A Striking, 1930s Composite Sketch, Figure Study (Faces and Profiles) by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon

Description

A Striking Composite Sketch (Figure Study of Faces and Profiles) by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A Wonderful sketchbook drawing, graphite on paper, dating from the 1930s.Artwork size:8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (sheet).Artwork is unframed, matted / hinged to an archival mat board measuring 12 x 9 inches (ready to frame).Estate stamped on reverse.Provenance: Estate of the Artist.

Harold Emerson Haydon was born in 1909 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada.He moved to America, settling in 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 andlater 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.See

Dimensions

9ʺW × 0.12ʺD × 12ʺH

Styles

Figurative

Modern

Portraiture

Frame Type

Unframed

Art Subjects

Portrait

Figure

Period

1930s

Country of Origin

United States

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Graphite

Paper

Condition

Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color

Gray

Condition Notes

Very good, original estate condition. See photos.Very good, original estate condition.See photos.