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Harold Haydon Art

American, 1909-1994
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 1917 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1941. He 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 painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. Haydon was a long-time Professor of Art at the University of Chicago, teaching from 1944-1975. He became an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1975-1981. Haydon also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University from 1975-1982. In addition, Haydon served as the noted art critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1963-1985. He died in Chicago in 1994.
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A Charming 1940s Mid-Century Modern Oil, Summer Night, Vermont, "English Dance"
A Charming 1940s Mid-Century Modern Oil, Summer Night, Vermont, "English Dance"

Harold HaydonA Charming 1940s Mid-Century Modern Oil, Summer Night, Vermont, "English Dance", 1952

$3,500

A Charming 1940s Mid-Century Modern Oil, Summer Night, Vermont, "English Dance"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting of a Summer Night in Vermont, "English Dance" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a livel...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Canvas, Oil

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude
A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude

Harold HaydonA Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude, 1951

$235

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model Undressing (Deshabille) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Executed i...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude
A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude

Harold HaydonA Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude, 1951

$235

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Standing Female Nude

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Executed in a Mannerist, Ru...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Reclining Female Nude
A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Reclining Female Nude

Harold HaydonA Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Reclining Female Nude, 1951

$235

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study, Reclining Female Nude

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study of a Reclining Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Executed in a Mannerist, Rubenesq...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model

Harold HaydonA Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model, Circa 1930

$235

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Finely Drawn 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, ea...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Charcoal, Paper

A Cubist 1940s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Seated Woman Artist, Sketch Class
A Cubist 1940s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Seated Woman Artist, Sketch Class

Harold HaydonA Cubist 1940s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Seated Woman Artist, Sketch Class, 1945

$285

A Cubist 1940s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Seated Woman Artist, Sketch Class

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking 1940s Cubist, Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Seated Woman Artist, Sketch Class by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Pastel and charcoal on paper. A...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, Male Nudes, Hammering, Circus Tent
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, Male Nudes, Hammering, Circus Tent

Harold HaydonA Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, Male Nudes, Hammering, Circus Tent, 1952

$1,200

A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, Male Nudes, Hammering, Circus Tent

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Uniquely Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of Male Nude Figures Hammering the Tent Supports of a Circus Big Top by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Masonite, Oil

An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting
An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting

Harold HaydonAn Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting, 1952

$2,500

An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Visually Striking, early 1950s Abstract, Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a colorful interior ...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Masonite

A Handsome 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Male Model, Figure Study
A Handsome 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Male Model, Figure Study

Harold HaydonA Handsome 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Male Model, Figure Study, ca. 1930

$235

A Handsome 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Male Model, Figure Study

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by ...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Charcoal, Paper

A Striking, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Ink Drawing, "Conversation"
A Striking, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Ink Drawing, "Conversation"

Harold HaydonA Striking, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Ink Drawing, "Conversation", 1951

$360

A Striking, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Ink Drawing, "Conversation"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Mid-Century Modern 1950s abstract ink drawing by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of Hayden's experimentation with continuous line drawing. Ink on paper...

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1950s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Ink, Paper

A Finely Drawn, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model
A Finely Drawn, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model

Harold HaydonA Finely Drawn, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model, 1951

$235

A Finely Drawn, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Very Finely Drawn Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Young Male Nude Model (Torso) by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed stu...

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1950s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Graphite, Paper

A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon
A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon

Harold HaydonA Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon, 1951

$385

A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Compelling, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is unframed, matted/...

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Mid-19th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model

Harold HaydonA Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model, Circa 1930

$235

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon showing his exc...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Charcoal, Paper

A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Nude with Apples"
A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Nude with Apples"

Harold HaydonA Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Nude with Apples", 1951

$3,500

A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Nude with Apples"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Visually Striking, Abstract Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Nude Female Model in a Studio Interior by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titl...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Canvas, Oil

An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting
An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting

Harold HaydonAn Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting, 1952

$2,500

An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Visually Striking, early 1950s Abstract, Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a subdued, tonal int...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Masonite

A Lively, Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Painting, "Swimmers"
A Lively, Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Painting, "Swimmers"

Harold HaydonA Lively, Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Painting, "Swimmers", 1950

$850

A Lively, Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Painting, "Swimmers"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Lively 1950s Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Sporting- Themed Abstract Painting, "Swimmers", by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Oil on Masonite, dating from 1...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Harold Haydon Art

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Masonite, Oil

A Unique, Enigmatic Modern Surrealist City Interior Scene with Figure Profile
A Unique, Enigmatic Modern Surrealist City Interior Scene with Figure Profile

Harold HaydonA Unique, Enigmatic Modern Surrealist City Interior Scene with Figure Profile, 1975

$1,100

A Unique, Enigmatic Modern Surrealist City Interior Scene with Figure Profile

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Unusual Surrealist Interior Scene with Abstracted Figure by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting an abstract city apartment interior wit...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Board

A Vibrant, Abstract Modern Studio Interior Scene, Seated Female Nude with Cat
A Vibrant, Abstract Modern Studio Interior Scene, Seated Female Nude with Cat

Harold HaydonA Vibrant, Abstract Modern Studio Interior Scene, Seated Female Nude with Cat, 1973

$850

A Vibrant, Abstract Modern Studio Interior Scene, Seated Female Nude with Cat

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking Modernist Abstract Studio Scene by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a female nude model seated on a blanket beside a black cat in a colorf...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Board, Canvas

An Exquisite 1940s Modern Lithograph of a Female Nude Model, "Flying Figure"
An Exquisite 1940s Modern Lithograph of a Female Nude Model, "Flying Figure"

Harold HaydonAn Exquisite 1940s Modern Lithograph of a Female Nude Model, "Flying Figure", 1949

$185

An Exquisite 1940s Modern Lithograph of a Female Nude Model, "Flying Figure"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

An Exquisite, 1940s Modern Lithograph of a Voluptuous Female Nude Model, "Flying Figure" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Completed in 1949, this is a uniqu...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Lithograph

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Seated Black Male Nude Model
A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Seated Black Male Nude Model

Harold HaydonA Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Seated Black Male Nude Model, 1951

$235

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Seated Black Male Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Drawing of a Seated African American Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed studio figure study d...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1930s Modern, Art Deco Female Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman
A Fine 1930s Modern, Art Deco Female Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman

Harold HaydonA Fine 1930s Modern, Art Deco Female Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman, Circa 1930

$235Sale Price|31% Off

A Fine 1930s Modern, Art Deco Female Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Finely Drawn, 1930s Art Deco Modern Female Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exquisite studio portrai...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Charcoal, Paper

A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Painting, "Seated Nude with Mirror"
A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Painting, "Seated Nude with Mirror"

Harold HaydonA Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Painting, "Seated Nude with Mirror", 1956

$950

A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Painting, "Seated Nude with Mirror"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking Surrealist Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene "Seated Nude with Mirror" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Oil on Masonite, dating fr...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Masonite

An Alluring 1950s, Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Young Female Nude Model
An Alluring 1950s, Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Young Female Nude Model

Harold HaydonAn Alluring 1950s, Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Young Female Nude Model, 1951

$172Sale Price|35% Off

An Alluring 1950s, Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Young Female Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

An Alluring, Finely Drawn 1950s Mid-Century Modern Female Nude Figure Study by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Ink on paper, dating from 1951. Artwork size: ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Ink

A Picturesque 1945 Landscape Watercolor of Calais, Vermont, The Artist's Studio
A Picturesque 1945 Landscape Watercolor of Calais, Vermont, The Artist's Studio

Harold HaydonA Picturesque 1945 Landscape Watercolor of Calais, Vermont, The Artist's Studio, 1945

$135

A Picturesque 1945 Landscape Watercolor of Calais, Vermont, The Artist's Studio

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming, Picturesque 1945 Landscape Watercolor of Calais, Vermont, The Artist's Studio, by noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). For many years, Haydon and his wif...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Black Male Model
A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Black Male Model

Harold HaydonA Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Black Male Model, 1951

$235

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Black Male Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study Portrait Drawing of an African American Male Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, Academic ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model
A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model

Harold HaydonA Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model, Circa 1945

$235

A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, 1940s Mid-Cenrury Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Resting Cat
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Resting Cat

Harold HaydonA Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Resting Cat, 1950

$135

A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Resting Cat

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Resting Cat by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 9 1/4” x 11 1/2” (Sheet), unframed, mat...

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1950s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Ink

A Compelling Surrealist, Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing, Standing Nude - Beach
A Compelling Surrealist, Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing, Standing Nude - Beach

Harold HaydonA Compelling Surrealist, Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing, Standing Nude - Beach, 1961

$1,200

A Compelling Surrealist, Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing, Standing Nude - Beach

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Compelling, 1961 Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing (Standing Nude - Beach) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A wonderful, large ink drawing by Hay...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Handmade Paper, Ink

A Dynamic 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist Sketch Class
A Dynamic 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist Sketch Class

Harold HaydonA Dynamic 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist Sketch Class, 1945

$245

A Dynamic 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist Sketch Class

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Dynamic, 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist's Sketch Class by Noted Chicago Painter, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches, unframed, mo...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

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Find a wide variety of authentic Harold Haydon art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Harold Haydon in paint, oil paint, graphite and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Harold Haydon art, so small editions measuring 1 inch across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Francis Chapin, Patricia Gren Hayes, and Jack Hooper. Harold Haydon art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $950 and tops out at $6,500, while the average work can sell for $975.

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