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 A Gust of Wind 
John Singer Sargent -- American painter 
1886-87 
Private collection
Oil on canvas
61.6 x 38.1 cm (24.25 x 15 in)
Jpg: ARC

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The woman featured in A Gust of Wind is Judith Gautier who wrote a favourable article on Madame X. Reportedly she was a mistress of the composer Richard Wagner.


Melle Judith Gautier à la Fourberie
1883-1885


Judith Gautier
1885

Notes:

Exhibitions

Sargent's Women,  Adelson Galleries, New York, 2003

Sale

Sold at Sotheby's 12/3/97 for $1,652,000 

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