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.
Although various voices in the art world and collectors of paintings have
articulated their enthusiasm for her work, it is the individual who has
commented most on their personal enjoyment of her vibrant scenes and
the love for her depictions. The beauty of art is, indeed, in the eye
of the beholder, and Burnett’s work seems to be adored throughout the world.
She was in Paris in the early part of her career, which was late 19th and early 20th century. She was a member of the Societe des Beaux-Arts
in Paris and exhibited with the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris
in 1898. This society was founded in the 1880s as a rival to the well-established group sponsoring the 'oficial' Salon. The SNBA held their exhibitions at the Palais des Beaux Arts on the Champs-de-Mars.