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Stuart Somerville
Stuart Somerville oil painting, Portrait study of a nude black woman

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A really striking and stylish portrait of a young black woman, painted with great panache and intimacy. Very attractively presented in a matt and silver frame: ready to hang. Stuart Scott Sommerville (1903-1983) "No. 3 Nude Negress" Signed and further inscribed to the reverse with the artist's name and title of the work. Oil on board 16 x 11½ inches without the frame 20 x 16 with the frame Stuart Scott Somerville was a painter, mainly in oil, of figures, landscapes, still life and figures. Born at Arksey, Yorkshire, he was the son of the artist and collector Charles Somerville and the brother of the painter Peggy Somerville. He studied art with his father, then self-taught. In his early twenties he travelled to Africa, where he painted. An exuberant Colourist, Somerville exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Alpine Club Gallery, the Royal Hibernian Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Fine Art Society and in the provinces. Lived near Woodbridge, Suffolk.
  • Creator:
    Stuart Somerville (1908 - 1983, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Ready to hang.
  • Gallery Location:
    Harkstead, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1481216133992

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