LESLEY ANNE DERKS (1977) Large Limited Edition Canvas "City of tiny lights" 24/95

Artist: Lesley Anne Derks

Title: “City of Tiny Lights”

Medium: Giclée print on box canvas

Edition: Signed limited edition 24/95

Artwork Dimensions: 81cm × 81cm (31.9" × 31.9")

Frame Dimensions: Unframed canvas

Condition: Good condition; clean canvas and strong colour throughout. Small scuff to corners, see photos; No certificate.

Gallery price: £499

About the Artwork

City of Tiny Lights is a powerful nocturnal cityscape by Scottish artist Lesley Anne Derks, capturing the electric pulse of New York at night. The glowing high‑rise in the foreground, the dense grid of illuminated streets and the unmistakable silhouette of the Empire State Building create a composition that feels both cinematic and intimate. Derks’ deep blue sky contrasts with the warm golds and reds of the city below, evoking the constant movement, brightness and energy that define Manhattan after dark.

Her elevated viewpoint reveals the layered architecture of the city — modern towers, historic structures and the rhythmic glow of traffic — all rendered with her signature mastery of artificial light. City of Tiny Lights distils the atmosphere of New York into a single, vibrant moment, making it an ideal centrepiece for contemporary interiors and a compelling choice for collectors of modern urban art.

About the Artist

Lesley Anne Derks is a contemporary Scottish artist celebrated for her luminous cityscapes and architectural night scenes. Born in Falkirk and trained at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, she developed a distinctive visual language centred on the drama of artificial light within urban environments. Her work often explores iconic skylines such as London, Glasgow, Paris and New York, capturing the glow of streetlamps, reflections on water and the atmospheric haze of nightfall with a cinematic sensibility. Derks exhibits widely across the UK and beyond, with her paintings and limited edition prints held in private and corporate collections, and she is known for combining technical precision with an emotive, almost musical sense of rhythm and colour. Her ongoing practice continues to evolve around themes of light, architecture and the emotional resonance of the modern city.