María Eloísa Jiménez Gutiérrez (August 30, 1908 – 1990) was a Mexican painter. Born in

León, Guanajuato () , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Political divisions of Mexico, State , subdivision_name1 = , establishe ...

, Gutiérrez studied with Antonio Segoviano from the time she was thirteen, She painted largely portraits until 1940, in which year she began creating

portrait miniature A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century eli ...

s; after 1950 she returned to larger format work. Her paintings have drawn comparison to those of

Eugène Isabey Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey (22 July 1803, in Paris – 25 April 1886, in Montévrain) was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style. Biography He was born to Jean-Baptiste Isabey, a well known painter who ...

, and she has been called "La Miniaturista de América". Although she exhibited widely, health issues prevented her from traveling, and she remained in her native city until her death.

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Mexican women painters 1908 births 1990 deaths Mexican portrait painters Portrait miniaturists Artists from Guanajuato People from León, Guanajuato 20th-century Mexican painters 20th-century Mexican women artists {{Mexico-painter-stub