About Dorothy Scharf
Lived 1942 – 2004 (aged 61–62). Dorothy Scharf was a British and English art collector.
Dorothy Scharf (1942–2004) was a reclusive art collector who left 51 valuable paintings to the Courtauld Institute in her will. Her collection, containing works by such eminent artists as John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough, covers the "Golden Age" of English painting. Perhaps the most famous work in the collection is Margate Pier by J. M. W. Turner, once owned by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The artworks were first exhibited in October 2007.
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Who was Dorothy Scharf?
British philanthropist (1942–2004)
When was Dorothy Scharf born?
Dorothy Scharf was born in 1942.
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Dorothy Scharf died in 2004.
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Dorothy Scharf was an art collector.
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Dorothy Scharf was British and English.
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