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Frank Kortan grew up in Prague (Czech Republic), and has been living and working in Germany in the last 40 years. He works in style of Surrealism, Fantastic Realism and Trompe-l'oeil. Among his other numerous art awards, he is a winner of World Prize of Salvador Dalí for Fine Arts.  

He had always been passionate about painting from a young age and oil painting as a supreme discipline has always fascinated him. He started to study the perfect technique according to the guidelines of the old masters to implement his ideas and themes without any technical limitation. He paints exclusively on wood because a wooden surface can be primed perfectly and is most optimal for his purpose. The highly smooth surface allows him to paint the finest details in several layers on top of each other, creating an optical 3D illusion, which is used in the Trompe-l'oeil style. However, he developed his style further and combines Trompe-l'oeil with Surrealism and Fantastic Realism, as it offers him countless expression possibilities.
Frank Kortan's works are in museums as well as private collections worldwide.
His oil paintings have been seen in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the globe.


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AWAKENING OF SEA ANGEL

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THE HOLY QUINCE DEVOURER

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LAST SUMMER IN CHERRY VILLAGE

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HEAVY HEAD

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TEST FORMATION OF EVA

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TWO ANGELS

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THE LAST CURTAIN

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VENETIEN MASQUERADE

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HAT OF BREMEN

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ODD JUGGLER

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BEYOND THE BORDERS OF SILENCE

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THE ABSURD THEATER OF EVERYDAY LIFE

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MADAME NORMANDIE

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SIESTA AFTER BANQUET

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THE LADY WITH A CHAMELEON AND THE BOTLE OF SODA

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THE TRIUMPHAL VICTORY OF SALVADOR OVER A GRAVID PEAR

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DANCE HALL OF GREGOR SAMSA

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THE HAPPY COUPLE

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THE MAID WITH THE AMBER EYE

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SIGMUND IN THOUGHTS

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THE NIBBLING CENTAURUS

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ALBRECHTS WEDDING CAMPAIGN INTO ITALY

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ALCHEMISTS EXPERIMENT Nº.2019

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YELLOW SHARK

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AMADEUS FORGOTTEN OPERA " LE NOZZE DEI PESCI "

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THE THIRSTY HERRING

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CAVIAR EXCURSION

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ROMEO AND JULIET

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ARCHE 22

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MONUMENT FOR AN ANONYMOUS GENIUS

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HIERONYMUS TEMPLE

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My paintings are a reflection of my subjective feeling of perception and the result of my fantasy.
For me is important that my style is clearly recognizable after finalizing, everybody must say this is a “Kortan”.


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