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Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (née Avegno; 29 January 1859 – 25 July 1915) was an American-born Parisian socialite, who gained notoriety as the subject of John Singer Sargent's painting Portrait of Madame X. The suggestion of indiscreet posing in a revealing costume provoked a storm of outrage.
Madame X or Portrait of Madame X is a portrait painting by John Singer Sargent of a young socialite, Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, wife of the French banker Pierre Gautreau. Madame X was painted not as a commission, but at the request of Sargent. [ 1 ]
Original – 1884 portrait of high-society Parisian woman, Madame Gautreau Reason High resolution Google Art Project scan of an extremely notable painting in John Singer Sargent's career, completed in 1884. The lady in question is Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau.
In 1867, her widowed daughter, Marie Virginie Avegno took her eight-year-old child, Virginie Amélie Avegno to Paris where they ensconced themselves in the highest echelons of Parisian society. The latter eventually became a socialite, married a French banker and shipping magnate; and earned notoriety as the subject of John Singer Sargent's ...
Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (1859–1915), artist's model, also known as "Madame X" Paul Germain , animation screenwriter and producer Michael Goudeau , juggler and ex-circus clown; writer and executive producer for the Showtime series Bullshit!
He painted Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, a demure and conventional portrait quite unlike the 1883 painting of the same model by John Singer Sargent that had created a recent stir. [10] Sain was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1877. [11] Edward Sain was a friend of Carolus-Duran, who gave him the Legion of Honour and made his portrait.
3 File:John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London) - Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) - Google Art Project.jpg to appear as POTD
25 July – Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, socialite, model for Portrait of Madame X (born 1859) 31 August – Adolphe Pégoud, French acrobatic pilot, World War I fighter ace (killed in action) (born 1889) 15 September – Alfred Agache, painter (born 1843)