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Harold Haydon
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Figure Study by Harold Haydon

Circa 1950s

$135
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€117.30
CA$187.28
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A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Figure Study by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A visually striking charcoal composite study of three figures, executed on heavy stationary envelope paper (Survey Graphic stationary envelope typed with the artist’s George Williams College, Hyde Park, Chicago address). The drawing measures 9 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, unframed, mounted / floated to archival mat board measuring 12 x 7 inches (ready to frame). Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in 1909 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. He moved to America, settling in Chicago with his family in 1917 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1941. Haydon attended the University of Chicago Lab School and the University of Chicago, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Philosophy. He also studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1930s. Haydon became a Professor of Art at the University of Chicago from 1944-1975 and later taught as an instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1975-1981. From 1975-1982, Haydon also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University. He is recognized for his vibrant, painterly landscapes of New England, Vermont and Canada, as well as his dynamic urban views of the city of Chicago and its picturesque lakefront. Harold Haydon served as the respected, longtime art critic of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper from 1963-1985. He died in Chicago in 1994.
  • Creator:
    Harold Haydon (1909 - 1994, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1950s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 0.13 in (3.31 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
    Good original estate condition. Envelope sheet shows loss to upper margin. See photos.
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: #222651stDibs: LU2591216455692

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