Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau
(1859-1915)
American socialite
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Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (née Avegno, 29 January 1859 – 25 July 1915) was born in New Orleans but grew up from the age of eight in France, where she became a Parisian socialite known for her beauty. She occasionally posed as a model for notable artists. She is most widely known as the subject of John Singer Sargent's painting Portrait of Madame X (1884). It created a social scandal when shown at the Paris Salon.
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29 January 1859 New Orleans, Louisiana
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25 July 1915 (aged 56) Cannes, France
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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