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Hals

American  
[hahls] / hɑls /

noun

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


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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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

Despite Hals’ reported fondness for a drink, he was in full control of his artistic process.

From Seattle Times

The person who knew best was the painter Frans Hals.

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

Virtual reconstructions of the full composition make you appreciate how brilliantly Hals orchestrated all the figures and the directions of their gazes.

From Washington Post