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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Date
2004-05-03
Pages
310
ISBN
9781585423361

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
158542336X
ISBN-13
9781585423361
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038454142

Product Key Features

Book Title
Strapless : John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Individual Artists / General, General, American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Art, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Deborah Davis
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
759.1/3
Synopsis
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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