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Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X Paperback - 2004
by Deborah Davis
Drawing on myriad documents and featuring such personalities of the time as Oscar Wilde and Richard Wagner, this story of a famous painting by John Singer Sargent offers a tale of art and celebrity, obsession and betrayal. 17,500
Summary
The subject of John Singer Sargent's most famous painting was twenty-three-year-old New Orleans Creole Virginie Gautreau, who moved to Paris and quickly became the "it girl" of her day. A relative unknown at the time, Sargent won the commission to paint her; the two must have recognized in each other a like-minded hunger for fame.
Unveiled at the 1884 Paris Salon, Gautreau's portrait generated the attention she craved-but it led to infamy rather than stardom. Sargent had painted one strap of Gautreau's dress dangling from her shoulder, suggesting either the prelude to or the aftermath of sex. Her reputation irreparably damaged, Gautreau retired from public life, destroying all the mirrors in her home.
Drawing on documents from private collections and other previously unexamined materials, and featuring a cast of characters including Oscar Wilde and Richard Wagner, Strapless is a tale of art and celebrity, obsession and betrayal.
Unveiled at the 1884 Paris Salon, Gautreau's portrait generated the attention she craved-but it led to infamy rather than stardom. Sargent had painted one strap of Gautreau's dress dangling from her shoulder, suggesting either the prelude to or the aftermath of sex. Her reputation irreparably damaged, Gautreau retired from public life, destroying all the mirrors in her home.
Drawing on documents from private collections and other previously unexamined materials, and featuring a cast of characters including Oscar Wilde and Richard Wagner, Strapless is a tale of art and celebrity, obsession and betrayal.
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Eighteen fifty-seven was a good year for Anatole Avegno and a great year for New Orleans.
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- Title Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X
- Author Deborah Davis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 310
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tarcherperigee, Los Angeles, California, U.s.a.
- Date 2004-05-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781585423361 / 158542336X
- Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.24 x 5.56 x 0.86 in (20.93 x 14.12 x 2.18 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003050724
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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"A stunner about a stunner." The Philadelphia Inquirer
Citations
- New York Times, 09/05/2004, Page 20
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