Stone Lithograph Entitled “Cat’s Cradle” [SOLD]

Stone lithographs are considered unique works of art.  The original is drawn by the artist on a large, flat, mirror-finish stone, from which the lithographs are printed.   Each copy of the edition is hand printed, color by color, in single steps.  Once the edition is printed in full, the drawing on the stone is effaced so that no more can be printed.

This lithograph was drawn and hand-printed at Western Graphics (notice their hallmark), in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in July 1977, the year Singer moved to Albuquerque.  It is a two-color lithograph on White Arches paper in an edition of 60.  It is signed by the artist and bears the chop of the shop, printer, and artist.  This one is numbered 58 of 60. 

Singer described his penchant for doing single-figure drawings, eliminating everything not essential, as not trying to tell a story but setting a relationship between the art and the viewer.

Cat's cradle is a well-known series of string figures played as a game. The name of the entire game, the specific figures, their order, and the names of the figures vary. Versions of this game have been found in indigenous cultures all over the world from the Arctic to the Equatorial zones. In some regions of the United States this game is also known as Jack in the Pulpit. 

Condition:  The lithograph is in original condition.  It has just been framed using all archival materials and placed back in the original wood frame.

Provenance: from the collection of Katherine H. Rust