Francois Houtin was born in Craon en Mayenne,
France on August 25, 1950. He was trained as a landscape architect,
and has worked on such prominent projects as the renovation of
the Jardin des Tuilleries in 1991.
He began working in printmaking in 1973,
and is known for his highly detailed prints of utopian gardens.
His prints mix equal parts of superb draughtmanship, deep appreciation
for the history of Classical French landscape architecture, and
his own unfettered imagination. Houtin creates a unique world
of utopian gardens.
*His new catalogue
Raisonne has just been published (Nov. 2002) and is available
for $50.
