Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Title: The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac – Virgo
Date: 1967
Accession #: 2006.3.11
Medium: Color lithograph on Arches paper
Dimensions: sheet: 28 1/2 x 20 1/4 in., image: 25 1/4 x 18 1/16 in.
Acquired by: Bob & Barbara Woodward
About the Artwork: Nicolas Sokoloff, author of The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, which Salvador Dali illustrated in 1967, writes that Virgos are analytical beings, who work tirelessly at what they do but feel content staying the background. They are fearless leaders when given the chance but feel most happy working alone and seeing the end results of their work succeed as they watch from the sidelines. Of the famous Virgo signs, Sokoloff mentions Jacques-Louis David, the famous Neo-Classical artist, and the Dutch painter, Anton Mauve. (from: Sokoloff, Nicolas. The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac. Paris: Trois Anges, 1969. Print.)