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Harold Haydon
A Vibrant 1940's Summer Landscape Painting, River in Vermont by Harold Haydon

circa 1940

$1,200
£897
€1,047.96
CA$1,688.08
A$1,708.47
CHF 979.59
MX$20,721.63
NOK 11,392.24
SEK 11,596.20
DKK 7,833.87

About the Item

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 longtime summer studio and residence located in Calais, Vermont. Artwork size: 20 x 25 inches. Framed size: 21 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches. Oil on canvas, dating circa 1940. In period gold toned Modernist frame. Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in 1909 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. He came to Chicago with his family in 1917 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 and Canada, as well as his dynamic city views of Chicago and its lakefront. Harold Haydon served as the 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:
    circa 1940
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good, original estate condition. (See photos).
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: #87781stDibs: LU2591214988012

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