tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1715712257360497896.post1277755466156987600..comments2018-01-14T07:06:51.081-05:00Comments on Fancy Soup: Feilds of BlackUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1715712257360497896.post-33985180721455186252008-12-09T19:58:00.000-05:002008-12-09T19:58:00.000-05:00in the first take on this painting by Sargent it w...in the first take on this painting by Sargent it was considerably more risque then the version now in the permanent collection in the Met Museum....it showed the strap of Madame X's dress lazily fallen off the shoulder (her right arm) and if you look at it closely you can see where it has been covered up....once i found out this little gem it became very easy to see and that the "new" strap seems to defy gravity...anyone with such delicate shoulders in such a repose would easily lose such a delicate strap and furthermore, if it did manage to stay up there would be tension around the soft skin of her shoulder...of which there is none.<BR/>i do love Sargent. please see link below.<BR/><BR/>http://www.jssgallery.org/Paintings/Madame_X_Studies/Photo_of_Madame_X.htmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133297796498486765noreply@blogger.com