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.
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photo: Tom Haartsen
Plaisir et tristesse de l'amour
1976
237.0cm x 187.0cm
linen, oil paint
Collection Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, NL
photo: Tom Haartsen
Casanova s'associe avec la morale
1975
165.0cm x 175.0cm
linen, oil paint
Collection Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed, NL
photo: Tom Haartsen
De ontmoeting van Ubu en Justine
1975
190.2cm x 200.2cm
linen, oil paint
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
photo: Tom Haartsen
photo: Tom Haartsen
La Liberté insultant le peuple
1975
140.0cm x 150.0cm
linen, oil paint
La Liberté insultant le peuple
Signed and dated Constant '75, lower right in orange oil paint. Image is mirrored, we are working on correcting this.
photo: Unknown
photo: Unknown
Terrain Vague IV
1975
linen, oil paint
Private collection, Turin, ITALY
Signed and dated Constant '75, lower right in red oil paint.
photo: Unknown
photo: Tom Haartsen
La blouse hongroise
1974
123.0cm x 134.0cm
linen, oil paint
Private collection, NL
Signed and dated Constant '74, bottom center in black paint.
photo: Tom Haartsen