NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Sargent and Paris” exhibition builds to a single moment, a single painting and a single scandal in the life of the young American artist. In ...

The Gilded Age Season 3 premiere features the artist John Singer Sargent, creator of the infamous Madame X painting, but what's the true story?

John Singer Sargent, the Ultimate American in Paris Left: John Singer Sargent, Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau), 1883–1884, oil on canvas.

An exhibition featuring his scandalous portrait ‘Madame X’ highlights John Singer Sargent’s early mastery as an expat artist in the City of Light.

In a society obsessed with appearances, Sargent is a fitting addition—a reminder that a well-crafted image can be as powerful as any fortune, often flattering those lucky enough to possess both.

The rich expatriates Sargent painted in London were dismissed as “dollar princesses.” A new exhibition looks beyond that label to their achievements and inner lives.