Constant Nieuwenhuys-Fête de la Tristesse, 1949

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Fête de la tristesse

1949
Cobra
85,0cm
x 110,0cm
linen
oil paint
Collection Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, NL on longterm loan from Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed

CID

281

Painted on his birthday July 21st, 1949, this painting captures the heartache Constant experiences after his wife Matie has left him for his friend and colleague Asger Jorn, taking his two daughters Martha and Olga with her.

English title

Feast of Sadness

Alternate titles

Fête de la tristesse
1948
Feest der droevenis
2015

Signed/dated

Signed and dated Constant '49, top center in black

Provenance

1949 Constant
1962 Collection Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed | K62384
2002 Collection Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, NL
Tags
Animal
Fantasy creature
Figures
Heartache
Love

Frame dimensions

unknown