I am Madame X

The life of Virginie Gautreau, the notorious beauty of Madame X, John  Singer Sargent's most famous and scandalous portrait, provides  inspiration for this absorbing and intriguing novel.

I Am Madame X is a compulsively readable immersion in Belle Epoque  Paris. It is also the story of a great work of art, illuminating the  struggle between Virginie and Sargent as they fought to control the  outcome of a painting that changed their lives and affected the course  of art history.