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Antonio de La Gándara, Madame Pierre Gautreau, 1898. Virginie Avegno became one of Paris's conspicuous beauties, as she was a pale-skinned brunette with fine, cameo-like features and an hourglass figure. She was known to use lavender-colored face and body powder to enhance her complexion, to dye her hair with henna, and to color her eyebrows ...
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] It is a study in opposition.
The lady in question is Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau. According to the articles of this saucy lady, she wore powder of lavender, which I ascertain from third-party sites would make her smell as such, but I feel her skin tone has been given a slight lavender appearance as well (the entire painting uses light rose colors).
Virginie, who was responsible for Parlange's reputation for elegance by her addition of rich, beautiful furnishings and portraits, is described as "the chief personality for Parlange Plantation's greatness". [2] Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, better known as "Madame X", was the granddaughter of Virginie
This portrait by John Singer Sargent of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau depicting her cleavage caused considerable controversy when it was displayed at the 1884 Salon. The Salon exhibited paintings floor-to-ceiling and on every available inch of space.
Virginie Amelie Avegno Gautreau (1859–1915) – model and socialite; Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) – composer and pianist, known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano pieces [32] George Guesnon (1907–1968) – jazz banjoist, guitarist, composer, and singer; George Herriman. Joe Hall – la la and Cajun musician
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! Marianne Gravatte, Playboy playmate; Lloyd Jacquet, comic-book innovator
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.