l'Interrogatoire

1983

Late period

131,0cm

x 141,0cm

linen

oil paint

Private collection, NL

CID

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

Het verhoor

2008

Signed/dated

Signed Constant, bottom right in black paint

Provenance

1983 Constant

2002 Private collection, NL

Frame dimensions

unknown

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

Bibliography

Title	Year	Page	Number
Constant, De late periode	2008	220	204
Constant, Une rétrospective	2001	114	62
Constant. L'atelier d'Amsterdam	2000	88	38
Constant. Schilderijen \| Paintings	1995	93	52
COBRA	1995	81
Cobra	1994	81
Constant. Les trois espaces	1992	149	118

Documentation

Title	Type	Year
Dreamer \| Episode 4 of Constant 1-on-1 the podcast	Film	2023
The Amsterdam Studio	Article	2001
Constant in opstand	Article	1996
Künstler \| Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartskunst	Article	1992
Terug naar CoBrA \| Polemiek en problemen in de historiografie van Cobra	Article	1988
Utrecht toont de nieuwe Constants	Article	1985

Work

Title	Year
Étude pour l'interrogatoire	1983

Image

Photographer