Zoltan Preiner

Zoltan Preiner was born in 1955 in Budapest, Hungary. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest.

During his studies, Preiner’s teachers encouraged him to use his outstanding talent and he began to forge his own style, painting wonderful still life paintings of fine wine, champagne, cheese and fruit.

Zoltan Preiner has developed a technique of painting, with great detail and a convincing rendering of life, depicting his subject matter in an extraordinary way. He creates a sense of luxury within both his opulent subject matter and his meticulous execution of detail. With a delicate hand, he masterfully achieves a trompe-l’œil effect, creating an illusion of space and depth.

Zoltan Preiner paints with the traditional medium of oil to achieve his luxurious style, which is complementary to the sumptuous fine wines that he depicts. His realist oil paintings are created with a precision that invites the eye to look closer at the richness of detail.

Zoltan’s influences stem from 17th-century Baroque aesthetics, and the subjects of the Dutch Golden Age. His engagement with Still Life is a continuity of a century-old practice, which the artist continues with great skill and sensitivity. His paintings possess the typical Baroque characteristic of rendering the subject matter in luminous, theatrical lighting, and a timelessness that keeps them popular amongst collectors worldwide today.