The art of Paul Havas (1940-2012) is one of natural beauty, formal
control, and unusual colors. Havas settled in the Puget Sound region in
1965 and went on to create a body of work dominated by oil paintings and
drawings of landscapes and cityscapes, attracting admiring critical
attention and considerable acquisitions by important museums.
This book draws on Havas's archive of writings, letters, and documentary
photographs, as well as accounts and interviews with critics, curators,
fellow artists, and friends to set the artist in a perspective of
Pacific Northwest and American art history. The result is a lively tale
of flyfishing, rural cabins, sophisticated city life, and doggedly
consistent work habits in studios in Seattle and the Skagit Valley.
Quiet yet friendly, like his appealing paintings, Paul Havas is revealed
as thoughtful and witty, with serious ideas about art, culture, and his
own position in contemporary art. Readers are sure to enjoy this
lavishly illustrated volume with extensive color plates, useful
contextual images, and historical documentary photographs.