Study the images here and in the text and discuss whether or not you agree with Berger's analogy. Write up a summary of your viewpoint to bring into class.

John Singer Sargent, Madame Pierre Gautreau (Madame X)
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John Singer Sargent, Madame Pierre Gautreau (Madame X)

John Singer Sargent, Eleanora O'Donnell Iselin (Mrs. Adrian Iselin), 1888

John Singer Sargent, Nonchaloir (Repose), 1911


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