Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)
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Madame Pierre Gautreau (the Louisiana-born Virginie Amélie Avegno; 1859\u20131915) was known in Paris for her artful appearance. Sargent hoped to enhance his reputation by painting and exhibiting her portrait. Working without a commission but with his sitter\u2019s complicity, he emphasized her daring personal style, showing the right strap of her gown slipping from her shoulder. At the Salon of 1884, the portrait received more ridicule than praise. Sargent repainted the shoulder strap and kept the work for over thirty years. When, eventually, he sold it to the Metropolitan, he commented, \u201cI suppose it is the best thing I have done,\u201d but asked that the Museum disguise the sitter\u2019s name.Free picture Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) integrated with the OffiDocs web apps
