I Am Madame X

An intriguing and absorbing novel about the life of Virginie Gautreau, the subject of John Singer Sargent's most famous portrait Madame X , which scandalized the 1884 Paris Salon—perfect for fans of the bestselling Girl with a Pearl Earring . When John Singer Sargent unveiled Madame X— his famous portrait of twenty-three-year-old American beauty Virginie Gautreau—at the 1884 Paris Salon, its subject's bold pose, bare shoulders, and provocative dress shocked the public and the critics, who found