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Original Title:	Strapless
ISBN:	158542336X (ISBN13: 9781585423361)
Edition Language:	English

Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X

Deborah Davis

Paperback | Pages: 262 pages

Rating: 3.9 | 4531 Users | 414 Reviews

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The subject of John Singer Sargent's most famous painting was twenty-three-year-old New Orleans Creole Virginie Gautreau, who moved to Paris and quickly became the "it girl" of her day. A relative unknown at the time, Sargent won the commission to paint her; the two must have recognized in each other a like-minded hunger for fame.

Unveiled at the 1884 Paris Salon, Gautreau's portrait generated the attention she craved-but it led to infamy rather than stardom. Sargent had painted one strap of Gautreau's dress dangling from her shoulder, suggesting either the prelude to or the aftermath of sex. Her reputation irreparably damaged, Gautreau retired from public life, destroying all the mirrors in her home.

Drawing on documents from private collections and other previously unexamined materials, and featuring a cast of characters including Oscar Wilde and Richard Wagner, Strapless is a tale of art and celebrity, obsession and betrayal.

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Title	:	Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X
Author	:	Deborah Davis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 262 pages
Published	:	May 3rd 2004 by Tarcherperigee (first published 2003)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Art. History. Biography. Art History. Cultural. France

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This book just grew and grew into an interesting enjoyment of the lives of the subject, and painter, the damnation of the painting, the down hill slide of Madame X and the rise of John Singer Sargent as America's greatest Artist to date. the story just unfolds so graciously with a cast of every important personality in the field of art on both sides of the Atlantic coming together into the grip of one great work of art that is still admired today. I did love it!

This topical book grabbed my attention because of the famous attention grabbing portrait on the cover. My attention was held as I learned more about John Singer Sargent and the Belle Epoque art world.The book begins with background on Virginie Amelie Avegno Gautreau, the Strapless, Madame X. From their Louisiana plantation, Amelie and her mother went to Paris after the Civil War. Her father had died at Shiloh. Without him and their slaves the fate of the plantation was uncertain. The family had

The actual title of this fascinating book is "Strapless - John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X." After I purchased it at a museum book store, I noticed the back cover had it listed as a "history," not a "biography." And that is exactly what it is - a history of the 1880s Parisienne lifestyle and its artists and patrons. There are several books out there about the American painter, one of them historical fiction. I am glad I chose Deborah Davis's book because it is extremely well

I rarely give 5 stars but this book deserves it. It is a nonfiction book about the painter John Singer Sargent. It reads like a novel. I could not put it down.

Strapless is the story of Amelie Gautreau, John Singer Sargent and the painting known to the world as Madame X. The book is so well written you feel like you are right there in the salons and art studios of Paris watching events unfold instead of reading them in a book. The detailed research provides insight into all the factors that led to the portrait of Amelie causing such scandal among the art community and the aristocracy, but never turns into a lecture of facts devoid of emotion.

This was a very enjoyable little book about the mystery woman who is Sargent's Madame X. It is not a great biography but it is a good read. It is particularly resonant as there is much to compare the flamboyance of the Belle Époque to that of today and the ostentation of the 1% and its wannabes. A darker side to the Belle Époque was the fascination with "true spectacle" and the grim underside. In addition to sensational newspaper headlines, a wax museum diorama of the most spectacular headlines

I really enjoyed reading this biography, which was at at least as much about John Singer Sargent as about Madame X, the painting and the woman whose portrait it is (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau). Ive just recently read the historical novel about Madame Gautreau (I Am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto, which I greatly enjoyed, and then discovered that this biography was published just a year later. Overall, its a sad story, a tragedy really. Amélie Gautreau may be faulted for her single-minded