Horatio Holzbein

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Horatio Holzbein is an ex-financial market specialist turned artist, originally from the South West of England. He is known for his controversial campaigns for greater financial transparency in the art market, particularly in the gallery sector. He has also lead notable campaigns against the factors which are believed help to create art market investment bubbles.

Born in 1964, he started painting at an early age but switched career to become a full time artist only at the age of 33. He is an advocate and practitioner of what he describes as 'pre-impressionist' painting techniques (rather than Old Master). He has won a number of awards for his painting, including the award of 'first prize' at the Lantilly meeting in France in February 2008 (see external link to article below).

[edit] Notable exhibitions

• Forgeries and Fakes, (studies after named masters), Frankfurt-am-Main, 1996/1997.
• Renaissance and the Rat, Florence, 1999.
• Waterloo Retirees, Maastricht, 2001.
• The Magic Flute, Paris, 2005.
• If Rowly had stayed in France, Lantilly, 2008.
• Romance (group exhibition), London, 2008.

[edit] References

Articles

• British Artist Horatio Holzbein Wins 'Best of Show' Award at the 2008 Lantilly Exhibition in France, Artdaily.org, Online daily newspaper, 3rd March, 2008.(article globally adopted by newspapers / news services).
• Horatio Holzbein advises investor caution, newswire services, widely distributed, 19.Dec,2007 and 31.Jan, 2008.

[edit] External links

• Article reference (Lantilly, 2008)
• Artists website

Persondata
NAME	Holzbein, Horatio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Horatio Holzbein
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Devon, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH