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Reichenbach — Frederic Dorr Steele Tribute

Published: 2008-11-03 03:02:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 1048; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Description My rendition of an illustration by Frederic Dorr Steele for the story The Adventure of The Second Stain, from The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

I don't find the original illustration online, but I know it's from the American edition of The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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Comments: 10

And-Reichenbach-Fell [2011-08-24 00:28:44 +0000 UTC]

This is wonderful; your talent is truly enviable. The stark contrast between white and black is highly effective.

Also, Reichenbach-usernames-hi-five.

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Reichenbach In reply to And-Reichenbach-Fell [2011-08-24 06:56:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Oh my, another Reichenbach! It's the first time I see someone with a similar username

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Charlene-Art [2010-07-17 11:54:35 +0000 UTC]

The moment I saw this I recognised them as Watson and Holmes. Nicely done and I like your style of drawing.

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Reichenbach In reply to Charlene-Art [2010-08-19 20:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the kind comment. I'm glad they are easily recognisable

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Charlene-Art In reply to Reichenbach [2010-08-20 02:05:57 +0000 UTC]

No worries.

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iamfergie [2008-11-03 22:08:06 +0000 UTC]

Totally cool! A worthy tribute to a great illustrator. Sidney Paget was always my favorite Holmes illustrator, but Steele was pretty awesome too.

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Reichenbach In reply to iamfergie [2008-11-05 01:31:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Sidney Paget is also my favourite Holmes illustrator, after all he defined Holmes' appearance(and I'm planning on doing a tribute to him soon), but I think Steele's style is very unique and it gives the stories a great atmosphere (for example the famous illustration for The Lion's Mane) ^^

I never knew there were so many Sherlock Holmes fans around here

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iamfergie In reply to Reichenbach [2008-11-05 03:55:30 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yeah. I didn't either until I joined deviantART. But apparently we're everywhere, and have been for over a hundred years!

Anyway, I look forward to seeing your tribute to Paget. One of my drawings is based on a sketch of his, too. He was brilliant.

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KaizokuShojo [2008-11-03 06:58:30 +0000 UTC]

Very cool. :+faves:

Steele was never really my favourite Sherlockian artist, but his works are still interesting, and it's nice to see people mentioning his work.

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Reichenbach In reply to KaizokuShojo [2008-11-05 01:42:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave! ^^
Well, as is it for most people, my favourite Holmes illustrator was Sidney Paget, but I think Steele has a very interesting style, and as you say, he's not the most remembered, but still worth a tribute

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