Cecil Ross Burnett | |
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| Born | 27 April 1872 |
| Died | 6 December 1933 (aged 61) Blackheath, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Painter |
Cecil Ross Burnett (27 April 1872 – 6 December 1933) was a British landscape artist and portraitist. He signed his work "C. Ross Burnett".
Early life and education
Burnett was born in Old Charlton, Kent; his father, William Charles Burnett, was a banker.[1][2] He trained at Blackheath School of Art and the Westminster School of Art before entering the Royal Academy School in 1892.[1][2] In 1895 he won the Turner gold medal and a scholarship for landscape painting, and a silver medal for a portrait from life.[1][3]
Career
He specialised in portraits and in mostly rural landscapes, many created near Amberley, Sussex, where he had a cottage. He worked in oil and watercolour, and was a member of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours from 1910[2] and of the Langham Sketching Club and the Pencil Society.[1]
Burnett exhibited at the Royal Academy and elsewhere.[1][4] He entered works in the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.[5]
In 1898 he founded the Sidcup School of Art; he was its principal for many years.[1][2]
Personal life and death
In 1903 Burnett married Alice Theresa Allenberg, from South Africa; they had a son and a daughter and lived in Blackheath, London, where he died on 6 December 1933.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BURNETT, Cecil Ross, 1872 - 1933". Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Bernard Dolman, ed. (1929). Who's Who in Art (2nd ed.). London: Art Trade Press. p. 67. OCLC 225627038.
- ↑ "The Royal Academy Schools". The British Architect. 13 December 1895. p. 461.
- ↑ Ray Desmond; Christine Ellwood (1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters, and Garden Designers (rev. ed.). London / Bristol, Pennsylvania: Taylor and Francis, The Natural History Museum. p. 121. ISBN 9780850668438.
- ↑ "Cecil Ross Burnett". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 November 2021.