Hals

American  

[hahls] / hɑls /

noun

1. Frans 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.

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Hals British  

/ hɑls /

noun

1. Frans (frɑns). ? 1580–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter: his works include The Laughing Cavalier (1624)

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Example Sentences

But the tribe cast a wide net with its partners on a state and local level and saw major success, Hals said.

From Seattle Times

“With Rembrandt, it’s emotion and the human condition. With Vermeer, it’s stillness. And with Frans Hals, it’s movement and it’s joy. Nearly everybody laughs at Frans Hals’ pictures.

From Seattle Times

Even Hals’s old ladies are allowed a giggle.

From New York Times

I wanted to be able to put Franz Kline and Frans Hals in the same painting, and Picasso gave me that freedom.

From New York Times

Hals has captured Gijsbert’s warm eyes and boxer’s nose with terrific panache.

From Washington Post