Menacing Moriarty Marauder by Peter Smith

Snake eyes, snake hips, snake skin. Er, snake everything from where we’re looking at it. Yes, ‘Menacing Moriarty Marauder’ is successful contemporary fine artist, Peter Smith’s brand spanking new, limited edition piece launched this autumn; and which pokes typical Smith fun at the fictitious mortal enemy of Sherlock Holmes.

Cane, top hat and cloak are all visually present and correct in the highly illustrative composition, and bring a fresh new perspective to a sometimes stale character; graphically-speaking anyway. Observers will note a couple of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle interpretations elsewhere amongst Smith’s brand new autumn 2013 collection, entitled ‘Bloodlines’.