Madame X, Portait of Madame Pierre Gautreau
Madame X, Portait of Madame Pierre Gautreau c1884 by Italian Born American Painter John Singer Sargent (1856 – 1925); considered to be the leading portrait painter of his generation.
This is the infamous portrait John Singer Sargent did of Madame Pierre Gautreau; that caused such a stir in Paris when it was shown at the Salon; causing Sargent to leave Paris and go to London to continue his career.
By today’s standards, this just looks like young women in an elegant off shoulder plunging neck black evening dress, with gold chain straps that have embedded diamonds; as she holds a black fan in her left hand, while standing by a table; that being said though, this is not the original painting.
In the original painting he had one of the straps dropping off of her shoulder, and that with all the other elements of the painting in 1884 it was considered scandalous, as it was thought to be revealing much to much and hinting to the ladies indiscreet nature.
This train of thought of course went hand in hand with the type of life style Miss Gautreau lead; as she was the gossip of Paris with the various affairs she had with the affluent men of her time; especially with Dr. Pozzi; who Sargent convinced to introduce him to her, and that led to the portrait; with the result of Sargent having to leave Paris.
Rinne Sargent an strap ghualainn a athphéinteáil ansin agus choinnigh sé an obair ar feadh níos mó ná tríocha bliain, Go dtí gur dhíol sé é leis an Músaem Cathrach, Ag smaoineamh gurb é an obair is fearr é agus d'iarr sé go gcuirfeadh an músaem ainm na mná ag cur sa phortráid i bhfolach.
Is é seo sean -atáirgeadh ar ealaín dhigiteach athmhuintearas ar íomhá fearainn phoiblí atá ar fáil le ceannach mar priontáil chanbhás ar líne.
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Bhí John Singer Sargent ina ealaíontóir easaoránach Meiriceánach, mheas an “Péintéir portráidí ceannródaíoch dá ghlúin” Mar gheall ar a chuid athghabhálacha ar só ré Edwardian.
Chruthaigh sé go garbh 900 pictiúir ola agus níos mó ná 2,000 uiscedhathanna, chomh maith le sceitsí gan áireamh agus líníochtaí gualaigh.
A dhoiciméid oeuvre taisteal ar fud an domhain, ón Veinéis go dtí an Tyrol, Corr, An Meánoirthear, Montana, Mainn, agus Florida.
Rugadh i bhFlórans do thuismitheoirí Mheiriceá, Cuireadh oiliúint air i bPáras sular bhog sé go Londain, Ag maireachtáil an chuid is mó dá shaol san Eoraip.
Sna 1880í rinne sé aighneacht luath chuig Salon Pháras a Madame X Portráid C1884, an rún a sheasamh mar phéintéir sochaí i bPáras a chomhdhlúthú; Ach ina ionad sin bhí scannal mar thoradh ar an bpéintéireacht.
Bhí an phortráid Madame X de phríomhshóisialach ceannródaíoch, Madame Pierre Gautreau cóirithe i gúna tráthnóna muineál dubh plunging le strapaí gualainn slabhra diamaint óir, a chuir cúram docht ar a choim.
Don amanna, Mhol sé do go leor Parisians, indiscreet a chruthaíonn feisteas a nochtadh agus a spreag stoirm an -ghéar, ag cur iallach ar Sargent an tír a fhágáil.
The following year Sargent departed for England where he continued a successful career as a portrait artist; and enjoyed international acclaim as a portrait painter.
From the beginning, Sargent’s work was characterized by remarkable technical facility, particularly in his ability to draw with a brush; which in later years inspired admiration as well as criticism for a supposed superficiality.
His commissioned works were consistent with the grand manner of portraiture, while his informal studies and landscape paintings displayed a familiarity with Impressionism.
In later life Sargent expressed ambivalence about the restrictions of formal portrait work, and devoted much of his energy to mural painting and working en plain air.