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Sargent's portrait of a Parisian beauty in a plunging black gown was so daring that it scandalized the 1884 Salon and bruised his reputation overnight. Its severe profile and pale skin now look strikingly elegant and modern. He considered it his finest work.
Portrait of Madame X
- Date1884
- MovementRealism
- WhereMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- RegionUnited States