Property from a London Private Collection

DOROTHEA SHARP ROI RBA (BRITISH 1874-1955)
In the lily garden
oil on canvas
48.5 x 43.3 cm (19 1/8 x 17 in)
Painted circa 1901

The present lot is a study for the larger canvas In the Lily garden-on the sand dunes (1901) (sold at Sotheby's, London in 13 July 2010 for £32,450 including premium.)

'I think the chief attraction of Miss Sharp's delightful pictures are her happy choice of subjects, and her beautiful colour schemes. Rollicking children bathed in strong sunlight, playing in delightful surroundings, her subjects appeal because they are based on the joy of life. And she presents them equally happily, with a powerful technique which enables her to make the most of her wonderful sense of colour.' (Harold Sawkins, The Artist, April 1935).