Sign: Cancer · The Crab
Dates: Jun 21 – Jul 22
Brightest star: Tarf (β Cancri) · mag 3.53
Ruler: Ruler The Moon
Element and modality: Cardinal water

Cancer — portrait — Portrait

Cancer — square — Square

Cancer — cinematic — Cinematic

20 finished pieces of this sign

The same sign in 17 more hands — every one a finished painting you can buy as an archival print, gallery canvas, or heirloom frame.

To order one, click the circle at its top-left corner.

Portrait editions · 8

Cancer — Celestial Atlas — Portrait — Celestial Atlas — Portrait
Engraved copperplate star chart, after Bayer and Hevelius.

Cancer — Urania's Mirror — Portrait — Urania's Mirror — Portrait
Hand-tinted etching on card, in the manner of Sidney Hall, 1825.

Cancer — Book of Hours — Portrait — Book of Hours — Portrait
An illuminated manuscript page — gold leaf and lapis, c.1416.

Cancer — Art Nouveau — Portrait — Art Nouveau — Portrait
Mucha’s Zodiac made new — flowing line, ornamental halo, pale gold.

Cancer — Gold-Ink Night — Portrait — Gold-Ink Night — Portrait
The figure and its stars in burnished gold on deep night blue.

Cancer — Baroque Tenebrism — Portrait — Baroque Tenebrism — Portrait
A single shaft of light tearing out of the dark — Caravaggio’s heavens.

Cancer — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Portrait — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Portrait
The same sign painted anew — another moment entirely, in celestial oil.

Cancer — The Tide Study — Portrait — The Tide Study — Portrait
Deep indigo sea and moonlit swell — the water trine’s own hand.

Cinematic editions · 6

Cancer — Celestial Atlas — Cinematic — Celestial Atlas — Cinematic
Engraved copperplate star chart, after Bayer and Hevelius.

Cancer — Book of Hours — Cinematic — Book of Hours — Cinematic
An illuminated manuscript page — gold leaf and lapis, c.1416.

Cancer — Gold-Ink Night — Cinematic — Gold-Ink Night — Cinematic
The figure and its stars in burnished gold on deep night blue.

Cancer — Baroque Tenebrism — Cinematic — Baroque Tenebrism — Cinematic
A single shaft of light tearing out of the dark — Caravaggio’s heavens.

Cancer — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Cinematic — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Cinematic
The same sign painted anew — another moment entirely, in celestial oil.

Cancer — The Tide Study — Cinematic — The Tide Study — Cinematic
Deep indigo sea and moonlit swell — the water trine’s own hand.

Square editions · 3

Cancer — Celestial Atlas — Square — Celestial Atlas — Square
Engraved copperplate star chart, after Bayer and Hevelius.

Cancer — Gold-Ink Night — Square — Gold-Ink Night — Square
The figure and its stars in burnished gold on deep night blue.

Cancer — The Tide Study — Square — The Tide Study — Square
Deep indigo sea and moonlit swell — the water trine’s own hand.

← The Gallery

Cancer

The Crab · Jun 21 – Jul 22

The moon’s own sign — the pearl-shelled crab of the summer tide, keeper of home and memory, carrying the Beehive cluster on its back.

Click the circle at the top-left of any piece to choose it for your order — the panel opposite follows your choice. Click the picture itself to zoom in on the brushwork.

Composition

Edition

Format

Archival pigment ink on museum-grade fine-art paper. Rich, matte, and made to last.

Size

$99.00

Cancer shown as a framed fine-art print in a styled room — Museum-grade fine art, framed and ready for your wall.