A Life Between Two Worlds Born in 1893 in Łódź, Poland, Estera Pikelna lived a life that spanned the most transformative decades of the twentieth century. While her birth name remains a quiet detail of her early years, she became known to the art world as Stera Barchan. Her path eventually led her from the industrial landscapes of Poland to the creative heart of Paris, where she would spend much of her life. This movement between cult…