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Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X (2003)

door Deborah Davis

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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.… (meer)

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I loved this book! It was fascinating to learn about both the background of the portrait and sitter along with the painting's reception. Hard to imagine exhibiting a painting and being faced with reviews that described it as "hideous" and "nauseating" and calling her skin tones "Corpse-ish" and "moldy". Besides reading about the scandal associated with Madame X, the book is packed with lots of interesting tidbits about life and society during Sargent's lifetime. For instance Sargent's portrait of Dr. Pozzi was the inspiration for Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray". And again poor Dr. Pozzi was the source for the character of the "pompous physician" in Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past". This was a fun read. (

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ellink | Jan 22, 2024 |

This writer does justice to the history of this era as it relates to the famed artistry of John Singer Sargent and infamous painting of Madame X. I loved the way she wrote about the artist relationship with the people who are the subjects well done (

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mgallantfnp | May 26, 2022 |

nonfiction; art history/history/biography (john singer sargent and madame gautreau). Kind of interesting, esp. if you are interested in the time period (1880s-1910s), but a lot of the tangents were less so (and there were a LOT of tangents). Kinda reminds me of one of those artsy films with lots of details, where you just want to hit the fast forward button all the time (then again, I'm like that with most movies). (

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

I enjoyed this carefully researched history of Mme. Gautreau and John Singer Sargent, who painted her portrait. The author filled out their lives to let us see who they were, how they came together, what the relationship meant to each of them and then, how the scandal over the painting rocked them on their heels. The only criticism I have is that the ending, after the two leading figures died, seemed almost tacked on: a quick summation of where other paintings of Sargent's are located, brief outcomes of other persons, random bits of information as if she could not bear to leave any notecards in her pile of research. Still, most of it has vivid writing that evokes the 1880s in Paris, when art was everything! (

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AnaraGuard | Nov 1, 2020 |

Fun and easy to read, and I enjoyed learning more about Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, who sat for John Singer Sargent's "Portrait of Madame X."

I also enjoyed learning more about John Singer Sargent and his art, and I appreciated how the book did not limit itself to discussing "Portrait of Madame X" but put it into the broader context of Sargent's artwork. However, I would recommend reading this with an illustrated list of Sargent's works - the book does include some pictures but of course could not include pictures of every work discussed. (

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Jennifer708 | Mar 21, 2020 |

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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.

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