Lot 20
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DOROTHEA SHARP, R.B.A., R.O.I., V.P.S.W.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
DOROTHEA SHARP, R.B.A., R.O.I., V.P.S.W.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
DOROTHEA SHARP, R.B.A., R.O.I., V.P.S.W.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
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DOROTHEA SHARP, R.B.A., R.O.I., V.P.S.W.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1955)

Paddling among the rocks

Details
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.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 March 1986, lot 95, where purchased by the present owner.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

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'.

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