Friday, August 8, 2014
Madame X
The painter Sargent had no
idea his portrait of Madame Pierre Gautreau, known for her artful appearance,
would become the talk of Paris at the Salon of 1884. Sargent hoped to enhance
his reputation by painting her portrait, but instead of praise critics dished
out nothing but ridicule.Read about it (here).
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oh i rather like the original. with the strap down...i guess i can see as it was rather suggestive of the time period...but then again the risk seems to bring the reward....
ReplyDeleteFunny of how dull some things were taboo back then. I hear there was a time where women couldn't even show their ankles
ReplyDeleteStrap down would have been much better.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting account - thanks, Stephen.