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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau

American, 1859 - 1915
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BiographyVirginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (née Avegno; 29 January 1859 – 25 July 1915) was an American-born Parisian socialite, who gained notoriety as the subject of John Singer Sargent's painting Portrait of Madame X. The suggestion of indiscreet posing in a revealing costume provoked a storm of outrage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginie_Am%C3%A9lie_Avegno_Gautreau
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Last Updated8/7/24