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

Alfred Aschauer (1931 - 2013)
Alfred Aschauer
1931 - 2013
Gunther Rothe (1947)
Gunther Rothe
1947
Hans Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1910 - 1996)
Hans Ferdinand Sauerbruch
1910 - 1996
Ludwig Knaus (1829 - 1910)
Ludwig Knaus
1829 - 1910
Klaus Meister (1953)
Klaus Meister
1953
Jean-Georges Rémond (1752 - 1830)
Jean-Georges Rémond
1752 - 1830
Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim (1808 - 1879)
Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim
1808 - 1879
Karl Stauffer-Bern (1857 - 1891)
Karl Stauffer-Bern
1857 - 1891
Emil von Ernst (1817 - 1905)
Emil von Ernst
1817 - 1905
Chris von Wangenheim (1942 - 1981)
Chris von Wangenheim
1942 - 1981
Johann Michael Schwabeda (1734 - 1794)
Johann Michael Schwabeda
1734 - 1794
Ruediger Tamschick (1942)
Ruediger Tamschick
1942
Franz Ludwig Reichsgraf von Kesselstadt (1753 - 1841)
Franz Ludwig Reichsgraf von Kesselstadt
1753 - 1841
Gustav Preyer (1801 - 1838)
Gustav Preyer
1801 - 1838
Themistokles von Eckenbrecher (1842 - 1921)
Themistokles von Eckenbrecher
1842 - 1921
Reinhold Nägele (1884 - 1972)
Reinhold Nägele
1884 - 1972

Creators Naïve art

Edward Steichen (1879 - 1973)
Edward Steichen
1879 - 1973
René Magritte (1898 - 1967)
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
Rudolf Zender (1901 - 1988)
Rudolf Zender
1901 - 1988
Emilio Stanzani (1906 - 1977)
Emilio Stanzani
1906 - 1977
Titus Kaphar (1976)
Titus Kaphar
1976
Guido Trentini (1889 - 1975)
Guido Trentini
1889 - 1975
Zacharias Heinesen (1936)
Zacharias Heinesen
1936
Walter Wahlstedt (1898 - 1972)
Walter Wahlstedt
1898 - 1972
Mili Weber (1891 - 1978)
Mili Weber
1891 - 1978
Gottfried Salzmann (1943)
Gottfried Salzmann
1943
Helmut Maletzke (1920 - 2017)
Helmut Maletzke
1920 - 2017
Inge Feilcke-Volbrecht (1923 - 2007)
Inge Feilcke-Volbrecht
1923 - 2007
Raisa Grigorevna Aleshina (1932 - 2006)
Raisa Grigorevna Aleshina
1932 - 2006
Holger Runge (1925 - 2024)
Holger Runge
1925 - 2024
Karl-Ludwig Schmaltz (1932)
Karl-Ludwig Schmaltz
1932
Ernst Schroffenegger (1905 - 1994)
Ernst Schroffenegger
1905 - 1994