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This print is probably the closest thing I have to a legitimately cursed object in my house.  A little background - some friends of mine put on a mini Burning Man each September where we go set up camp in the middle of nowhere, build giant wooden structures, and then burn them down a couple days later.  This painting was intended to go up in one of those fires several years ago.  It belonged to my friend's grandma, and he always hated it because it freaked him out when he was a kid, but it was intercepted and spared a fiery death by another camper who wanted it for their house.  The reprieve only lasted a few years until that camper got married and was moving in with his wife, who absolutely refused to let him bring it with him.  It would have been headed for the dumpster, but I was helping him move that day and it came home with me instead.  "Cursed" might not be the right word since (as far as I can tell) nothing bad happens to the owner, but it definitely has a surprisingly strong will to survive.  

The "Chinese Girl" (or "Green Lady") was also one of the most mass produced prints of the last century, which, now that I'm writing all this about its will to survive, is actually kind of creeping me out.  

EDIT: Here's a link with some more info about the painting: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/chinese-girl-the-mona-lisa-of-kitsch-8537467.html

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TSquared

The combination of delicacy and vague unease is striking.

thescreamingmoist

It definitely has an unsettling vibe to it. It immediately struck me as at least mildly creepy, which makes it all the more odd to me that so many people had/have it in their homes. Maybe it’s just the presentation of this specific one because it’s aged and worn, and it’d feel different in a shiny new frame or fresh off the shelf, but it’s weird to think about it having such a broad appeal. It’s a gorgeous painting, but it’s not exactly inoffensive shapes or generic landscapes like a lot of prefab artwork.

Derek Lee

Imagine all of the things that Lady has witnessed, in all of the different homes she has been in, over the years!!

LuciferDragonshift

What's the lady meant to represent and has there been any scholarship about its origins and what it's supposed to represent artwise? Those would be good places to start to find out more about her. Maybe her life was cursed. Maybe there's tragedy there. You'll never know if you don't look into it. It may not translate into one of your stories but maybe it'll inspire you to use an analogous painting in a future story. Who knows! 🤣 Either way, your devotees would also be interested in yoir research if you care to chase it up.