The model was an American French creole immigrant from New Orleans in Louisiana who married a French banker twice her age and became notorious in Parisian high society for her …

Sargent worked with obsessive intensity to capture the exotic, even bizarre appearance of Madame Gautreau, an American from New Orleans married to a wealthy Parisian banker. …

Jan 2, 2015 · John Singer Sargent’s portrait of the so-called ‘Madame X’, painted in 1884 and now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, has attracted and …

Title: Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau) Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London) Date: 1883–84. Culture: American. Medium: Oil on canvas. …

Madame X is perhaps Sargent’s most infamous painting. When it debuted at the Paris Salon of 1884, critics lashed out at the artist for what they deemed a scandalous, immoral image. While …

May 14, 2021 · The infamous painting, Madame X, caused so much outrage, it ruined a woman’s reputation and caused the artist to flee the country.

Madame X, oil painting created by Italian-born American artist John Singer Sargent in 1884. He painted this remarkable portrait near the start of his career, when he was living in Paris.

“Madame X” is a famed portrait by John Singer Sargent, painted in 1884. The artwork depicts Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, an American-born Parisian socialite known for her beauty …

Aug 10, 2019 · Portrait of Madame X, or Madame X, is an elegant portrait by John Singer Sargent featuring a young socialite named Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau. Sargent ranked this as …

Jun 14, 2019 · Madame X (1883-1884) by John Singer Sargent caused a great deal of scandal when it was first exhibited at the 1884 Paris Salon. Even though the painting was named …