyed

1949
Cobra
105,0cm
x 90,0cm
linen
oil paint
Destroyed

CID

3144

Created after Constant's wife Matie left him for his friend Asger Jorn in 1949, the work did not survive Constant's scrutiny. Asger Jorn is represented by the moon. 

English title

Woman Who Left her Home for the Moon

Alternate titles

Lunatic
1949 Archive entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, center left

Provenance

1949 Constant
Destroyed
Tags
Heartache
Love
Moon
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De brand I | sepia, 1987

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Constant Nieuwenhuys-De brand I, 1987
De brand [I]

De brand [I]

1987
Late period
19,6cm
x 20,7cm
aquatint
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL

CID

3032

Edition: 25

English title

Fire [I]

Alternate titles

L'incendie
2000
Tags
Disaster
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Europa I, ca 1988

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Europa [I]

Europa [I]

1988
Late period
55,0cm
x 36,0cm
gouache
paper
watercolour
Collection Cora and Hans de Vries, NL

CID

3026

Circa 1988

Alternate titles

Europa
1988 Archive Entry
Europe
1988 Archive Entry

Signed/dated

Signed and titled Constant Europa, top left in sepia pencil

Provenance

Constant
Collection Cora and Hans de Vries, NL
2010 Hans de Vries (na overlijden Cora de Vries)
Tags
Animal
Bull
Erotica
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

unknown
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme et cheval, ca 1987

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Femme et cheval

Femme et cheval

1987
Late period
34,0cm
x 39,7cm
paper
watercolour
Collection unknown

CID

3019

Circa 1987

English title

Woman and Horse

Alternate titles

Rustende amazone
1987 Archive Entry
Femme et cheval
1987 Archive Entry

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in black pencil on lightgreen fond

Provenance

Constant
1988 Collection unknown [Collection d'Art]
Tags
Animal
Horse
Myth
People
Woman

Frame dimensions

49,0 x 55,0 x 3,0 cm
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Portrait de dame au fond rouge, ca 1986

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Portrait de dame au fond rouge

Portrait de dame au fond rouge

1986
Late period
45,5cm
x 35,0cm
paper
watercolour
Collection unknown

CID

3018

Circa 1986

English title

Portrait of a Lady with Red Background

Alternate titles

Dame in rood
1986 Archive Entry
La dame au fond rouge
1988 | Collection d'art

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom left in black pencil

Provenance

1986 Constant
Collection unknown
Tags
People
Portrait
Red
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La femme à l'oiseau, 1985

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
La femme à l'oiseau

La femme à l'oiseau

1985
Late period
56,0cm
x 42,0cm
paper
watercolour
Private collection, Germany

CID

3015

English title

The Woman with Bird

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '85, bottom center in red ink on grey fond

Provenance

1985 Constant
1986 Private collection, Germany
Tags
Animal
Bird
Grey
People
Portrait
Red
Sepia
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Les noces juives, ca 1984

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
Het joodse bruidje

Het joodse bruidje

1984
Late period
41,0cm
x 47,0cm
paper
pastel
watercolour
Collection unknown

CID

3011

Circa 1984

English title

The Jewish Wedding

Alternate titles

Les noces juives
1984 Ekta

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in ink on brown fond

Provenance

Constant
1984 Collection Herman Kater, NL (Galerie Collection d'art, Amsterdam)
2005 Collection unknown (Sotheby's, Amsterdam)
Tags
Brown
Love
Man
Orange
People
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Woman
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La comtesse, 1982

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
La comtesse

La comtesse

1982
Late period
56,0cm
x 46,0cm
paper
watercolour
Collection unknown

CID

3009

English title

The Countess

Alternate titles

La comtesse
1982 Archive Entry

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '82, center left in pencil

Provenance

1982 Constant
1993 Collection unknown (Collection d'art)
Tags
People
Portrait
Woman
Yellow

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-La femme sculpteur, ca 1977

Photographer

Tom Haartsen
La femme sculpteur

La femme sculpteur

1977
Late period
42,5cm
x 34,5cm
paper
pastel
watercolour
Collection unknown

CID

3003

Circa 1977

English title

Female Sculptor

Alternate titles

La femme sculpteur
1977 ca Archive Entry

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, center right in ink

Provenance

1977 Constant
Collection Maurits Kruseman Aretz, NL (gift from Constant)
1992 Christie's
1992 Collection unknown
Tags
Art
People
Portrait
Sculpting
Woman

Frame dimensions

No
Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le couple I, 1977

Photographer

Herrn Toni Ott
Le couple [I]

Le couple [I]

1977
Late period
44,5cm
x 52,5cm
gouache
paper
watercolour
wax crayon
Private collection, DE

CID

3002

English title

The Couple [II]

Alternate titles

Liefdespaar
1978 | Collection d'art
Les amoureux
1995 | Aquarellen 1975-1995

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '77, top right in black pencil on brown/grey fond

Provenance

1977 Constant
1978 Collection Dick J. Brouwers, NL
2003 Private collection, DE (Sotheby's Amsterdam)
Tags
Love
Man
People
Pink
Woman

Frame dimensions

No