French Stone Lithograph by Bob Meyer: Signed and Dated Numbered 4 of 6; Paris, Framed

A few looping lines become a large face and a hunched figure, then stop just in time.

The Ties that Bind is a stone lithograph by Bob Meyer, from France, made around 2006 in ink on paper, signed, dated and numbered 4 of 6, and printed in Paris. In stone lithography the artist draws directly on a slab of limestone with greasy crayon or ink. Fine black lines trace a drooping face at the upper left and a figure crouched below, with heavier hatching at the center. A wide white mat sits inside a dark carved frame with silver highlights. It is 12 inches wide and 15.25 high.

The lines keep their distance and still hold together.