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HALS, Frans: Portrait of a Woman Holding a Fan

🖼 Portrait of a Woman Holding a Fan, c. 1640
Oil on canvas
79.8 × 59 cm
London, United Kingdom

Soft brushwork captures a woman's direct gaze, her fan held with casual elegance against dark drapery. Hals's loose technique and psychological immediacy revolutionized Dutch portraiture, emphasizing personality over formal decoration.

Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Jaap van der Veen
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