Harold Haydon Paintings
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.to
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Artist: Harold Haydon
A Sunny 1948 Modern Lake Michigan Beach Scene by Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, colorful 1948 Mid-Century Modern beach scene by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Depicting a sunlit beach scene with bathers and sailboats painted along the sandy ...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Paper, Oil
A Quirky 1940s Mid-Century Modern Still Life by Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, colorful and quirky 1940s Mid-Century Modern Still Life, "Elephant and Red Pillow" by notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon Artwork size: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches; Framed...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Board
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 Paintings
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Oil, Masonite
A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A serene 1940s Vermont Landscape, depicting evergreen trees and a lake by artist Harold Haydon. Image size: 16" x 20". Framed size: 20" x 24". In a rustic brown wood frame. Es...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
A Charming, Diminutive 1945 Street Scene Painting of Navy Sailors in Hanover, NH
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, diminutive 1945 city street scene painting of Navy sailors standing beside a store front in Hanover, NH by famed Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Image size: 4 1/2" x 6". ...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Board
1955 View of Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A small, vibrant 1950s Mid-Century Modern mountain landscape painting depicting Aspen, Colorado by famed Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Titled "Western Vi...
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1950s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Board
A Tiny Painting of the Racine, WI Ravine, by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Harold Haydon called his tiny paintings "Thumb Box" paintings. This 1943 oil on paper painting depicts the Racine Ravine (Wisconsin Lakefront Beach). This is the perfect ser...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Paper, Oil
A Captivating 1944 Still-Life Painting of the Artist's Studio by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1944 oil on board, still-life painting of the artist's studio by Harold Haydon. The painting is framed in a dark brown, painted wood frame. Artwork size: 10" x 13 1...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Board
A Large, Quirky Painting of Artist Harold Haydon Painting in a Vermont Farm Yard
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Colorful Vermont Landscape Painting by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful quirky self portrait of the artist ...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Charming 1930s Vermont Summer Painting- Laundry Hanging in a Lake House Window
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, diminutive 1930s Modern painting depicting laundry hanging in a Vermont lake house window by notable Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 x 8 1/4 inches. Fram...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Masonite
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill factory worker by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Century a...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Watercolor, Paper
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Watercolor, Paper
Dynamic & Colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1957 by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic & colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting in Reds, Blues & Yellows by Artist Harold Haydon, Dated 1957. Framed in a dark, wood cube frame. Image size: 12" x 16". Fra...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Harold Haydon Paintings
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Canvas, Oil, Board
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Watercolor, Paper
1955 View of Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A small, vibrant 1950s Mid-Century Modern mountain landscape painting depicting Aspen, Colorado by famed Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Titled "View NW fr...
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1950s Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Board
A Vibrant 1940's Summer Landscape Painting, River in Vermont by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant, MidCentury Modern 1940s summer landscape painting of a Vermont river by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. A picturesque, quiet scene painted near the artist's longti...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
A Charming, Modern 1940s Vermont Landscape Painting, "Gospel Hall, Calais, VT"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant 1940s Modern landscape painting of Calais, Vermont by famed Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of the artist's favo...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Board
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Watercolor, Paper
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
By Harold Haydon
Located in New York, NY
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
Harold Haydon
"History of the U.S. Postal Service"
21 x 25 1/2 inches
O...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
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Oil, Masonite
An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Visually Striking, 1950s Abstract Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a colorful studio interior ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Graphite, Canvas
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 vivid studio still life scene ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant, Mid-Century Modern painting, "Vermont Landscape, Spruce Tree and Shoreline" by notable Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Painted near the artist's longtime summer studio loca...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Masonite
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 Paintings
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Oil, Masonite
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 Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
"The Scream", A 1950s Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Abstract Painting
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
"The Scream", A compelling, enigmatic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Abstract Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Executed in Haydon's unique, a...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
A Delightful 1940 Painting of Two Women Lounging by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A delightful 1940 painting of two women lounging in the Vermont wilderness by artist Harold Haydon. Haydon had a summer compound in Calais, Vermont, where he often painted. Images ...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Watercolor, Paper
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 Paintings
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Oil, Paper
A Charming 1956 Painting of a Red House in Calais, VT by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1956 oil on canvas board painting of a red brick house, titled "Corner of the Brick House with Last Snow Bank, Calais, VT" by artist Harold Haydon. The painting is framed...
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1950s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Canvas, Oil, Board
A Refined, 1931 Modern Precisionist Still Life Painting by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A refined, vibrant, early 1930s Precisionist still-life painting of a pitcher and squash by famed Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 15 x 18 inches; framed size: 21 x 2...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Canvas, Board, Oil
A Cheeky 1945 Nude Interior Scene, "En Route to VT, Hotel Room" by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, diminutive & humorous 1945 oil painting titled "En Route to VT, Hotel Room" by notable Chicago Modern artist Harold Haydon. Haydon affectionally called these colorful, s...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Paper
A Charming 1939 Landscape Painting Depicting Alabama by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming & diminutive landscape, oil on paper painting, dated 1939 & titled "Alabama" by artist Harold Haydon. The painting is framed in a rustic, wood frame. Image size: 4 1/2"...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Paper, Oil
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of steel mill factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Century ar...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
A Refined, Modern 1932 Precisionist Still Life Painting by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A refined, vibrant Precisionist still-life painting of a glazed plate and jug by famed Chicago Modern artist Harold Haydon. A superb example of Haydon's early practiced skill in Mod...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
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Oil, Panel
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of the artwork from the e...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
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