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); als de féierende Porträtmoler vu senger Generatioun ugesinn.
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.
Sargent then repainted the shoulder strap and kept the work for more than thirty years, until he sold it to the Metropolitan Museum, considering it to be his best work and asked that the museum conceal the name of the woman posing in the portrait.
This is a remastered digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image that is available for purchase as a Leinwandprint online.
Info drënner ofgeleet vun Wikipedia.org
Den John Singer Sargent war en amerikaneschen Expatriate Kënschtler, betruecht den “féierende Porträtmoler vu senger Generatioun” fir seng evokations vum Edwardian-Ära Luxus.
Hien huet ongeféier geschaf 900 Uelegmolereien a méi wéi 2,000 Aquarelle, sou wéi eng Onmass Skizzen an Holzkuel Zeechnungen.
Säin Oeuvre dokumentéiert weltwäit Reesen, vu Venedeg an den Tirol, Korfu, de Mëttleren Osten, Montana, Maine, a Florida.
Gebuer zu Florenz un amerikanesch Elteren, hie gouf zu Paräis trainéiert ier hien op London geplënnert ass, de gréissten Deel vu sengem Liewen an Europa lieft.
In the 1880s he made an early submission to the Paris Salon of his Madame X Portrait c1884, déi d'Absicht seng Positioun als Gesellschaftsmoler zu Paräis ze konsolidéieren; awer amplaz huet d'Bild zu engem Skandal gefouert.
D'Madame X Portrait war vun engem féierende Socialite, D'Madame Pierre Gautreau verkleed an engem schwaarze plungende Hals Owend Kleed mat Gold Diamant Kette Schëllerbänner, déi haart d'Taille fest gestreckt huet.
Fir d'Zäit, it suggested to many Parisians, eng indiskret Poséierung an opzeweisen Kleedung an provozéiert e Stuerm vun Outrage, Sargent forcéiert d'Land ze verloossen.
D'Joer drop ass de Sargent fir England fortgaang, wou hien eng erfollegräich Carrière als Porträtkënschtler weidergeet; a genéisst international Unerkennung als Porträtmoler.
Vun Ufank un, Sargent’s work was characterized by remarkable technical facility, besonnesch a senger Fäegkeet mat engem Pinsel ze zéien; déi a spéider Joren Bewonnerung wéi och Kritik fir eng vermeintlech Iwwerflächlechkeet inspiréiert hunn.
Seng Optragwierker ware konsequent mat der grousser Manéier vu Portrait, wärend seng informell Studien a Landschaftsbiller e Vertraut mam Impressionismus gewisen hunn.
Am spéidere Liewen huet Sargent Ambivalenz iwwer d'Restriktiounen vun der formeller Porträtaarbecht ausgedréckt, and devoted much of his energy to mural painting and working en plain air.