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Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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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Artist: Harold Haydon
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study (Composite Drawings) by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A humorous and visually striking sheet of a...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings

Harold Haydon
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings, 1951

$135
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female, "The Telephone Call", by Note Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-19940. A striking charcoal drawing executed...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Newsprint

A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call

Harold Haydon
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call, circa 1940s

$135
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a 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-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon, 1951

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An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking, black & white figural studio ink drawing on paper depicting an...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon, 1956

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A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A visually striking charcoal male portrait stu...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men

Harold Haydon
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men, circa 1950

$135
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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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 Haydon
A Dynamic 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist Sketch Class, 1945

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WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold E...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon, ca. 1935

$585 Sale Price
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A 1946 Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Male Portrait Study, Binocular Vision
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1946 Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Male Portrait Study by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A compelling portrait study, perhaps a self portrait of the artist,...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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A 1946 Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Male Portrait Study, Binocular Vision
A 1946 Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Male Portrait Study, Binocular Vision

Harold Haydon
A 1946 Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Male Portrait Study, Binocular Vision, 1946

$285
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking, black & white figural studio ink drawing on paper depicting an...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon

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WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold E...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon, ca. 1935

$585 Sale Price
31% Off
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold E...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon, ca. 1935

$585 Sale Price
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