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Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)

1883–84
Not on view
Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, eine in Louisiana geborene Pariser Salonlöwin, war bekannt für ihre kunstvolle Erscheinung. Sargent hoffte, seinen Ruf durch das Anfertigen und Ausstellen ihres Portraits zu steigern. Ohne den Auftrag seines Modells aber mit ihrer Komplizenschaft betonte er ihren verwegenen persönlichen Stil, indem er den rechten Träger ihres Kleides von der Schulter rutschen ließ. Nachdem das Portrait beim Pariser Salon von 1884 mehr belächelt als gepriesen wurde, malte Sargent den Träger neu und behielt das Bild. Als er es an das Metropolitan verkaufte, kommentierte er: „Eines der besten Dinge, die ich je getan habe", bat das Museum aber, den Namen des Modells nicht preiszugeben.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)
  • Künstler: John Singer Sargent, Amerikaner, 1856–1925
  • Datum: 1883–84
  • Medium: Öl auf Leinwand
  • Dimensionen: 208,6 x 109,9 cm
  • Anerkennung: Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1916
  • Akzession Nr.: 16.53
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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