Fake burnett paintings

An initial reminder that the piece in the O&#;Neill School&#;s collection is by an unknown artist, after Caroline C. Burnett. However, since the piece was inspired heavily (one might even say imitated or copied) by Burnett&#;s work, we chose to create a blog post documenting her biography and the history of forgery around her work.

Caroline C.

Burnett () was a British-American artist known primarily for her Impressionist paintings of Paris street scenes. Burnett&#;s work and painting style show the movement towards contemporary painting in Paris during her years there. Burnett&#;s work had an abstracted influence, most noticeable in her figural representations (look at the figures present in the Paris Street Scene imitation).

She was a member of the Société de Beaux-Arts in Paris, exhibiting many of her works in the late s and early s.

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In her work, we can see each season and different types of weather in Paris, as well as numerous cultural heritage sites and everyday street scenes documenting the lives and activities of everyday people.

Burnett&#;s paintings reserved a type of appeal for tourists visiting Paris. Visitors wanted to have artwork that reflected where they had been, but they didn&#;t have the budget (or time!) for realistic or excessively large paintings.

Rather, Burnett&#;s Impressionist pieces took less time to complete, were more economical, and reflected the prementioned movement towards contemporary painting.

Burnett&#;s work; due to its loose, fluid, and impressionist  elements, does lend itself to copying by other artists that similarly want to benefit from the tourism industry. Imitations of Burnett&#;s works have come from other artists in Paris, as well as other European areas, and have even been created and signed &#;Burnett&#; in the lower right by artists in Mexico.

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There are rumors of sweat shops in Mexico creating Burnett reproductions en masse to capitalize on the nostalgic nature of the paintings to audiences that simply wouldn&#;t know any better once the painting has been listed for sale. Photos of signatures are attached, showing an interesting range of signatures with different styles, leans, and thicknesses.

It&#;s noted that Caroline Burnett (the actual artist) always signed in print, in capital letters in red-brown paint, and in the lower right.

Regardless, Burnett has the unique privilege of being one of the most forged midcentury impressionist painters.