Strapless
John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X
New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin Group, 2004.
Format: Book
Edition: First trade paperback edition.
Description: 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Explores the story behind John Singer Sargent's "Madame X," a painting of twenty-three-year-old Amelie Gautreau which unleashed a storm of controversy when it was unveiled at the Paris Salon to show the young wife with one strap of her gown falling off her shoulder, and provides insights into the lives of the artist and his subject.
Contents:
La Louisiane -- City of light -- A professional beauty -- The pupil -- A smashing start -- Brilliant creatures -- Heat and light -- His masterpiece -- The Flying Dutchman -- Finishing touches -- Dancing on a volcano -- Le scandale -- Calculated moves -- A woman of a certain age -- A man of prodigious talent -- Twilight of the gods.
Subjects:
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. Madame X.
Gautreau, Virginie Avegno, 1859-1915.
Painters -- United States -- Biography.
Artists' models -- United States -- Biography.
Americans -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century.
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. Madame X.
Gautreau, Virginie Avegno, 1859-1915.
Painters -- United States -- Biography.
Artists' models -- United States -- Biography.
Americans -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
158542336X
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Sargent, John Singer | Ballentine Indoors | Biography | Out (Due: 6/6/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-293) and index.