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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 1930s Modern City Rooftop Painting, Hyde Park, Chicago
A Charming 1930s Modern City Rooftop Painting, Hyde Park, Chicago

Harold HaydonA Charming 1930s Modern City Rooftop Painting, Hyde Park, Chicago, circa 1930

$1,100

A Charming 1930s Modern City Rooftop Painting, Hyde Park, Chicago

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming 1930s City Rooftop Scene by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a colorful, early springtime view likely painted from the artist's stu...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Oil

A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Mother & Child"
A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Mother & Child"

Harold HaydonA Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Mother & Child", 1950

$650

A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, "Mother & Child"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking 1950s Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Mother & Child in a Studio Interior by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). The painting is oil on boa...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Board

A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon

Harold HaydonA Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon, 1946

$165

A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A beautifully executed and introspective charcoal portrait drawing o...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Colorful Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting
A Colorful Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting

Harold HaydonA Colorful Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting, 1951

$1,800

A Colorful Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Vibrant, Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a bright and cheerful studio still life sce...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Masonite

A Lively, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Scene, Seated Female Nude
A Lively, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Scene, Seated Female Nude

Harold HaydonA Lively, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Scene, Seated Female Nude, 1952

$1,100

A Lively, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Scene, Seated Female Nude

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Striking 1950s Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Abstract Studio Scene with Artist & Seated Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled ...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Board

A Unique, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Auctioneer Selling Junk"
A Unique, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Auctioneer Selling Junk"

Harold HaydonA Unique, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Auctioneer Selling Junk", 1950

$1,100

A Unique, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Auctioneer Selling Junk"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Country Auction by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "Auctioneer Selling Junk" and painted in ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Board

A Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
A Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

Harold HaydonA Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, 1933

$850

A Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A charming, vintage 1930s Modern forest landscape scene painted in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Many of Haydon's early landscape paintin...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Board

A Pair of 1940s Diminutive Paintings of Vermont by Harold Haydon
A Pair of 1940s Diminutive Paintings of Vermont by Harold Haydon

Harold HaydonA Pair of 1940s Diminutive Paintings of Vermont by Harold Haydon, 1945

$2,850

A Pair of 1940s Diminutive Paintings of Vermont by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Pair of 1940s "Thumb Box", oil on paper paintings depicting stone wall menders in Thetford, Vermont. Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 each. Framed size: 6 1/2" x 7 3/4" each. Estate st...

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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Paper

An Intimate, Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Nude Figure Study, "Deshabille"
An Intimate, Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Nude Figure Study, "Deshabille"

Harold HaydonAn Intimate, Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Nude Figure Study, "Deshabille", 1946

$185

An Intimate, Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Nude Figure Study, "Deshabille"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

An Intimate, Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Nude Figure Study "Deshabille" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). The drawing is ink and graphite on paper and d...

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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman
A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman

Harold HaydonA Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman, 1951

$235

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study Portrait of Young Woman in Profile by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoa...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Picturesque, Vintage Modern Vermont Summer Country Landscape, White Cottage
A Picturesque, Vintage Modern Vermont Summer Country Landscape, White Cottage

Harold HaydonA Picturesque, Vintage Modern Vermont Summer Country Landscape, White Cottage, 1954

$1,600

A Picturesque, Vintage Modern Vermont Summer Country Landscape, White Cottage

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming, Picturesque 1950s Mid-Century Modern Summer Landscape Oil Painting, "White Cottage" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a lively, colorfu...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Masonite

Dynamic & Colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1957 by Harold Haydon
Dynamic & Colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1957 by Harold Haydon

Harold HaydonDynamic & Colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1957 by Harold Haydon, 1957

$650

Dynamic & Colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1957 by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A dynamic, colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Expressionist oil painting in vibrant reds, blues & yellows by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Oil on canvas board; f...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Harold Haydon Art

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Canvas, Oil, Board

A Unique, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Beach Scene Oil Painting- Bather
A Unique, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Beach Scene Oil Painting- Bather

Harold HaydonA Unique, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Beach Scene Oil Painting- Bather, 1964

$950

A Unique, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Beach Scene Oil Painting- Bather

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Visually Striking, 1950s Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Abstract Beach Scene by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting an abstracted female nude b...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Masonite, Oil

A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude

Harold HaydonA Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude, 1950

$165

A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Exhibiting a spare and exceptional use of brushwork...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Ink

A Unique, Surrealist 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chicago City Scene with Figures
A Unique, Surrealist 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chicago City Scene with Figures

Harold HaydonA Unique, Surrealist 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chicago City Scene with Figures, 1968

$1,100

A Unique, Surrealist 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chicago City Scene with Figures

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Lively 1960s Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Abstract City Scene by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "City Street with Figures", Depicting an ab...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Masonite, Oil

An Abstract, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Oil, Water Polo - Swimmers
An Abstract, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Oil, Water Polo - Swimmers

Harold HaydonAn Abstract, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Oil, Water Polo - Swimmers, 1951

$850

An Abstract, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sporting Themed Oil, Water Polo - Swimmers

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Vibrant, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sporting-Themed Oil Painting of Swimming Water Polo Players by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Oil on ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Harold Haydon Art

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Oil, Masonite

A Serene, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Woman with Cat Shelling Peas
A Serene, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Woman with Cat Shelling Peas

Harold HaydonA Serene, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Woman with Cat Shelling Peas, 1950

$145

A Serene, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Woman with Cat Shelling Peas

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Serene, Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Studio Scene of a Young Woman Shelling Peas While Seated by a Cat by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A pea...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Lively, Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Still Life w. Lemon"
A Lively, Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Still Life w. Lemon"

Harold HaydonA Lively, Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Still Life w. Lemon", 1951

$1,800

A Lively, Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Still Life w. Lemon"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Lively, Expressionist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Still life with Lemon" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a painterly studio still life...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Art

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Masonite, Oil

A Striking, 1946 Modern Figure Study Drawing of Three Standing Female Nudes
A Striking, 1946 Modern Figure Study Drawing of Three Standing Female Nudes

Harold HaydonA Striking, 1946 Modern Figure Study Drawing of Three Standing Female Nudes, 1946

$240

A Striking, 1946 Modern Figure Study Drawing of Three Standing Female Nudes

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking, Mid-Century Modern 1946, charcoal figure study drawing of three standing female nudes by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (u...

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1940s 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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Paper, Charcoal

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Standing Female Nude Model
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Standing Female Nude Model

Harold HaydonA Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Standing Female Nude Model, circa 1930

$185Sale Price|21% Off

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Standing Female Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Finely Drawn, 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early pastel drawing by Haydon demon...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Pastel

An Intimate, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude
An Intimate, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude

Harold HaydonAn Intimate, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude, circa 1945

$95

An Intimate, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

An Intimate, Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Nude Figure Study by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). The drawing is ink on paper and dates circa 1945. Artwork ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Ink

A Compelling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Seated Nude Young Woman
A Compelling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Seated Nude Young Woman

Harold HaydonA Compelling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Seated Nude Young Woman, 1950

$185

A Compelling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene, Seated Nude Young Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Compelling, Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Studio Scene of a Seated Young Nude Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, intimate...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman
A Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman

Harold HaydonA Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman, circa 1945

$165

A Finely Drawn 1940s Modern Female Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Finely Drawn, 1940s Modern Female Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exquisite studio portrait study, charcoal on...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, Couple at Fun House Mirror
A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, Couple at Fun House Mirror

Harold HaydonA Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, Couple at Fun House Mirror, Circa 1950

$165Sale Price|29% Off

A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, Couple at Fun House Mirror

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Quirky, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Illustration Ink Drawing Depicting a Young Couple Standing Beside A Fun House Mirror by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am....

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Ink

A Stunning, Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude
A Stunning, Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude

Harold HaydonA Stunning, Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude, circa 1930

$185Sale Price|35% Off

A Stunning, Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Female Figure Study, Standing Nude

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Stunning, Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Female Nude Figure Study by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). The drawing is ink on paper and dates from 1930. Artwork si...

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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Ink

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman
A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

Harold HaydonA Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman, 1951

$235

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Dramatic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study Portrait of Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoal of...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Art

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Paper, Charcoal

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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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