Marie-Élisabeth Gabiou Explained

Marie-Élisabeth Gabiou, née Lemoine (c. 1761 – 30 May 1811) was a French painter.

Gabiou was the sister of painters Marie-Denise Villers and Marie-Victoire Lemoine, and was the sister-in-law and cousin of Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet; her husband, whom she married in 1789, was Chaudet's brother Jean-Frédéric Gabiou. Her work is usually signed "Eli Lemoine" or "Elith Lemoine", and her name is easily mistaken for that of Élisabeth Lemoine, née Bouchet. She has been described as a pastellist, though no pastels are known to exist by her hand.[1] A supposed self-portrait appeared at auction through Christie's in 2010, realizing a price of €17,500.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/LEMOINEme.pdf Profile
  2. Web site: ATTRIBUE A MARIE-ELISABETH LEMOINE, DITE MADAME GABIOU (ACTIVE A PARIS A LA FIN DU XVIIIEME SIECLE), Autoportrait de l'artiste à la palette. www.christies.com. 31 August 2017.