The Kilkenny Cats are a fabled pair of cats from County Kilkenny in Ireland who fought each other so ferociously that only their tails remained at the end of the battle:
There were once two cats of Kilkenny. Each thought there was one cat too many; So they fought and they fit, And they scratched and they bit, Till, excepting their nails, And the tips of their tails, Instead of two cats, there weren’t any.
In the nineteenth century the Kilkenny cats were a common simile for any conflict likely to ruin both combatants, but has since been reclaimed by the people of Kilkenny as a positive symbol of their tenacity and fighting spirit. “The Cats” is the county nickname for the Kilkenny hurling team.
This screenprint, issued as part of Serigrafia’s Mother Goose portfolio, was produced in an edition of 300, with 100 copies retained by the artists, 100 copies retained by Serigrafia, and 100 copies donated to The Children’s Health Fund for sale at an initial offering price of $5000. The portfolio was designed by Chiu Li Design.
Medium:
Serigraph made with 10 screens. Paper:
White BFK Rives wove paper. Publisher: Serigrafia, Ltd. (the fine-art subsidiary of Ambassador Arts Inc.), New York. Date:
1990 Signature:
Hand-signed in pencil by the artist, en recto lower right. Editioned, in pencil, en recto lower left. With the Sergrafia blindstamp en recto lower left. Edition:
Impression 98 out of the edition of 300. Framing:
This work is unframed but professional framing is available at discounted cost with little delay. Please select from the framing options or contact us if you wish to discuss the framing of the work. We frame exclusively with conservation-grade materials and put the work behind 99% UV-filtering art glass or Plexiglass. Condition:
Excellent condition. Sheet Size:
20.5 in. (h) x 26 in. (w)
Kilkenny Cats
$950.00
Seymour Chwast (American)
Description
The Kilkenny Cats are a fabled pair of cats from County Kilkenny in Ireland who fought each other so ferociously that only their tails remained at the end of the battle:
There were once two cats of Kilkenny.
Each thought there was one cat too many;
So they fought and they fit,
And they scratched and they bit,
Till, excepting their nails,
And the tips of their tails,
Instead of two cats, there weren’t any.
In the nineteenth century the Kilkenny cats were a common simile for any conflict likely to ruin both combatants, but has since been reclaimed by the people of Kilkenny as a positive symbol of their tenacity and fighting spirit. “The Cats” is the county nickname for the Kilkenny hurling team.
This screenprint, issued as part of Serigrafia’s Mother Goose portfolio, was produced in an edition of 300, with 100 copies retained by the artists, 100 copies retained by Serigrafia, and 100 copies donated to The Children’s Health Fund for sale at an initial offering price of $5000. The portfolio was designed by Chiu Li Design.
Additional information
Modern Print-Makers
No Frame, Black-Stained Ash (Medium), Clear Natural Ash (Medium), Clear Natural Maple (Medium), Waxed Cherry (Medium), Waxed Mahogany (Medium), Waxed Walnut (Medium)
Details
Medium:
Serigraph made with 10 screens.
Paper:
White BFK Rives wove paper.
Publisher:
Serigrafia, Ltd. (the fine-art subsidiary of Ambassador Arts Inc.), New York.
Date:
1990
Signature:
Hand-signed in pencil by the artist, en recto lower right. Editioned, in pencil, en recto lower left. With the Sergrafia blindstamp en recto lower left.
Edition:
Impression 98 out of the edition of 300.
Framing:
This work is unframed but professional framing is available at discounted cost with little delay. Please select from the framing options or contact us if you wish to discuss the framing of the work. We frame exclusively with conservation-grade materials and put the work behind 99% UV-filtering art glass or Plexiglass.
Condition:
Excellent condition.
Sheet Size:
20.5 in. (h) x 26 in. (w)
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