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

August Lemmer (1862)
August Lemmer
1862
Louise Catherine Breslau (1856 - 1927)
Louise Catherine Breslau
1856 - 1927
Fritz Kreidt (1936 - 2020)
Fritz Kreidt
1936 - 2020
Emil Jo Homolka (1925 - 2011)
Emil Jo Homolka
1925 - 2011
Karl Dönselmann (1902 - 1984)
Karl Dönselmann
1902 - 1984
Karl Hubbuch (1891 - 1979)
Karl Hubbuch
1891 - 1979
Thomas Heger (1961)
Thomas Heger
1961
Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764 - 1850)
Johann Gottfried Schadow
1764 - 1850
Karl Zerbe (1903 - 1972)
Karl Zerbe
1903 - 1972
Julius Christian Rehder (1861 - 1955)
Julius Christian Rehder
1861 - 1955
Hugo Crola (1841 - 1910)
Hugo Crola
1841 - 1910
Hermann Struck (1876 - 1944)
Hermann Struck
1876 - 1944
Jean Augustin Daiwaille (1786 - 1850)
Jean Augustin Daiwaille
1786 - 1850
Matthäus Gundelach (1566 - 1653)
Matthäus Gundelach
1566 - 1653
Herbert Egl (1953)
Herbert Egl
1953
Paul Bücher (1891 - 1968)
Paul Bücher
1891 - 1968

Creators Naïve art

Yury Alekseevich Nashivochnikov (1922 - 2022)
Yury Alekseevich Nashivochnikov
1922 - 2022
Pratuang Emjaroen (1935 - 2022)
Pratuang Emjaroen
1935 - 2022
Jiri Anderle (1936)
Jiri Anderle
1936
Nickolas Muray (1892 - 1965)
Nickolas Muray
1892 - 1965
Gerhard Rühm (1930)
Gerhard Rühm
1930
Jean Le Moal (1909 - 2007)
Jean Le Moal
1909 - 2007
Brigitte Handschick (1939 - 1994)
Brigitte Handschick
1939 - 1994
Adolf Gremlich (1915 - 1971)
Adolf Gremlich
1915 - 1971
Ruth Bernhard (1905 - 2006)
Ruth Bernhard
1905 - 2006
Liubov Efimovna London (1924 - 2018)
Liubov Efimovna London
1924 - 2018
Ginny Casey (1981)
Ginny Casey
1981
Franz Eggenschwiler (1930 - 2000)
Franz Eggenschwiler
1930 - 2000
Iurii Borisovich Ganrio (1921 - 1982)
Iurii Borisovich Ganrio
1921 - 1982
Wainer Vaccari (1949)
Wainer Vaccari
1949
Fritz Ruoff (1906 - 1986)
Fritz Ruoff
1906 - 1986
Elijah Pierce (1892 - 1984)
Elijah Pierce
1892 - 1984