Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)

John Singer Sargent

Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) (John Singer Sargent) — Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) · John Singer Sargent · 1883–84.

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Unframed at this size — framing is available on 16×24 and 24×36.

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About this work

Artist: John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Year: 1883–1884
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 208.6 × 109.9 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: American

Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, an American-born Parisian society beauty, stands in profile in a black satin evening gown with jewelled straps, one hand resting on a round table, her powdered skin set off by the dark ground. Sargent pursued her for the commission himself, hoping to make his name at the Salon, and worked on the portrait from 1883 to 1884. When it was shown in Paris in 1884 the pose, the dress and a strap that originally slipped off her right shoulder caused a scandal that drove him to move to London; he repainted the strap and kept the canvas in his studio for thirty years. He sold it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1916, asking that the sitter's name be withheld, and called it the best thing he had done.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18 in • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) in the public domain?

Yes. John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) painted, and in what medium?

Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) dates from 1883–1884 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 208.6 × 109.9 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) (John Singer Sargent) — Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) · John Singer Sargent · 1883–84. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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