Frans Hals
Frans Hals the Elder (c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch painter. He is known for his loose brushwork. He helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portrait painting.
| Frans Hals | |
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| Copy of a self-portrait by Frans Hals. | |
| Born | c. 1580 Antwerp |
| Died | 26 August 1666 (aged 85–86) Haarlem |
| Nationality | Flemish - Dutch |
| Field | Painting |
| Works | Gipsy Girl, 1628-30 Willem Coymans |
Frans Hals Media
Statue of Frans Hals in Florapark, Haarlem
Frans Hals, later finished by Pieter Codde. De Magere Compagnie. 1637. Oil on canvas, 209 x 429 cm, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Jester with a Lute, 1620–1625, canvas, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Willem van Heythuysen by Frans Hals (1634, one of two portraits of Van Heythuysen attributed to Hals).
Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1630; private collection
Frans Hals. Gypsy Girl. 1628–30. Oil on wood, 58 x 52 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Laughing Cavalier, 1624, canvas, relined, (H) 83 cm x (W) 67 cm, Wallace Collection, London.
Boy with a lute c. 1625 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Malle Babbe, c. 1630. Oil on canvas, 75 cm by 64 cm. Staatliche Museen, Berlin.
