Dorothea Sharp
Dorothea Sharp
1874 - 1955
Dorothea Sharp was born in Dartford, Kent in England. She studied at Regent Street Polytechnic school in London under Sir David Murray and the plein air painter George Clausen, before going on to study in Paris where she was influenced by the work of the French impressionists. Upon her return to London, she became actively involved in the Society of Women Artists in London, exhibiting with them from 1902 on, and at one point became the group’s vice-president. She also showed work with the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Paris Salon. Sharp had a permanent base at Blomfield Road, Maida Vale in London, but traveled widely. In the company of the Canadian artist Helen McNicoll, she visited and painted in the artist’s colonies at St Ives, England, in Brittany, at Grès-sur-Loing in France and in Italy. She also traveled and painted throughout southern Europe with fellow artist Marcella Smith.

Sharp became strongly associated with St Ives in the 1920s, visiting in the summers and immersing herself in the subject matter she became renowned for, joyful images of children, often at the beach. Her training and practice as a plein air painter and her absorption of the impressionists’ use of colour and light brought freshness and spontaneity to her images of children in works such as this. In 1928 Sharp was elected an honorary member of the St Ives Society of Artists, and in the late 1930s she settled in the colony for several years. Deeply immersed in artistic life there, she showed with such well-known artists as Laura Knight, Alfred Munnings and Stanhope Forbes. For several years she managed Lanham Galleries in St Ives, which showcased the work of Newlyn and St Ives School painters. In the mid 1940s Sharp returned permanently to her Blomfield Road studio in London, where she remained until her death in 1955.
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Baby and Blue Forget-Me-Nots (Children Playing in the Water verso) by Dorothea Sharp sold for $86,250
Dorothea Sharp
Baby and Blue Forget-Me-Nots (Children Playing in the Water verso)
25 x 30 in, 63.5 x 76.2 cm
double-sided oil on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 CDN
Sold for: $86,250 CDN (premium included)
April 2005 on Saturday, April 30, 2005
At the Seashore by Dorothea Sharp sold for $67,250
Dorothea Sharp
At the Seashore
25 x 30 in, 63.5 x 76.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $67,250 CDN (premium included)
International Art on Thursday, April 28, 2022
A Day at the Shore / Mother and Children at the Shore (verso) by Dorothea Sharp sold for $43,250
Dorothea Sharp
A Day at the Shore / Mother and Children at the Shore (verso)
24 1/4 x 29 1/2 in, 61.6 x 74.9 cm
double-sided oil on canvas
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000 CDN
Sold for: $43,250 CDN (premium included)
Historical & Modern Art on Thursday, April 25, 2019
Mother and Child by Dorothea Sharp sold for $26,550
Dorothea Sharp
Mother and Child
23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in, 59.7 x 49.5 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 CDN
Sold for: $26,550 CDN (premium included)
April 2016 - 1st Session on Thursday, April 28, 2016
Painting by the Seaside by Dorothea Sharp sold for $23,000
Dorothea Sharp
Painting by the Seaside
10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in, 26.7 x 34.3 cm
double-sided oil on board
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $23,000 CDN (premium included)
April 2004 on Saturday, April 24, 2004
The Duck Pond by Dorothea Sharp sold for $23,000
Dorothea Sharp
The Duck Pond
25 1/4 x 30 1/4 in, 64.1 x 76.8 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $23,000 CDN (premium included)
April 2008 - 1st Session on Saturday, April 26, 2008
In Cornwall by Dorothea Sharp sold for $17,700
Dorothea Sharp
In Cornwall
14 x 16 in, 35.6 x 40.6 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CDN
Sold for: $17,700 CDN (premium included)
October 2016 - 2nd Session on Thursday, October 27, 2016
Seashore by Dorothea Sharp sold for $17,250
Dorothea Sharp
Seashore
14 x 18 in, 35.6 x 45.7 cm
oil on canvas on board
Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000 CDN
Sold for: $17,250 CDN (premium included)
October 2006 - 1st Session on Saturday, October 28, 2006
At the Beach by Dorothea Sharp sold for $16,250
Dorothea Sharp
At the Beach
25 x 30 in, 63.5 x 76.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CDN
Sold for: $16,250 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian & International Art on Thursday, June 25, 2020
Beach Scene by Dorothea Sharp sold for $15,210
Dorothea Sharp
Beach Scene
20 x 24 in, 50.8 x 61 cm
oil on paperboard
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CDN
Sold for: $15,210 CDN (premium included)
October 2008 - 2nd Session on Thursday, October 30, 2008