{"title":"John Singer Sargent","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe portraitist of his age (1856–1925) — including the scandalous Madame X.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"madame-x-john-singer-sargent-1883-84","title":"Madame X — John Singer Sargent (1883-84)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe strap was originally falling off her shoulder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs first exhibited at the 1884 Paris Salon, the right strap of the gown hung slipped from her shoulder — a scandal so severe that Sargent repainted it in place. The original state survives in an 1885 photograph and a study. He kept the painting for thirty years, called it \"the best thing I have done,\" and sold it to the Met on condition her name be disguised — hence Madame X.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest scale\u003c\/strong\u003e — the original is nearly life-size: 208.6 × 109.9 cm (6′10″ tall). Our sizes are Room Editions; 12 × 16″ is about 37% of true size. The Met's file caps the print size and we don't upscale past it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerified story\u003c\/strong\u003e — the strap repaint and renaming, sourced at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own essays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSource recorded\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Met's open-access scan (195 DPI at our largest size) on matte canvas. Made to order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-singer-sargent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee all works by John Singer Sargent →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Singer Sargent","offers":[{"title":"0.75'' \/ 8″ x 10″ (Vertical)","offer_id":47670985851029,"sku":"31779925770674555777","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"0.75'' \/ 12″ x 16″ (Vertical)","offer_id":47670985883797,"sku":"66338504307070512126","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/2356\/3413\/files\/13941692996170814108_2048.jpg?v=1785867467"}],"url":"https:\/\/littleartstory.com\/collections\/john-singer-sargent.oembed","provider":"Little Art Story","version":"1.0","type":"link"}