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Who painted it?
Who painted “Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)”?
“Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)” was painted by John Singer Sargent in 1884. Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
What to look for
John Singer Sargent: dazzling, fluid brushwork, elegant society portraits, white dresses caught in light and loose, confident strokes.
John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. Wikipedia
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