artist: Henri Hayden (Polish 1883-1970)
medium: colour lithograph
dimensions: 49 x 34 1/2 cm image size (approx) / 66 x 50 cm paper size / 69 x 56 cm frame size (approx)
limited edition 50/75
hand signed in pencil
dated 1968
* currently being framed in a new hand finished timber frame with non-reflective UV museum glass and double thick archival mat and backing - due back at the gallery late August 2025. Photos to follow. If purchased in the meantime your order will be fulfilled as soon as this is back at the gallery.
AU $1375 (approx US $900 / 770 EUROS / 132,000 yen / 670 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com)
artist biography
Henri Hayden, born Henryk Hayden on December 24, 1883 in Warsaw, was a Polish painter who became a significant figure in the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century. He initially studied engineering at the Warsaw Polytechnic (1902–1905) while simultaneously attending the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, before relocating to France in 1907 to fully devote himself to painting.
In Paris, Hayden became associated with the École de Paris and emerged as a notable Cubist painter. He later reflected, “I only absorbed Cubism in 1915, after having swallowed and digested all of French painting in a few years.” This immersion led him—almost instinctively—toward the radical innovations of Picasso and Braque.
Hayden held his first solo exhibition at Galerie Druet in 1911 and gained further recognition through his association with art dealer Léonce Rosenberg, who presented a major exhibition of his work in 1919. Over the course of his career, Hayden’s style evolved, bridging Cubism with lyrical figuration and expressionism.
Today, his work is represented in major public collections worldwide, including the Tate Modern (London), The Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh), and the Centre Pompidou (Paris).