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Harold Haydon
A Charming, Diminutive 1945 Street Scene Painting of Navy Sailors in Hanover, NH

1945

$850
£648.53
€738.30
CA$1,194.68
A$1,313.25
CHF 689.45
MX$15,615.48
NOK 8,854.10
SEK 8,065.13
DKK 5,516.28

About the Item

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". Framed size: 9 1/2" x 10 3/4". Signed and dated "H. Haydon 10-VIII-45", lower left; titled on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist.. A wonderful example of the artist's favored "Thumb Box' paintings, small in scale and full of color. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in 1909 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. He moved to America in 1917, settling with his family in Chicago, Illinois 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:
    1945
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good/ fine original estate condition. See photos.
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: #90131stDibs: LU2591212667302

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