Elsie Haddon Haynes Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

An original framed pastel painting of Colorado mountains in springtime with snow-capped peaks by early Denver woman artist, Elsie Haddon Haynes (188...

Pastel on paper. Housed in a hardwood frame with archival materials and AR Glass (UV Protection/Anti-reflective). Framed dimensions measure 18 ⅛ x 17 ⅛ x ½ inches; image size is 11 ⅞ x 10 ¾ inches (sight). About the artist: Elsie Haddon Haynes was born on the Isle of Wight, a small island on the Southern coast of England. Her father, a historian, was a professor at Cambridge. Elsie was raised in Wimbledon, and received formal training in art at the Herkomer Art School in Hertfordshire, England, during 1905 and 1906. She later studied in Brussels and Bruge before leaving Belgium to study in Paris between 1908 and 1909. She settled in Cambridge in 1911 where she worked as an artist. During World War I, Elsie went to France where she volunteered with the YMCA, then active with programs that provided everything from basic services to entertainment to American troops on the front. It was during her service to the YMCA that she met William Haynes, an American working in the same camp. The couple married in 1919 in L’Havre, France after the cessation of the war. The newlyweds relocated to the United States, settling first in Nebraska and then permanently in Denver, Colorado. They traveled around the West and Southwest, and Elsie painted in California, Arizona, and South Dakota. Soon her specialty had become landscapes and the Rocky Mountains her favorite subject. One of her paintings of South Boulder Canyon was purchased as a gift to President...

Housed in a hardwood frame with archival materials and AR Glass (UV Protection/Anti-reflective). Framed dimensions measure 23 x 18 ½ x ½ inches; image dimensions measure 16 ¼ x 11 ¾ inches. About the artist: Elsie Haddon Haynes was born on the Isle of Wight, a small island on the Southern coast of England. Her father, a historian, was a professor at Cambridge. Elsie was raised in Wimbledon, and received formal training in art at the Herkomer Art School in Hertfordshire, England, during 1905 and 1906. She later studied in Brussels and Bruge before leaving Belgium to study in Paris between 1908 and 1909. She settled in Cambridge in 1911 where she worked as an artist. During World War I, Elsie went to France where she volunteered with the YMCA, then active with programs that provided everything from basic services to entertainment to American troops on the front. It was during her service to the YMCA that she met William Haynes, an American working in the same camp. The couple married in 1919 in L’Havre, France after the cessation of the war. The newlyweds relocated to the United States, settling first in Nebraska and then permanently in Denver, Colorado. They traveled around the West and Southwest, and Elsie painted in California, Arizona, and South Dakota. Soon her specialty had become landscapes and the Rocky Mountains her favorite subject. One of her paintings of South Boulder Canyon was purchased as a gift to...

Presented in a custom hardwood frame with all archival materials; outer dimensions measure 21 x 19 ¼ x 1 ¾ inches. Image size is 14 ½ x 12 ¾ inches. Elsie Haddon Haynes was born on the Isle of Wight, a small island on the Southern coast of England. Her father, a historian, was a professor at Cambridge. Elsie was raised in Wimbledon, and received formal training in art at the Herkomer Art School in Hertfordshire, England, during 1905 and 1906. She later studied in Brussels and Bruges before leaving Belgium to study in Paris between 1908 and 1909. She settled in Cambridge in 1911 where she worked as an artist. During World War I, Elsie went to France where she volunteered with the YMCA, then active with programs that provided everything from basic services to entertainment to American troops on the front. It was during her service to the YMCA that she met William Haynes...

A Colorado mountain landscape by Elsie Haynes, one of Colorado's premier early women artists. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 16 ¾ x 19 ½ inches. Image size is 9 x 12 inches. Elsie Haddon Haynes was born on the Isle of Wight in England. Her father, a historian, was a professor at Cambridge. Elsie was raised in Wimbledon, England, and received formal training in art at the Herkomer Art School in Hertfordshire, England, during 1905 and 1906. She later studied in Belgium, Brussels and Bruges followed by study in Paris between 1908 and 1909. She settled in Cambridge in 1911 where she worked as an artist. During World War I, Elsie went to France where she served in a YMCA "hut" that gave food as well as provided recreation to soldiers. It was during her service to the YMCA that she met an American, who was also on the staff at the Hut named William Haynes...