Auction Ends: Jul 23, 2017 07:00 PM HST

Art

2 Phan Barker Batik Painting Prints

Item Number: 474

Estimated Value: 70 USD
Sold: 55 USD to Ragiblin

Number of Bids: 6 - Bid History

Item Description

This first print of Phan Barker's batik painting on silk is entitled "The Emerald Trail" and is set in "Kilauea Volcano National Park". It measures approximately 31.5"x23.5". The second print of Phan Barker's batik painting on silk is entitled "Jacaranda". Measuring approximately 34.5"x27", they will both brighten any wall.

About the artist: Phan was born in a Catholic Village north of Hanoi, and went south with her family at the time of partition in 1954. She came to the United States in 1969. For many years she did not want to return to Vietnam because in her mind it was a place of death and sorrow. In January 1992 she was able to return with an American woman journalist friend. After a 23-year absence she was able to reestablish her relationship with her sister and her sister’s nine children and nine grandchildren. She was able to return to her native village north of Hanoi to visit her uncle and cousins and to burn incense at her mother’s grave.

Item Special Note

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