| Eleanor Best | |
| Birth Date: | 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Amport, Hampshire, England |
| Education: | Slade School of Art |
| Field: | 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]