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Portrait of Madame X American painter John Singer Sargent, at one time the world's most famous and highly paid portrait painter, is famous for his portraits of American and English social celebrities. In 1884, before he had achieved acclaim, a scandal erupted when he exhibited Portrait of Madame X in Paris. The subject, socialite Madame Gautreau, wore a low-cut gown, which critics considered erotic. ...
John Singer Sargent "You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh." John Singer Sargent quotes
"I have now got a bombproof shelter [the Continent] into which I retire when I sniff the coming portrait or its trajectory." – John Singer Sargent "I have now got a bombproof shelter [the Continent] into which I retire when I sniff the coming portrait or its trajectory." - John Singer Sargent
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. Oscar Wilde Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.Painters and PaintingQuotations by Oscar Wilde
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. Vincent Van Gogh I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.Painters and PaintingQuotations by Vincent Van Gogh