Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)

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Artist: John Singer Sargent
Date: 1883–84
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 82 1/8 × 43 1/4 in. (208.6 × 109.9 cm) Framed: 95 3/4 × 56 5/8 × 5 in. (243.2 × 143.8 × 12.7 cm)
Origin: American
Department: The American Wing
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1916

7 tags

Individual Portrait Both · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists the subject as “Portraits,” and the image shows one identified sitter presented as the central subject.
Femininity Both · 99%

The catalog lists “Women,” while the image visibly depicts a woman as the sole human subject.
Related to Fashion Visual · 88%

The sitter’s elaborate black gown and decorative shoulder straps are prominent, making clothing and its presentation a significant visible aspect of the portrait.

Dark Colors Visual · 98%

Deep black fabric and muted brown surroundings dominate the image, with lighter accents concentrated on the sitter’s skin and selected highlights.

Oil Painting Metadata · 100%

The catalog specifies the medium as oil on canvas.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The work is dated 1883–84, placing it within nineteenth-century art.

American Art Metadata · 95%

The catalog identifies the artist as American and gives the place of origin as American.

John Singer Sargent. Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.