1974
François Houtin was born in Craon en Mayenne, France in 1950. He has lived and worked in Paris since 1971. He was trained as a landscape architect, and worked on such prominent projects as the renovation of the Jardin des Tuileries in 1991. It wasn't until 1973 that he learned printmaking from Jean Delpech, and by 1979 he had become a full-time artist known for his highly detailed prints of utopian gardens. His prints mix equal parts of superb draughtsmanship, deep appreciation for the history of Classical French landscape architecture, and his own unfettered imagination. Houtin was awarded the Prix de Gravure Lacourière in 1981 and the Prix de Gravure Florence Gould in 1986. In 1991, he became a member of the Société des Peintres-Graveurs Français. While etching remains his preferred mode of expression, since 2002 Houtin has also made very large ink wash drawings on paper and canvas. For four years, he produced windows for Hermès, monumental decorations of foliage and beautiful frescoes painted in tempera.
Portrait No. 1, by Francois Houtin
By François Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
In Portrait #1, François Houtin transforms botanical motifs into an elaborate fantasy of form and texture. Using fine, rhythmic lines, he constructs an imaginary figure that feels pa...
Etching
Topiaire Habité — Surreal Topiary Etching by François Houtin
By François Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Topiaire Habité is a surreal etching by François Houtin in which organic form and imagined habitation quietly intersect. A sculptural, topiary-like structure emerges within an open l...
Etching
Golden Fenix Surrealist Print, Aquatint and Etching, Signed, 2000s
By Roman Sustov
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An ex libris print featuring the nude fantasy figure of a woman representing the mythical Phoenix. Roman Sustov's prints often provide a fantastic blend of classical technique and im...
Etching, Aquatint
Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin
By François Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
In Trois Plants, François Houtin envisions a fantastical botanical specimen rising like an ornate tower of intertwined foliage and blossoms. Each element—stem, leaf, and tendril—is r...
Etching
Nonsense on Stilts (24/40)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 40. Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. Social satire on the human condition, showing the precarious balance that keeps things moving forward with all our human foibles. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line etching...
Etching
Monumental Elements, etching by Yuji Hiratsuka
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from an edition of 20. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more...
Intaglio
Clown, Surrealist Etching by James Kearns
By James Kearns
Located in Long Island City, NY
James Kearns, American (1924 - ) - Clown, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Etching on Rives, signed, titled and numbered, Edition: 44/50, Image Size: 14.5 x 8.75 inches, Size: 22 x 15 in....
Etching
Circus Woman, Surrealist Etching by Peter Paone
By Peter Paone
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Paone, American (1936 - ) - Circus Woman, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Etching on Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 25, Image Siz...
Etching
The Painter Etching, Surrealist Style, Signed, Edition of 25, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 25 prints in Roman numerals. Perfect conditions.
Etching
Femme au Clown Etching, Surrealist, Signed, Edition 105/145, 1960s
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Femme au Clown (Woman with Clown) is an artwork belonging to the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis), and realized in 1968/69. Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon ...
Watercolor, Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Une Ecriture Lisible II , Surrealist Etching by Kurt Seligmann
By Kurt Seligmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kurt Seligmann, Swiss-American (1900 - 1962) - Une Ecriture Lisible II, Year: circa 1954, Medium: Etching in Sanguine, Image Size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches, Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 ...
Etching
Une Ecriture Lisible III, Surrealist Etching by Kurt Seligmann
By Kurt Seligmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kurt Seligmann, Swiss-American (1900 - 1962) - Une Ecriture Lisible III, Year: circa 1954, Medium: Etching in Sanguine, Image Size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches, Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4...
Etching
