tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4486119606974244440..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: THE SCANDAL OF MADAME XMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-31436137456802529782012-08-25T07:41:54.066+01:002012-08-25T07:41:54.066+01:00I've always adored this particular painting. I...I've always adored this particular painting. It's the one that stays in my head when I think of Sargent. Great to know its history, Lovely post, Essie... thank you.Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6188074310945758022012-08-24T18:41:00.512+01:002012-08-24T18:41:00.512+01:00I love his paintings too. Great story - look forwa...I love his paintings too. Great story - look forward to the book!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-3181665040539365852012-08-24T18:34:21.014+01:002012-08-24T18:34:21.014+01:00Thank you!
I really love Sargent's work. I t...Thank you! <br /><br />I really love Sargent's work. I think he's one of my favourite artists. Such a scope to his work, and some of the 'society' portraits really are stunning. But how strange to think that the French could be so prudish. I wonder if it was because the model was such a prominent figure in society. There really were far more daring and titillating paintings, but then they were often based on ancient myths where naked abandon was somehow more accepted, and where models were often much poorer - even prostitutes.<br />Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-18128158296783976502012-08-24T17:46:03.404+01:002012-08-24T17:46:03.404+01:00The man really did have prodigious talent - and wh...The man really did have prodigious talent - and who needs a slipping strap to get that she was a sexy woman? Thanks for this!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9029566777026313392012-08-24T17:41:44.576+01:002012-08-24T17:41:44.576+01:00Brilliant post - brilliantly short, sweet & fa...Brilliant post - brilliantly short, sweet & fascinating, as Caroline said. I love the position of the hand that leans on the table - a very particular kind of bend in the wrist and fingers; somehow even more life-like in the unfinished version than the finished one. Lovely, Essie - thank you!H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57578181552466671642012-08-24T16:43:54.329+01:002012-08-24T16:43:54.329+01:00Oh my goodness, what a lovely post! I adore this p...Oh my goodness, what a lovely post! I adore this painting...never knew its history. Thanks Essie. I lust after that dress but only if I had the body to go in it. Body first, dress next. Gorgeous!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50541868145069045182012-08-24T10:44:37.875+01:002012-08-24T10:44:37.875+01:00Tough on Madame Gautreau, though, and surely Sarge...Tough on Madame Gautreau, though, and surely Sargent must have known what he was doing? That isn't to say that I don't greatly admire his work - I do - but I think artists can sometimes be pretty ruthless - writers included - with the people they choose to depict. Look at DH Lawrence and Jessie Chambers! Her memoir does rather set the record right...but do we ever hear what Madame Gautreau thought? Great post.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-87918466694291942652012-08-24T07:33:24.251+01:002012-08-24T07:33:24.251+01:00What a fab post, Essie! I love that a slipped-down...What a fab post, Essie! I love that a slipped-down strap could have such ramifications. <br /><br />(I also love that this post was short enough to read in a few minutes. Lovely nugget to start the day.)Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.com