Paintings by George Béla Havrillay

The Bathhouse series

George's notes "In the middle ages the most popular places for social contact. relaxation, drinking, whoring and even for taking a bath were the bathhouses or bagnios. They were all over Europe. In London the Mayor was a proud owner of several, as was the Duke Albrecht of Austria in Vienna. It was a very lucrative business but pictorially not much got down to us about the goings on in these places. This lack of informative material inspired me to rectify the situation by producing a series of paintings dealing with the subject. These paintings would make attractive talking points for any tavern or watering hole, especially with an authentically designed matching interior."

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"His old woman caught him with my missus"
1226h x 918w (mm)
1977, framed
$8000 set of 7
"Don't get in lady, you'll flood the bloody bathhouse"
1226h x 918w (mm)
1977, framed
$8000 set of 7
signed and dated (bottom right)
"Room service Sir"
1226h x 918w (mm)
1977, framed
$8000 set of 7
signed and dated (bottom right)
"I think he misses you"
1226h x 918w (mm)
1977, framed
$8000 set of 7
signed and dated
"... and this is your plimsol line!"
1226h x 918w (mm)
1977, framed
$8000 set of 7
signed and dated
"Margot always serves this way when she burns the meat"
1226h x 918w (mm)
1977, framed
$8000 set of 7
signed and dated
"Oh yes, she's a great social worker"
1226h x 918w (mm)
1977, framed
$8000 set of 7
signed and dated