Who painted “El Jaleo”?

“El Jaleo” was painted by John Singer Sargent in 1882. Where to see it: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

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John Singer Sargent: dazzling, fluid brushwork, elegant society portraits, white dresses caught in light and loose, confident strokes.

John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. Wikipedia

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“Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)”, 1884
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“The Wyndham Sisters: Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tennant”, 1899
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“Lady with the Rose”, 1882