Somerville Fine Art

alan somerville is a figurative artist, an unashamed modernist, whose sculptures and drawings are steeped in the expressionistic style of rodin, degas and daumier. somerville’s grasp of shape and form is as self-evident as is his dynamic depiction and romantic notion of the human anatomy. poetic territories are explored, and these qualities are borne from his uncompromising dedication and understanding of the physical structure, movement and expression are vitally important to somerville. his work seeks to capture a dignity which emanates within, the subject and is never static. somerville’s body of work is both broad and critically acclaimed. his numerous public works include the two iconic bronze diggers on sydney’s anzac bridge, the bull at world square, sir henry parkes in centennial park, sir roden cutler, at manly, and the three bronze sculptures at the australian war memorial, plus countless private commissions in australia and abroad. major public sculptures 2008 nz ww1 soldier