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HALS, Frans: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, 1644
Oil on wood
74.5 × 60.8 cm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Loose brushwork captures a man's animated expression and turned shoulder in warm tones. Hals's spontaneous technique revolutionized portrait painting, prioritizing psychological immediacy over formal detail.

Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Jaap van der Veen
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