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I am Madame X [a novel]

This tells the story of Virginie Gautreau, the subject of John Singer Sargent's controversial portrait, Madame X. This notorious beauty lived in the captivating milieu of Belle Epoch, Paris. The struggle between artist and model to control the painting would change their lives and affect the course of art history.

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  • "This tells the story of Virginie Gautreau, the subject of John Singer Sargent's controversial portrait, Madame X. This notorious beauty lived in the captivating milieu of Belle Epoch, Paris. The struggle between artist and model to control the painting would change their lives and affect the course of art history."@en
  • "Madame X, John Singer Sargent's most famous and scandalous portrait, caused an immediate furor when Sargent unveiled it at the 1884 Paris Salon. The subject's bold pose, provocative dress, and decadent pallor shocked the public, and the critics panned the picture, smashing Sargent's dream of a Paris career. Even before Sargent painted her portrait, Virginie Gautreau's reputation for promiscuity and showy self-display made her the subject of vicious Paris gossip. In this remarkable novel, the author tells Virginie's story, drawing on the sketchy facts of the notorious beauty's life to recreate her tempestuous personality, the captivating milieu of Belle Epoch Paris, and the struggle between artist and model to control the painting that would change their lives and affect the course of art history."@en
  • "Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award. Madame X, John Singer Sargent's most famous and scandalous portrait, caused an immediate furor when Sargent unveiled it at the 1884 Paris Salon. The subject's bold pose, provocative dress, and decadent pallor shocked the public, and the critics panned the picture, smashing Sargent's dream of a Paris career."@en
  • "Even before John Singer Sargent painted her portrait, Virginie Gautreau's reputation for promiscuity and showy self-display made her the subject of vicious Paris gossip. In this remarkable novel, the author tells Virginie's story, drawing on the sketchy facts of the notorious beauty's life to recreate her tempestuous personality, the captivating milieu of Belle Epoch Paris, and the struggle between artist and model to control the painting that would change their lives and affect the course of art history."@en
  • "The fictionalized story of Virginie Gautreau's life, draws on the sketchy facts known about the subject of John Singer Sargent's famous painting, Madame X, recreating her tempestuous personality, the captivating milieu of Belle Epoch Paris, and the struggle between artist and model to control the painting that would change their lives."@en

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  • "Audiobooks"@en
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  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en

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