Franjo Klopotan (1938 - 2019)

Franjo Klopotan (1938 - 2019) - photo 1

Franjo Klopotan

Franjo Klopotan is a Croatian surrealist painter.

Klopotan is considered a master of naive art in postwar Croatia. He began painting in 1959 and had his first solo exhibition in Zagreb in 1963. Later, during his stay in Germany, participating in exhibitions, he gained international fame.

Franjo Klopotan is a painter of waking dreams, bringing elements of surrealism and popular fantasy into his work.

Klopotan was a member of the Croatian Society of Naive Artists, the Croatian Society of Fine Artists and the Association of Croatian Artists.

Date and place of birt:16 september 1938, Novi Marof, Croatia
Date and place of death:6 october 2019, Novi Marof, Croatia
Nationality:Germany, Croatia
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Fabulous epic genre, Fantasy
Art style:Post War Art, Surrealism, Naïve art

Creators Germany

Ludwig Elsholtz (1805 - 1850)
Ludwig Elsholtz
1805 - 1850
Adolf Hölzel (1853 - 1934)
Adolf Hölzel
1853 - 1934
Peter Klasen (1935)
Peter Klasen
1935
Rudolf Alexander Agricola (1912 - 1990)
Rudolf Alexander Agricola
1912 - 1990
Wilhelm von Bemmel (1630 - 1708)
Wilhelm von Bemmel
1630 - 1708
Simon Jacob (1510 - 1564)
Simon Jacob
1510 - 1564
Fritz Overbeck (1869 - 1909)
Fritz Overbeck
1869 - 1909
Paul Mathias Padua (1903 - 1980)
Paul Mathias Padua
1903 - 1980
Karl August Friedrich (Fritz) Neuhaus (1852 - 1922)
Karl August Friedrich (Fritz) Neuhaus
1852 - 1922
Ludwig Knaus (1829 - 1910)
Ludwig Knaus
1829 - 1910
Max Schwarzer (1882 - 1955)
Max Schwarzer
1882 - 1955
Gregor Schneider (1969)
Gregor Schneider
1969
Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867 - 1908)
Joseph Maria Olbrich
1867 - 1908
Cornelius Völker (1965)
Cornelius Völker
1965
Udo Lindenberg (1946)
Udo Lindenberg
1946
Werner Stotzer (1931 - 2010)
Werner Stotzer
1931 - 2010

Creators Naïve art

Jean-Boris Lacroix (1902 - 1984)
Jean-Boris Lacroix
1902 - 1984
Gottfried Salzmann (1943)
Gottfried Salzmann
1943
Jonas Burgert (1969)
Jonas Burgert
1969
Wucius Wong (1936)
Wucius Wong
1936
Eugenio Gerli (1923 - 2013)
Eugenio Gerli
1923 - 2013
Natar Bhavsar (1934)
Natar Bhavsar
1934
Eppo Doeve (1907 - 1981)
Eppo Doeve
1907 - 1981
František Štorek (1933 - 1999)
František Štorek
1933 - 1999
Otto Hellmeier (1908 - 1996)
Otto Hellmeier
1908 - 1996
Bertil Vallien (1938)
Bertil Vallien
1938
Serge Poliakoff (1900 - 1969)
Serge Poliakoff
1900 - 1969
Ben Enwonwu (1921 - 1994)
Ben Enwonwu
1921 - 1994
Endre Balint (1914 - 1986)
Endre Balint
1914 - 1986
Emmy Wohlwill-Thomae (1883 - 1961)
Emmy Wohlwill-Thomae
1883 - 1961
Tadasuke Kuwayama (1935)
Tadasuke Kuwayama
1935
Chris Roberts-Antieau (1950)
Chris Roberts-Antieau
1950