Live Auction 21954British and European Art
DOROTHEA SHARP, R.B.A., R.O.I., V.P.S.W.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
Lot 20 THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTOR

DOROTHEA SHARP, R.B.A., R.O.I., V.P.S.W.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1955)

Paddling among the rocks

Closed13 July 2023

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GBP 23,940

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DOROTHEA SHARP, R.B.A., R.O.I., V.P.S.W.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
Paddling among the rocks
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 75 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 March 1986, lot 95, where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

This is a quintessential painting by Dorothea Sharp, showcasing her remarkable skill in capturing joyful family scenes backdropped by beautiful scenery and brilliant sunlight. The critic for The Artist stated in April 1935 that 'I think I can say without fear of contradiction that Dorothea Sharp is one of England's greatest living painters. Full of sunshine and luscious colour, her work is always lively, harmonious and tremendously exhilarating. The chief attractions of Miss Sharp's pictures are her happy choice of subject, rollicking children bathed in strong sunlight and her paintings appeal because they are based on the joy of life'.