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Dorothea Sharp Figurative Paintings

British, 1874-1955
English Impressionist painter from Cornwall in the West of England. Regarded as one of the finest female painters of her time. Many of her paintings are in Important collections throughout the world.
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Artist: Dorothea Sharp
Early 20th century Modern British Impressionist portrait of a mother and child
Early 20th century Modern British Impressionist portrait of a mother and child

Early 20th century Modern British Impressionist portrait of a mother and child

By Dorothea Sharp

Located in Woodbury, CT

This exquisite early 20th-century oil on panel by Dorothea Sharp captures the timeless and universal bond between mother and child in a tender Impressionist style. Painted circa 1900...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Dorothea Sharp Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

On the Beach - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Dorothea Sharp
On the Beach - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Dorothea Sharp

On the Beach - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Dorothea Sharp

By Dorothea Sharp

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1920 by English impressionist painter Dorothea Sharp. This incredible piece depicts bathers enjoying a day at the beach. In the foreground is a seated woman wearing a hat who is knitting or embroidering, and by her side a baby sleeps on a blanket in the shade of the rocks. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 22"x26" Unframed: 14"x18" Provenance: Private collection - Australia Dorothea Sharp was a landscape, flower and figurative painter. She studied both in London and in Paris. Dorothea Sharp studied art in Richmond before joining London's Regent Street Polytechnic, where her teachers included David Murray and George Clausen. She also studied in Paris where she was introduced to the work of the Impressionists and in particular Claude Monet. She was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (from 1907), the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (1922) and the Society of Women Artists (1908). She lived in London, working at studios in Maida Vale. In the 1920s and 1930s she travelled in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. In 1928 she was appointed an honorary member of the St Ives Society of Artists and from 1940 to 1946 she settled in St Ives, where she produced many plein air paintings of beach scenes...

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1920s Impressionist Dorothea Sharp Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sitting on the Rocks, St Ives
Sitting on the Rocks, St Ives

Sitting on the Rocks, St Ives

By Dorothea Sharp

Located in Belgravia, London, London

Oil on board Board size: 10.5 x 13.5 inches Framed size: 17 x 20 inches

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20th Century Impressionist Dorothea Sharp Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Summer's Bloom
Summer's Bloom

Summer's Bloom

By Dorothea Sharp

Located in Belgravia, London, London

Oil on board Board size: 20 x 16.25 inches Framed size: 26 x 22 inches Signed lower left

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Dorothea Sharp Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Morning Light, Cornwall
Morning Light, Cornwall

Morning Light, Cornwall

By Dorothea Sharp

Located in Belgravia, London, London

Oil on board Board size: 18 X 15.25 inches Frame size: 25 x 22 inches Signed lower left

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Dorothea Sharp Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Walking with Big Sister
Walking with Big Sister

Walking with Big Sister

By Dorothea Sharp

Located in Belgravia, London, London

Oil on board Board size: 13 x 16 inches Framed size: 18.25 x 21.25 inches Signed with initials lower left

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20th Century Impressionist Dorothea Sharp Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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