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Belle Époque Portraiture
Madame X
$1,450Edition of 75
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Scandal made it famous; poise made it immortal. Sargent's study of Madame Gautreau is a lesson in line, restraint, and the single daring diagonal of a fallen strap.
| Artist | John Singer Sargent |
| Date | 1883–84 |
| Original medium | Oil on canvas |
| Original size | 82 1/8 × 43 1/4 in. (208.6 × 109.9 cm) |
| Movement | Belle Époque Portraiture |
| Edition | Edition of 75 |
| Giclée on 310gsm cotton rag |
American portraitist (1856–1925) who defined Gilded Age glamour with bravura brushwork and unnerving psychological precision.
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