Image
Photographer
Tom Haartsen
Image
l'Interrogatoire
1983
131,0cm
x 141,0cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL
CID
23
Initially, the prisoner was entirely naked, but Constant's girlfriend at the time said it was too much, so he covered him up partially. In the study Constant made for this painting, the man in entirely naked (see Étude pour l'interrogatoire, 1983).
The background is still reminiscing of the New Babylonian labyrinth with some awkward corners and angles. In stark contrast with the New Babylonian paintings, however, in this painting the people take center stage over the space.
Constant placed his signature in the open file on the table, hereby putting himself in the place of the prisoner.
Details
English title
The Interrogation
Alternate titles
Das Verhör
1986 catalog "Constant 1945-1983"
Het verhoor
2008 Constant, de late periode
Signed/dated
Signed Constant, bottom right in black paint
Provenance
1983 Constant
2002 Private collection, NL
Frame dimensions
unknown
Bibliography
Books
| Title | Year | Page | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constant, De late periode | 2008 | 220 | 204 |
| AA files 44 | 2001 | 33 | |
| Constant, Une rétrospective | 2001 | 114 | 62 |
| Constant. L'atelier d'Amsterdam | 2000 | 88 | 38 |
| COBRA | 1995 | 81 | |
| Constant. Schilderijen | Paintings | 1995 | 93 | 52 |
| Cobra | 1994 | 81 | |
| Künstler – Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartskunst: Constant | 1992 | 13 | 18 |
| Constant. Les trois espaces | 1992 | 149 | 118 |
| [NL] Cobra | 1987 | 87 | 90 |
| [EN] Cobra | 1987 | 87 | 90 |
| Constant 1945-1983 | 1986 | 90 | 63 |
| Constant | Werk uit de periode 1975-1985 | 1985 | 1 | |
| La Grande Parade | 1984 | 90 |
Documentation
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamer | Episode 4 of Constant 1-on-1 the podcast | Oral history | 2023 |
| The Amsterdam Studio | Articles | 2001 |
| Constant in opstand | Articles | 1996 |
| Künstler | Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartskunst | Articles | 1992 |
| Terug naar CoBrA | Polemiek en problemen in de historiografie van Cobra | Articles | 1988 |
| Utrecht toont de nieuwe Constants | Articles | 1985 |
Exhibitions
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Constant. In het atelier | 2008 |
| Constant, une rétrospective | 2001 |
| Constant Malerier | 1996 |
| Schilderijen 1948-1995 | 1995 |
| Constant 1945-1983 | 1986 |
| Constant | Werk uit de periode 1975-1985 | 1985 |
| La Grande Parade | 1984 |
| Naissance d’un tableau | 1984 |
| Constant | Naissance d'un tableau | 1983 |
Photos
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Text
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Work
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Étude pour l'interrogatoire | 1983 |
Library
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Correspondence
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