Painting

Homage to Sargent

Artist

Sergey Stepanenko

Year

2025

Medium

Acrylic on Canvas

Size

48" X 60"

Price

$6,000.00

In his *Homage Series*, Sergey Stepanenko reimagines masterworks of art history through a distinctly contemporary lens. Using only a palette knife, he builds swift, assured strokes that distill each composition to its essential emotion, gesture, and presence.
In this homage to John Singer Sargent’s "El Jaleo", on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Stepanenko evokes the drama of dance, music, and passionate flamenco guitar. His expressive marks preserve the work’s electric rhythm and theatrical intensity, allowing the viewer to fill in the details.