Hals, Frans (1576–1666) | Artheon Museum

Dutch portrait artist whose unique style of loose brushstrokes was labeled 'unfinished' by some at the time, but whose work is now regarded as equally important to Rembrandt's. Hals painted 'wet on wet'; that coupled with his brushwork and his powerful illumination of his subjects' head and face, his portraits seem more animated than others. Although the reception to his work was often mixed, Hals had many local commissions. Later works appear to be more smooth in texture with more aristocratic poses, most likely due to public taste at the time. Hals had five sons who were painters: Harmen, Frans Hals the younger, Reynier, Nicolaes and Johannes. Comment on works: Portraits

Hals, Frans

Biography

Notable Works

Artworks

Views of the Surroundings of Haarlem (Beschryvinge ende lof der stad Haerlem in Holland. In rijm bearbeyd: ende met veele oude ende nieuwe stucken buyten dicht uyt verscheyde kroniken, handvesten, brieven, memorien ofte geheugenissen ende diergelijke schriften verklaerd ende bevestigd)

Malle Babbe

Frans Hals (1582/83–1666)

Boy with a Lute

The Smoker

Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Man

Merrymakers at Shrovetide

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650)

Paulus Verschuur (1606–1667)

Petrus Scriverius (1576–1660)

Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626)

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff

Young Man and Woman in an Inn

Portrait of Peter Scriverius

Two Boys Laughing