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Monday 9 March 2015

Caroline Burnett - Oil on Canvas - Signed - Depicting a Parisian scene

Caroline Burnett 
(Or perhaps even Carolyn)


Although a recent painting, probably dating to 1950/60, it is somewhat intriguing in regards to rumours surrounding the artist. 


One very keen individual has taken the time to do some research on the artist, you can find the full write up here:

Some excerpts from aforementioned website:

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"Forenames for this artist have been surmised. The most popular of these have been Caroline, Carolyn, Will, Charles, Jan and Mileu.  Suggested dates of the paintings of this artist have varied from 1940’s to 1990’s. People have ruminated on the fact some paintings seem the same, but each are painted only a few metres away from the last painting, so the scene extends on in each representation.

One rumour has it that the paintings were churned out in a sweat shop in Mexico and were named such because the owner said that if people found out who painted them they will burn it, thus the name ‘Burnett’. Another says the assembly line was in China. Others say struggling artists copied the paintings and signatures, or that new and struggling artists go to Paris, paint the scenes with the Burnett signature, and then sell them on.

The truth? It was in fact the artist Caroline Burnett who has survived the myths to become the legend. An American artist, listed in the Who’s Who of American Art, she lived and painted in Paris. Her medium was oil and she always signed BURNETT at the bottom right of her paintings. She painted in the third quarter of the nineteenth century, inspired by the scenes surrounding her. Her Moulin Rouge painting was bought in 1971 at $1000, but her paintings have been bought and sold worldwide for pennies to fortunes."


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Whichever the case may be, it is a beautiful painting, in very charming pastel colours. I would guess that it may have been created in the 1950s, judging by the outfits of the pedestrians. 









The painting is available in our online store.



5 comments:

  1. I have one of her oil paintings. A street scene in Paris. approx 12x16 inches. Is there a reasonable value for her work and can you please tell me more about her ?

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