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简介:Nikifor:histruenameEpifanDrowniak(1895—1968)leftabout40000picturesanddrawings;consideredoneofthemostoutstandingnarvepaintersofalltime. NikiforisaPolishnationaltreasure.HisworkissovaluedandrenownedthatthePolishgovernmentwillnolongerallowittobeexported.ThroughoutPoland,therearethreemuseums,whicharesolelydedicatedtohiswork.Inaddition,hehasbeenexhibitedthroughouttheworld. Nikiforwasborndeafanddumbandlittleisknownabouthischildhoodexceptthathismotherwasabeggarandaprostituteandthathedidnotknowhisfather.Hespentmuchofhislifeasatravelingbeggarandmostofhisdaysillwithtuberculosis. Duringastayinthehospital,adoctorgavehimaboxofwatercolorsandthusbeganhiscareerasanaïvepainter.Paintingnotonlybecamethewayheearnedaliving,butalsohisreasontolive.Hesoldhissmallpaintingsassouvenirpostcards.Thelargelettersonhispicturesaremostlymeaningless,sincehecouldneitherreadnorwrite;however,sometimesthewordmalarz(painter)canbedeciphered. Nikiforoftenpaintedhimselfasapersonhedesiredtobe,suchasarespectedofficial,afatheroralargefamily,orabishop.HeisconsideredPoland'sgreatestself-taughtpainter.…