Madam x painting

An unexpected encounter with some bad art by John Singer Sargent left me feeling a bit giddy.

Closeup detail of the face, Portrait of Madame X, John Singer Sargent

portrait of madame x | ... sargent s portrait of madame x i worked in consultation with dorothy r

In 1999, Nicole Kidman was the cover of Vogue and posed there as famous John Singer Sargent's sitters. The effect was incredible.

John Singer Sargent (USA, 1856-1925) - Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau), detail - 1883-1884 - oil on canvas (208.6 x 109.9cm) - The Met

John Singer Sargent was beginning his career as an artist and he needed a reputation. He decided to portrait Virginie Gautreau, a French upper-class woman who, like him, was an American citizen. Vi…