Lot 167: Caroline Burnett (20th Century), Oil on Canvas, Parisian Street Scene
This oil on canvas painting depicts a bustling street scene in the Montmartre district of Paris, featuring the characteristic white domes of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in the distance. The artwork is executed in a mid-20th-century Impressionist style, employing thick impasto and broad, expressive brushwork likely applied with a palette knife to create a heavily textured surface. The painting is signed Burnett in the lower right corner, an attribution consistently associated with the artist Caroline Burnett. The scene is populated with several figures walking along a street lined with multi-storey buildings and trees. The work is housed in an ornate, heavily moulded gilded composition frame decorated with acanthus leaf corner motifs and an inner linen-covered slip. Two paper auction lot stickers marked 167 and 2 2 are present on the frame.
Condition report:
The painting is in good overall condition. There is a light accumulation of surface dust and dirt consistent with age. No significant paint loss, flaking, or craquelure is visible upon inspection. The ornate gilded frame shows minor surface wear, including small scuffs and light abrasions to the gilding, but remains structurally sound.
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