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HALS, Frans: Portrait of a Woman

🖼 Portrait of a Woman, c. 1650
Oil on canvas
100 × 82 cm
New York, United States

Luminous skin and loose brushwork capture a woman's direct, penetrating gaze against dark tones. Hals's fluid technique and psychological intimacy revolutionized Dutch portraiture, prioritizing personality over formal grandeur.

Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Jaap van der Veen
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