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Harold Haydon
A Cheeky 1945 Nude Interior Scene, "En Route to VT, Hotel Room" by Harold Haydon

1945

$850
£647.95
€740.24
CA$1,196.07
A$1,310.07
CHF 689.75
MX$15,635.22
NOK 8,790.25
SEK 8,035.62
DKK 5,531.55

About the Item

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, spontaneous, small-scaled works "Thumb Box" paintings, many of which were completed while Haydon and his wife Virginia traveled between their Hyde Park Chicago residence and their summer home and studio in Calais, Vermont. Artwork size: 6 x 4 1/2 inches. Framed size: 9 1/2 x 8 1/4" inches. Signed and dated "H. Haydon II-VIII-45", upper left; titled and estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. 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.
  • Creator:
    Harold Haydon (1909 - 1994, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1945
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Very good / fine original estate condition. See photos.
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: #90121stDibs: LU2591213073082

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