The Metropolitan Museum of Art
John Singer Sargent
Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)
1883–84
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent, 1883–84. Oil on canvas.
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John Singer Sargent
b. 1856, Florence, Italy · Based in London, UK & Paris, France (d. 1925)
- Carolus-Duran Studio
- École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
- Oil Portraiture
- Watercolor
- Mural Painting
John Singer Sargent was the leading portrait painter of his generation, celebrated for breathtaking bravura brushwork, luminous light handling, and iconic portraits of Gilded Age society such as Madame X.
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