Eleanor Best

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Eleanor Best
Born1875
Amport, Hampshire, England
Died1957 (aged 8182)
Known forPortrait and figure painting

Eleanor Best (1875–1957) was a British oil painter known for her portrait and figure paintings.

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Biography

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   1-85149-106-6.
  2. 1 2 Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  3. 1 2 RSMA (1996). A Celebration of Marine Art -Sixty Years of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. Bounty Books. ISBN   978-0-7537-2468-2.
  4. 1 2 David Buckman (1989). Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN   0953260909.
  5. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 2 Bedeschini - Bulow. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN   2-7000-30729.

4 artworks by or after Eleanor Best at the Art UK site