Study for oil painting L'infirmière [1991], assumingly from circa 1991.
Work
Tikus
1991
71.0cm x 50.0cm
paper, watercolour
Collection Fondation Constant, NL
CID: 515
Tikus means mouse in Malaisian. He was with Constant from 1990 till his death. Ever since Constant had picked him up from the compound the dog had not been from his side. When Constant passed away Tikus died a few days later.
Tikus
1991
9.0cm x 11.8cm
etching
Collection Fondation Constant, NL
CID: 179
No edition.
Tikus, mouse in Malaisan, was Constant's dog since 1990 and passed away a few days after Constant. Constant used to tell about the way they met. After his dog Waldo died, he went to the dogshelter to get a new dog. Tikus was the saddest looking dog from the shelter. However, as soon as Tikus saw Constant enter, he stayed by his side. When the little dog even followed him to the toilet, Constant decided that he would take him home. They were inseparable for 15 years.
Winterreise
1991
83.3cm x 80.7cm
linen, oil paint
Collection De Heus-Zomer, NL
CID: 22
Inspired by Schubert's Winterreise.