Background
Eleanor Greatorex was born in 1854 in New York City. Her mother was Eliza Pratt Greatorex and her sister, Kathleen Greatorex.
Eleanor Greatorex was born in 1854 in New York City. Her mother was Eliza Pratt Greatorex and her sister, Kathleen Greatorex.
She painted primarily flowers and figurative works. Greatorex attended the National Academy of Design from 1869 until 1870. She studied under Carolus-Duran and Jean-Jacques Henner, while in Paris in 1879.
She became sick while working in Algiers in 1881.
She returned to New New York "Portrait of Mistress John Gellatly", 1890-1897, oil on wood.
Smithsonian American Art Museum.
New York Etching Club]
She was a member of the New York Etching Club.