Eleanor Best | |
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Born | 1875 |
Died | 1957 (aged 81–82) |
Known for | Portrait and figure painting |
Eleanor Best (1875–1957) was a British oil painter known for her portrait and figure paintings.
Best was born in Amport in Hampshire and studied at the Slade School of Art in London during 1909. [1] She continued to live in London throughout her life, settling in Richmond. [2] [3]
Best exhibited at the Royal Academy several times, with the New English Art Club and also at the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. [1] [2] She also exhibited in the United States and Sweden. [4] The Contemporary Art Society hold examples of her work and she was included in the 1986 Slade Ladies exhibition held by the Parkin Gallery. [4] From 1928 to 1930 Best exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. [5] For several years she was a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. [3]
4 artworks by or after Eleanor Best at the Art UK site