Murex
Mezzotint a la poupee on Paper
2.25" x 2"
Available
Unframed
$80.00 USD
Framed
$120.00 USD
Murex shells come on tropical snails
Whose sharp spikes could lead to travails.
They are fierce predators
Who pay creditors
With a dye whose strength never fails.
For centuries, several cultures have used indelible purple substances extracted from the hypobranchial gland of two murex species to dye garments both ceremonial and indicative of high rank.
Unframed, numbered prints available on 11" x 7.5," Pescia Soft White etching paper at $80 each. Edition of 10
Print 4/10 has a 10.5" x 10" x 1" wide x 0.5" deep, gold colored wood frame and cream colored mat 2" wide.