![[NIKIFOR] Nikifor Krynicki on the street. Photograph. [1950s–1960s].](https://gcp-la8-storage-cdn.lot-art.com/public/upl/52/NIKIFOR-Nikifor-Krynicki-on-the-street-Photograph-1950s-1960s_6adfe9dc8bf5c-full-05883900_1793059294-6adfe9de0e5e6.jpg "[NIKIFOR] Nikifor Krynicki on the street. Photograph. [1950s–1960s].")
[NIKIFOR] Nikifor Krynicki on the street. Photograph. [1950s–1960s].
[NIKIFOR] Nikifor Krynicki on the street. Photograph. [1950s–1960s].
Gelatin-silver print: Nikifor wearing a hat and a coat with a fur collar, carrying a cane and a briefcase under his arm. On the reverse, “Nikifor” and a number are written in pencil. The top edge is cut.
Dimensions: 17.7 x 12 cm.
Nikifor Krynicki (born Epifaniusz Drowniak, 1895–1968)—one of the world’s most outstanding representatives of naïve art, a self-taught artist of Lemko descent, who was associated with Krynica-Zdrój throughout his life. He was born on May 21, 1895, in Krynica, and died on October 10, 1968, in Folusz. He primarily created watercolors, gouaches, and drawings on paper, often using random scraps of cardboard and packaging. He painted landscapes, views of Krynica, fantastical cities, Orthodox churches, Catholic churches, train stations, religious scenes, and numerous self-portraits. His work is distinguished by a characteristic perspective, bold contours, and an extraordinary sense of color. Discovered by the wider art community in the 1930s by the painter Roman Turyn, he gained prominence thanks to the work of art critics Andrzej and Elżbieta Banach. In 1949, his first solo exhibition took place in Warsaw, and in the late 1950s, the artist’s international career began, featuring exhibitions in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Liège, among other cities. In 1967, his work was featured in a retrospective exhibition at the Zachęta in Warsaw. Since 1995, a museum dedicated to him has been operating in Krynica-Zdrój.
[NIKIFOR] Nikifor Krynicki on the street. Photograph. [1950s–1960s].
Gelatin-silver print: Nikifor wearing a hat and a coat with a fur collar, carrying a cane and a briefcase under his arm. On the reverse, “Nikifor” and a number are written in pencil. The top edge is cut.
Dimensions: 17.7 x 12 cm.
Nikifor Krynicki (born Epifaniusz Drowniak, 1895–1968)—one of the world’s most outstanding representatives of naïve art, a self-taught artist of Lemko descent, who was associated with Krynica-Zdrój throughout his life. He was born on May 21, 1895, in Krynica, and died on October 10, 1968, in Folusz. He primarily created watercolors, gouaches, and drawings on paper, often using random scraps of cardboard and packaging. He painted landscapes, views of Krynica, fantastical cities, Orthodox churches, Catholic churches, train stations, religious scenes, and numerous self-portraits. His work is distinguished by a characteristic perspective, bold contours, and an extraordinary sense of color. Discovered by the wider art community in the 1930s by the painter Roman Turyn, he gained prominence thanks to the work of art critics Andrzej and Elżbieta Banach. In 1949, his first solo exhibition took place in Warsaw, and in the late 1950s, the artist’s international career began, featuring exhibitions in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Liège, among other cities. In 1967, his work was featured in a retrospective exhibition at the Zachęta in Warsaw. Since 1995, a museum dedicated to him has been operating in Krynica-Zdrój.
