Circa 1976. Numbered 19, bottom right in pencil
Work
Plaisir et tristesse de l’amour
Voorstudie Plaisir et tristesse de l'amour
4 dessins préparatoires pour Casanova
Casanova s'associe avec la morale
De ontmoeting van Ubu en Justine
In this work Constant brings together the fictional characters Justine and King Ubu, created respectively by Marquis de Sade (1791) and Alfred Jarry (1888). With this painting he references the silent majority as popularized by the U.S. president Richard Nixon in his speech of November 3, 1969. In the painting Justine embodies the silent majority meeting the idiot characterized by Ubu.
Die Beschneidung Christi - nach Joerg Ratgeb
On his way to Munich for the exhibition ‘Constant Kreidezeichnungen 1945-52’ in Gallery van de Loo, Constant makes a stop in Stuttgart. At the Stuttgart State Gallery, he sees the Herrenberg Altarpiece by the German Renaissance painter Jerg Ratgeb. The altarpiece consists of eight panels that show 24 scenes from the Passion story, from the life of Mary and from the Acts of the Apostles.