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Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X

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 | #36675 in Books |  Tarcher |  2004-05-03 |  2004-05-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.20 x.86 x5.45l,.63 | File type: PDF | 336 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| The Professional Beauty and the Wonderful Painter|By Milinda S. Paquette|Always a devoted fan of John Singer Sargent and enthralled by Madame X from the moment I first saw the painting, I devoured Strapless. I believe Deborah Davis did her research and I wish there was more to know about Amelie Avegno as both Sargent and the painting Madame X certainly have eclipsed the origina| |"Readers will enjoy this brisk, sometimes breathless account of the creation of the work the artist once called his best...A fascinating commentary on the evanescence of fame and beauty." --Kirkus s||"An entertaining, observant novel about the gorgeous

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. Sa...

You easily download any file type for your device.Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X   |  Deborah Davis. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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