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Frans Hals
1580-1666
Frans Hals Galleries
In the field of group portraiture his work is equalled only by that of Rembrandt. Hals's portraits, both individual and group, have an immediacy and brilliance that bring his sitters to life in a way previously unknown in the Netherlands. This effect, achieved by strong Baroque designs and the innovative use of loose brushstrokes to depict light on form, was not to the taste of critics in the 18th century and the early 19th, when his work was characterized as lazy and unfinished. However, with the rise of Realism and, later, Impressionism, Hals was hailed as a modern painter before his time. Since then his works have always been popular.
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Painting ID:: 1512
A Family Group in a Landscape
1630-35
National Gallery, London
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Painting ID:: 1513
Portrait of Willem (Balthasar) Coymans
1645
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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Painting ID:: 1514
The Gypsy Girl
1628-30
Musee du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 1515
Jester with a Lute
1620-25
Musee du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 1516
Andries van der Horn
1638
Museum of Art, Sao Paolo
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Frans Hals
1580-1666
Frans Hals Galleries
In the field of group portraiture his work is equalled only by that of Rembrandt. Hals's portraits, both individual and group, have an immediacy and brilliance that bring his sitters to life in a way previously unknown in the Netherlands. This effect, achieved by strong Baroque designs and the innovative use of loose brushstrokes to depict light on form, was not to the taste of critics in the 18th century and the early 19th, when his work was characterized as lazy and unfinished. However, with the rise of Realism and, later, Impressionism, Hals was hailed as a modern painter before his time. Since then his works have always been popular.
. Related Artists to Frans Hals: | Master of Moulins | Frank Dumond | Maillol, Aristide | George Bellows | Abraham Walkowitz |
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