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The first time I saw "Madame X" was at the MET back in the 1970's. I was in my 20's and the painting was just hanging with artworks by other artists but somehow I could not take my eyes off the painting. The brushstrokes, her self confidence, all had me mesmerized. When I saw her again at the Sargent and Paris exhibition, the painting still took my breath away.
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This painting was RAKED by Parisian society to the point of Gautreau becoming a recluse and retreated from Parisian society for rest of her life due to the cr.u.el criticism of both the work AND her moral character. Previously she was a famous, beautiful Parisian socialite... And this painting (that she had to be begged and bribed to even pose for because she didn't want it created in the first place, and she certainly didn't want to pose for the dozens of long hours it took to capture her.) effectively ended the life she knew, and destroyed her reputation.
Sargent was forced to flee Paris, never to return, and lived the rest of his days in London. This painting effectively destroyed the lives of it's subject and creator.
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2 months ago
Another part of the scandal was that in the first version of the painting (initially titled 'Portrait of Madame Gautreau') her right shoulder strap had slipped. Sargent had to repaint that detail to appease (some of) the critics.
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