Hayden’s early work reflected his academic training, but he quickly absorbed the lessons of Post-Impressionism and Fauvism. By the 1910s, his art aligned with Cubism, and he exhibited alongside figures such as Juan Gris, Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. His adoption of Cubism was distinguished by a lyrical sensitivity to colour and form, which lent his compositions a more approachable character compared to the stricter analytical style of his contemporaries.
After the First World War, Hayden gradually moved away from Cubism, developing a more naturalistic and expressive mode of painting. His landscapes, still lifes and portraits combined structural clarity with vibrant colour, earning him critical recognition. He exhibited widely in Paris, including at the prestigious Salon d’Automne, and maintained close connections with both avant-garde and more traditional circles.
Hayden lived and worked in France for the rest of his life, becoming a French citizen in 1920. His career demonstrates the dynamic interplay between the radical innovations of early modernism and the enduring appeal of representational painting. Today, his works are held in major collections such as the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Les joueurs d'échecs
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
La plage
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte au journal
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Interieur rouge
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Joueur de mandoline
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
Paysage
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte à la bouteille de lait
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Portrait d'un jeune garçon
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Composition cubiste
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte à la bouteille de Bass
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte à la bouteille de lait
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte avec mandoline
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte avec mandoline
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
Nature morte cubiste
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte à la cafetière et à l'huilier
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Vue de port
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Paysage à l'estuaire
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
La plage du Pouldu
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Paysage à la rivière
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Bouquet de fleurs
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte au citron
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte aux poisson et coquillages
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Autoportrait
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
View from the artist's studio, between the Boulevard Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail, Paris
Henri Hayden (French, 1883-1970)
Landscape in Southern France
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Landscape
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
Le Mont Moyen bleu
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Théière noire, fond mauve
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
La plaine du Limon
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Village de Provence
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte au l'epi de mais
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
Nature morte à la fenêtre ouverte
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Le jardin à Mareuil-sur-Ourcq
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Bouteille avec pain
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Sleeping beauty
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
Moisson à Fay-le-Bac
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
Beauval
Henri Hayden (Warsaw 1883-1970 Paris)
Les Monts Moyens
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Paysage de ville
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Nature morte au panier et tire bouchon
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Paysage avec château d'Antibes
HENRI HAYDEN (1883-1970)
La colline de Six Fours
Henri Hayden (French, 1883-1970)
Les champs rouges
Henri Hayden (French, 1883-1970)
Vase de fleurs
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Le plat rond
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Les Champs; and a lithograph by the same hand
Henri Hayden (1883-1970)
Vue d'un canal