Description
Pencil, paper; 20 x 15 cm
On the back two stamps: bust, around the inscription: Souvenir from Krynica Nikifor; Nikifor Krynica / Krynica - Village
Asking price 800
Estimate 2500 - 3000
◙ droit de suite
Auction 209, 29.01.2022
NIKIFOR KRYNICKI
1895 Krynica - 1968 Folusz
Real name Epifaniusz Drowniak, of Lemko origin. The most famous Polish naive painter. Knowledge about the artist's origin and youth is scarce and uncertain. He is remembered as a part of the folklore of Krynica "since forever". He had no education, mental and physical disabilities hindered his contact with the outside world. The link with this outside world for him was painting. On small formats of acquired paper, cardboard boxes, packages, he drew with pencil, crayon, painted with watercolor the world around him, enriched by his personal fantasy and experiences. After the war, he was taken care of and admitted to the ZPAP. His works - naive and touching - are very popular with collectors.
