Justice

Damien Hirst, The Virtues Series. H9-1, Titled "Justice". Hand signed and numbered, this work is a Laminated Giclée print on aluminum composite panel, 47.25 x 38 inches and ready to hang. The work is part of a series of nine different works.

Defined by Inazō Nitobe as ‘the power of deciding upon a certain course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering; to die when it is right to die, to strike when to strike is right’. Referring not to personal but martial rectitude, Nitobe asserts that the virtue of Justice is ‘frank and honest’.


Damien Hirst is a British artist whose name has become synonymous with contemporary art. Since his generative work as a student at Goldsmiths School of Art, Hirst’s production has been boundary‐redefining in nature. Working primarily in installation, painting, sculpture and drawing, Hirst explores the complex relationships between art, beauty, religion, science, life and death. He constantly returns to his foundational interests and themes, which he reworks to develop an innovative visual language. Hirst consequently produces works which extract wide‐ranging visceral reactions from viewers, triggering fears of mortality, leaving them awe‐struck by beauty and inciting child‐like joy.