Earl Staley
Neptune Commanding the Sea

Neptune Commanding the Sea

© Earl Staley

Neptune Commanding the Sea
Neptune Commanding the Sea
ArtistAmerican, born 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Neptune Commanding the Sea
  • from the series A Collection of Myths and Stories
Date1983
Published inHouston, Texas, United States
MediumSoft ground etching in colors on paper, edition 14/20
DimensionsPlate: 13 5/8 × 10 7/8 in. (34.6 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (57.2 × 47 cm)
Credit LineGift of Penelope Cerling and Jeff Skarda in memory of Bruce Hastings
Object number2011.754.2
Not on view

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Numbered below plate lower left in pencil: 14/20
Numbered verso lower left in pencil: LEE 285
Signed and date below plate lower right in pencil: Staley 83
Embossed lower right: [pyramid] [fountain pen nib]

The pyramid shape is the emblem for Little Egypt Enterprises

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