Tiger Prowling in the Moonlight

  Artist: Kour Pour 21″ x 30″ Hand-pulled serigraph 9 colors (including 1 block printed textural layer)Coventry Rag 290gsmDeckled edgesEdition of 33 From the studio: This image took on many forms before it became the print that it is today. It began as a hand carved sheet of linoleum which was used by Kour to create a 1/1 block print. That beautifully textured block print then served as the template for this edition. In order to faithfully honor Kour’s process we knew we had to emulate that texture in our edition as well.After several tests, we began by block printing the background color (tan) in a way that left rolling mounds of ink. The block induced texture served as a platform for the serigraph layers to sit upon, imparting the entire image with a leather-like tactile effect. From the artist: The tiger image in this edition print was taken from a scroll that was attributed to the 13th-Century Chinese artist Muqi when it entered The Met collection in 1912. However, the w