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Study for 'Madame X'

Artist
John Singer Sargent, 12 Jan 1856 - 15 Apr 1925
Sitter
Virginie Avegno Gautreau, 1859 - 1915
Date
1883-84
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
24.6cm x 33.5cm (9 11/16" x 13 3/16")
Topic
Interior\Domestic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Couch
Virginie Avegno Gautreau: Female
Virginie Avegno Gautreau: Society and Social Change\Socialite
Portrait
Place
France\Brittany
Credit Line
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
1970.47 MMA
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits