Franjo Klopotan (1938 - 2019)

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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

Wilhelm Georg Maxon (1894 - 1971)
Wilhelm Georg Maxon
1894 - 1971
William Straube (1871 - 1954)
William Straube
1871 - 1954
Wolfgang Tillmans (1968)
Wolfgang Tillmans
1968
Franz Hoffmann-Fallersleben (1855 - 1925)
Franz Hoffmann-Fallersleben
1855 - 1925
Fritz Quant (1888 - 1933)
Fritz Quant
1888 - 1933
Willy Schlobach (1864 - 1951)
Willy Schlobach
1864 - 1951
Victor Schramm (1865 - 1929)
Victor Schramm
1865 - 1929
Hans Rickers (1899 - 1979)
Hans Rickers
1899 - 1979
Alexander Simon (1805 - 1852)
Alexander Simon
1805 - 1852
Louis Catoir (1792 - 1841)
Louis Catoir
1792 - 1841
Michel Majerus (1967 - 2002)
Michel Majerus
1967 - 2002
Karin Kneffel (1957)
Karin Kneffel
1957
Karen Schacht (1900 - 1987)
Karen Schacht
1900 - 1987
Adelaid von Block-Quast (1896 - 1982)
Adelaid von Block-Quast
1896 - 1982
Paul Thiem (1858 - 1922)
Paul Thiem
1858 - 1922
Herbert Götzinger (1928 - 1976)
Herbert Götzinger
1928 - 1976

Creators Naïve art

Vasilii Vasilevich Borkin (1896 - 1974)
Vasilii Vasilevich Borkin
1896 - 1974
Arthur Fauser (1911 - 1990)
Arthur Fauser
1911 - 1990
Bridget Riley (1931)
Bridget Riley
1931
Djordje Ozbolt (1967)
Djordje Ozbolt
1967
Eugene Spiro (1874 - 1972)
Eugene Spiro
1874 - 1972
Kenneth S. Fagg (1901 - 1980)
Kenneth S. Fagg
1901 - 1980
Elliott Erwitt (1928 - 2023)
Elliott Erwitt
1928 - 2023
Richard Stankiewicz (1922 - 1983)
Richard Stankiewicz
1922 - 1983
Mona Hatoum (1952)
Mona Hatoum
1952
Piero Dorazio (1927 - 2005)
Piero Dorazio
1927 - 2005
Peter Hujar (1934 - 1987)
Peter Hujar
1934 - 1987
Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977)
Vladimir Nabokov
1899 - 1977
Jean-Louis Berger (1919 - 1995)
Jean-Louis Berger
1919 - 1995
Martin Erich Philipp (1887 - 1978)
Martin Erich Philipp
1887 - 1978
Alexander Leydenfrost (1888 - 1961)
Alexander Leydenfrost
1888 - 1961
Heinz Bochmann (1921 - 2011)
Heinz Bochmann
1921 - 2011
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