Black Elegance Woman in Black Dress Painting Black Woman Art Portrait of a lady, seated half length, in a black dress, stole and hat by John Shirley Fox Reproduction For Sale 1st Art Gallery File:Mathilde Lehaut Portrait of a lady wearing a black dress, 1863.jpg Wikimedia Commons Why John Singer Sargent's 1884 painting, Madame X, scandalized Paris In 1884, a 23 year old American socialite named Virginie Gautreau sat for a portrait that would destroy her reputation overnight. John Singer Sargent painted her in profile, in a black silk gown so Mid 19th Century Woman in Black Dress and Lace Cap Original Oil Painting C.1840 Chairish