Dorothea Sharp was a painter known for her oil paintings of flowers and seaside scenes with children. She studied art at Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art and exhibited prolifically at various prestigious venues, including the Royal Academy and the Paris Salon. Her work gained new popularity in the 1980s, characterized by idyllic and sunlit pictures that have wide appeal. Sharp was particularly noted for her skill as a flower painter. Many British and Commonwealth galleries hold her work, such as the Laing Art Gallery and Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne and the Manchester City Art Gallery. She lived in London.

Dorothea Sharp (1874-1955) was born in Kent, England and is best known for her naturalistic studies of children and for her landscapes. She studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic and also in Paris. In 1903 she became an Associate of the Society of Women Artists, becoming a full member five years later, and she was also elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1906 and 1923 respectively.

Sharp exhibited at The Royal Academy from 1901-1948 and lived for most of her life in London. Influenced by the work of the Impressionists, the clarity of her light, her unusual use of colour and her free brushwork all combined to emphasise her significant role in the development of twentieth century British art.