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Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau) by John Singer Sargent

The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Public Domain

John Singer SargentAmerican

Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), 1883–84

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
208.6 × 109.9 cm
Category
Painting
Location
London
Availability
For sale
€295,000

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About the work

Sargent's notorious portrait of the American expatriate Madame Gautreau, whose pale skin and black gown scandalized the 1884 Salon. Now regarded as his masterpiece.

Society PortraitBelle Époque

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