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El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent is one of those images that never dates. Our studio recreates it as a hand painted oil painting — textured, color-rich, and ready to hang as canvas wall art in a home office, study, or reception area.
1882
Oil on canvas
237 x 352 cm (93 3/8 x 138 1/2 in.)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, United States.
El Jaleo is one of the greatest modern paintings by John Singer Sargent and illustrates the popular fascination with Spain (Hispanism) of the time. It shows a Spanish gypsy dancer performing a flamenco dance to the accompaniment of several musicians and fellow dancers, seated alongside. The painting - along with a smaller work entitled The Spanish Dance (1882, Hispanic Society of America) came about as a result of a five-month trip which the artist took through Spain and North Africa in 1879. Stylistically, the work is related to a slightly later series of pictures produced by Sargent in Venice, which, like El Jaleo, are marked by dramatic light and shadow, as well as contrasting colours and exotic models.
Sargent chose a huge 12 foot by 7 foot canvas as the "stage" for his intended dancer, and called the painting El Jaleo - the Spanish name for a lively solo dance accompanied by castanets. Like his fellow Parisian painters Manet (1832-83) and Renoir (1841-1919) - both of whose most spontaneous paintings were in fact deliberately and painstakingly crafted in the studio - Sargent believed in detailed preparation. He took months to complete the preparatory drawing and sketching for the painting, paying particularly close attention to the dancer's posture, the drapery of her dress (compare the dress worn in Portrait of Mrs Henry White, 1883, Corcoran Gallery of Art) and the play of shadows from what appears to be footlights. Having spent almost a year preparing the composition, the execution of it probably took him no more than a week, such was his technical virtuosity.
As office wall decor, the piece pairs naturally with other realist wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.
Expect subtle, hand-made variation rather than factory uniformity. Each fine art canvas is painted with oils, allowed to cure properly, and inspected before it is approved for shipment.
Wondering where fine art oil painting looks best? Try a home office mantel, a dining room sideboard, or a hallway gallery wall. The fine art subject reads clearly from a distance and rewards close viewing up near.
In short: El Jaleo - John Singer Sargent - Oil Painting combines a realist composition, a 100% hand painted oil painting process, and the flexibility of made-to-order canvas sizes — a dependable choice for fine art oil painting and office wall decor.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 30 X 40 in | $234.98 |
| 36 X 48 in | $318.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $606.98 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
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