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Daisy Radcliffe Beresford (née Clague, c. 1879–10 November 1939) was a British painter and decorative artist who was known for her portraits, landscapes and interiors.

Life

Beresford was born in 1879 in Dalston, London. She married the painter Frank Beresford (1881–1967) in 1910 and they had two daughters. Their daughters both followed their parents into careers in art.

Beresford was educated at the Heatherley School of Fine Art and at the Royal Academy Schools, where she won 3 silver and 2 bronze medals. She obtained the Art Class Teacher's Certificate at the age of 13 and her Art Mistress' Certificate at age 16.

Beresford was a member of the New Society of Artists, from its formation in 1921. She showed 12 paintings at the Royal Academy and one at the Society of Women Artists Exhibitors.

Some of her works are held in the collections of the Chris Beetles Gallery, Musée d'Orsay and Victoria and Albert Museum, whilst other pieces are on display at municipal institutions such as the Guildhall Art Gallery and Tenterden Town Hall, Kent.

She died in 1939.

References

1. Waters, Grant M. (1975). The Dictionary of British Artists: Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art. p. 30.
2. ^ "Daisy Radcliffe Beresford (1879-1939)". Chris Beetles Gallery. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
3. "BERESFORD Daisy Radcliffe 1879-1939". Artist Biographies. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
4. ^ Johnson, J.; Gruetzner, A. (1976), The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, The Lutterworth Press, p. 55.
5. ^ "Beresford, Daisy Radcliffe, 1879–1939". Art UK. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
6. Laperriere, Charles Baile de (1996). The Society of Women Artists Exhibitors 1855-1996: A-D. Hilmarton Manor Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-904722-26-0.
7. "Daisy Radcliffe Beresford (117877)". Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
8. The Year's Art. 1940. p. 259.

• 1879 births
• 1939 deaths
• People from Dalston
• 20th-century British women artists
• Royal Academicians
• Alumni of the Heatherley School of Fine Art