Leigh Behnke

Winterthur Spiral

2005

An fine period watercolor, dated 1910, an illustration by Charles Edmund Brock (English, 1870-1938). This, from a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, "The Newcomes, Memoirs of the Most Respectable Family." The novel was published in 1855. Below this image are two characters from "The Newcomes, Chapter XI". Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "C.E. Brock" and dated "1910" lower left. Image size, 10"H x 7.5"W. Charles Edmund Brock was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He received his first book commission at the age of 20. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons...

Nurhan Gokturk is an artist and urban designer. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Gokturk immigrated to New York City at the age of three. Raised in Queens and Brooklyn and educated in the p...

30"x30" ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. This painting is presented floated in finely crafted shadowbox frame. Washes of colors in deep blues and...

Award winning artist David Walker works in both oil paints and watercolours. Before concentrating on illustration and fine art painting David trained and practiced as an architect. A...

30"x30" ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. This painting is presented floated in finely crafted shadowbox frame. This painting is from as series of ink and w...

30"x30" ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. This painting is presented floated in finely crafted shadowbox frame. This painting is from as series of ink and w...