Courage H9-2

Courage is the second work in The Virtues, and among the boldest in color: coral, pink, and white blossoms layered thick enough to feel almost architectural against a hard blue sky. Nitobe's Bushidō framed courage not as recklessness but as a tranquil readiness to act rightly under pressure, and Hirst's composition has that same quality of controlled intensity. The series overall translates his Cherry Blossoms paintings, exhibited to strong response at Fondation Cartier, into an eight-print portfolio through HENI.

Every piece in the series shares the same production approach: a laminated Giclée flush-mounted to an aluminium composite panel, frame-free and glare-free, so the impasto-like texture of the original brushwork stays fully visible. It's a format that rewards close viewing; the layering only really registers in person.

At an edition of 760, Courage sits just below the midpoint among the Virtues pieces available here. It's in pristine gallery condition, hand-signed and numbered on the publisher's label, and ready to hang via its built-in rear strainer.