Painter, printmaker, muralist and teacher who studied at various London art colleges and in Paris studios in 1940s and 1950s. He went on to teach painting, etching and the history of art for about 35 years, travelling frequently in Europe. Holden had shows at National Theatre in London, Orleans House in Richmond and at Cleveland Bridge Gallery, Bath. He did a number of murals for companies, including Dunlop Rubber Company. Holden was described as an “intense admirer of the irrational and neurotic in art”. He had a fine understanding of the human figure, on which his work was based, forms materialising on the canvas in deft strokes of colour, giving an impression of restless energy.