El Jaleo [Ask Us A Question] Title: El Jaleo 1882 Artist: John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 Original Size: 93 3/8 x 138 1/2 in. Description: Q. What is the meaning of El Jaleo? I just viewed a video called American Visions: the Gilded Age, done for PBS in 1997 written and narrated by Robert Hughes. In it he talks about El Jaleo. He says it means the spontaneous clapping and shouting that comes like an "Olay!" at the apex of a performance. So what we're seeing is the zenith of the dance, at the height of its energy. The man with his head tilted back is shouting. You can see the dancer's foot, with her firm heel solidly stomped to the ground in a resounding clap against the hard floor[1]. The passion of the dress being controlled, flipped, the audience baited, played to like a matador’s cape with the stoic aloofness of a tease. The room is focused except for the musicians strumming hard their infectious intensity with cadence clipped in staccato beats that mirrors her quick and sudden movements sending her shawl flailing. The collective hands of the audience clap in point/counter-point to the sharp patterned stomp of her heels. The sensual energy is contagious and Sargent draws you into his dark room giving it a low light splashing the shadows high and playing like shadow puppets against the wall in almost a dreamlike feeling. It's base. It's primal. It's gloriously beautiful. This is Sargent at his best! The passion just oozes off the canvas. His whole life, Sargent would have a love affair with Spanish music and its culture. He would say that it is the most beautiful music and that all great music had, in one form or another, some roots to Spanish music. Even his original thoughts for the Boston Public Library murals were to be on Spanish literature. Unlike most of his paintings, this one was not painted on site but reconstructed in his Paris studio from memories and sketches that he did during his Spanish trip of the fall and winter of 1879/80. In May of 1882 he exhibits El Jaleo at the Paris Solan with resounding applause. Here was man capable of much more than just portrait paintings with a passion and mystery that the public liked. Sargent is feeling his oats and loving it. Media: Genuine 100% Hand Painted Oil Paintings On Canvas. Quality: Museum Quality, Brilliant Oil Painting Creation! This painting is availble in any other size. We just list standard size below. Our Guarantee: Highest Quality & Lowest Price! Note: We do not stretch or frame .... that is best done at your local discount frame store. It will be delivered in a roll tube to protect the quality. Price -Was: $239.90119.95 USD Shipping Cost: $29.99 for 1st item, $14.99 for 2nd item. So the more you order, the more you save on Shipping & Handling cost! Ships within 2 weeks El Jaleo - Size (20x24) - 119.95USD El Jaleo - Size (24x36) - 149.95USD El Jaleo - Size (24x48) - 269.95USD El Jaleo - Size (30x40) - 289.95USD El Jaleo - Size (36x48) - 369.95USD El Jaleo - Size (48x72) - 489.95USD The More You Order, The Less You Pay!

El Jaleo

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