Cecil Ross Burnett

Cecil Ross Burnett
Born(1872-04-27)27 April 1872
Charlton, Kent, England
Died6 December 1933(1933-12-06) (aged 61)
Blackheath, London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationPainter

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. ^ a b c d e f g "BURNETT, Cecil Ross, 1872 - 1933". Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Bernard Dolman, ed. (1929). Who's Who in Art (2nd ed.). London: Art Trade Press. p. 67. OCLC 225627038.
  3. ^ "The Royal Academy Schools". The British Architect. 13 December 1895. p. 461.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Cecil Ross Burnett". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 November 2021.