| Title | Night Journey |
| signed | Signed Lower Right. |
| Artist | Stuart Somerville (1908 - 1982) |
| Medium | Gouache. |
| Condition | Very good. |
| Size [Metric] | 23 x 16 cm . With Frame: 40.5 x 32cms. |
| Size [Imperial] | 9 x 6 1/2 in. With Frame: 16 x 12 1/2 in. |
| Price | £425 |
| SOLD | |
Stuart
Somerville
The son of artist and collector Charles Somerville and brother of artist
Peggy Somerville, in his early 20s Stuart Somerville travelled to Africa
and painted there.
He exhibited at the RA, ROI (Royal Institute of Oil Painters), RHA (Royal
Hibernian Academy) , RSA (Royal Scottish Academy) and the Fine Art Society.
From somewhere I picked up the view that Somerville occasionally illustrated book jackets and have wondered whether this work was painted for that purpose - unfortunately I cannot now remember where I got the information from! Certainly this work is out of his normal style (centred on classic and very beautiful studies often of flowers) and seems to have been a throwback to his African experience.