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I'd like to thank the tortured Artist inside Angela Montengro for the reminder. John Singer Sargent did a painting that caused an 'outrage' in France at the time. That's NOT how you portray women ! The pose was all wrong and 'even worse' originally there may have been just one strap on her dress. I know....what a tramp ? Whatever the fuss was about it helped his career in the UK and America. He does paint skin and hands really well This is Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, the 'sitter' [stand-er ?] for the original 'Portrait of Madame X'. On display at The Met in New York.....funny that ? I think I like the 'study' for it even more ! All THAT over a dress strap ?