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Strapless by deborah davis5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This account of “Madame X” is a page turner. Gautreau, but citing a lack of historical information, veered into the realm of fiction instead. As a journalist and biographer, Diliberto originally set out to write the true story of Mme. ![]() Hanging in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1915, Madame Gautreau's mysterious identity as the painting's subject was only recently brought to light. I Am Madame X: A Novel is a work of historical fiction, based loosely on the life of Virginie Amelie Avegno Gautreau, otherwise known as “Madame X,” the infamous society matron and subject of Sargent’s sexually-charged 1884 Parisian Salon entry. ![]() Whether you are an avid art historian or a pleasure reader looking for your next novel, this literary duo will undoubtedly intrigue you. I Am Madame X: A Novel by Gioia Diliberto and Strapless by Deborah Davis, both written in 2003, together offer a global perspective on both the painter and the subject, each book complementing the other. What began as an intriguing art novel recommendation from a friend turned quickly into a two book odyssey, exploring the life and history of the famed “Madame X” and her enigmatic portraitist, John Singer Sargent. ![]()
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