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Hals

American

[hahls] / hɑls /

noun

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

Hals British

/ hɑls /

noun

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

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Besides Rembrandt, the 27 artists include Vermeer and Frans Hals; Jan Lievens, Rembrandt’s contemporary and friend; Gerard Dou, one of his students; as well as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Steen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

“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 • Feb. 13, 2024

Agnolo Bronzino in Florence, Frans Hals in Haarlem, Hyacinthe Rigaud in Paris — lots of great European portrait painters exploited the language of wardrobe, but none more eloquently than Goya.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

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 • Apr. 6, 2023

Just before we were to reboard the bus, I wandered into the large drawing room dominated by a Hals and a Rubens.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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