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
L'Ouie , by Francois Houtin
By François Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This is one print from a series of 5 that comprised the CINQ JARDINS ,CINQ SENS (five gardens, five senses), with texts and poems by Federico Garcia Lorca. The image relates to soun...
Etching
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
Graines en Folies (Crazy Seeds), by Francois Houtin
By François Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. Imaginary topiary and garden scenes, with incredibly fine line work in the etching in this image of a suspended garden. Oth...
Etching
Topiaire Sujet No. 1, by Francois Houtin
By François Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. This Imaginary topiary and garden scene is the smallest size that Houtin created . François Houtin was born in Craon en Ma...
Etching
Saint Louis en Ile, by JMM Mathieux-Marie
By Jean Michel Mathieux-Marie
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: drypoint on chine collé Edition of 180 Image Size: 4.5 X 9 inches Signed, titled and numbered, from the edition of 180. A view of a bridge over the Seine River in Paris wit...
Drypoint
French Baroque - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
French Baroque is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative patterns of French Renaissance Architecture. The artwork is depicted s...
Lithograph
Une bourrasque
By Charles-Emile Jacque
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on chine collé mounted to white wove paper, 3 x 4 5/8 inches (75 x 112 mm), full margins. Scattered light areas of adhesive residue with associated discoloration along the to...
Handmade Paper, Etching
French Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
French Renaissance is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative patterns of French Renaissance Architecture. The artwork is depict...
Lithograph
German Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
German Renaissance is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative book binding of German Renaissance. The artwork is depicted skillf...
Lithograph
French and German Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
French and German Renaissance is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative patterns of French and German Renaissance Architecture....
Lithograph
Fin de Journée
By Auguste Lepère
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Sagot, 1889. Wood engraving on cream laid Japon paper with full deckle edges, 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 (212 x 145 mm). Signed, numbered 9/35, and inscribed "1er Etat" in pencil in the l...
Handmade Paper, Woodcut
