African Couple with Purple Blooms — Original Batik on Paper

Intimate, dreamlike, and radiating with quiet romantic beauty — this original batik on paper is a tall, narrow-format portrait of two African figures standing close together, their bold dark silhouettes topped with large glowing purple flower or afro forms, rendered in deep black with intricate hand-drawn pattern details against a shimmering hand-dyed background of purple, lavender, pink, and white. The two figures are rendered as a single unified form — their bodies merging at the base into one wide, rounded lower form filled with bold concentric spiral pattern marks in deep black, suggesting two people so close they have become one. Above the shared body, two long elegant necks rise side by side, each topped with a small round head crowned by a large, glowing purple bloom or afro form — their interiors filled with bold purple concentric circle marks that glow like flowers or cosmic orbs against the dark silhouette. Between the two necks, a small bold triangular or house form in warm yellow and gold glows like a shared hearth or home. The lower body transitions into bold vertical stripe and grid-pattern marks in deep black and teal, and at the very base, a bold concentric spiral motif anchors the composition. The background is a glorious hand-dyed field of crackled batik texture in purple, lavender, pink, and white — the characteristic crackle lines of the wax-resist process creating a soft, atmospheric surface. Signed by the artist in the lower right. Presented in a tall black frame with wide white mount. A work of great tenderness, unity, and poetic beauty — a perfect romantic gift.

Details

• Original one-of-a-kind artwork — not a print or reproduction
• Batik on paper — traditional wax-resist hand-dyeing technique
• Subject: two African figures with glowing purple blooms sharing one body
• Soft palette — purple, lavender, pink, white, gold & deep black
• Classic batik crackle texture throughout the background
• Presented in tall black frame with wide white mount (included)
• Ready to hang — a perfect romantic gift or collector's piece

Dimensions

• Framed: 20 inches (height) × 10 inches (width)
• Unframed: 12 inches (height) × 4 inches (width)