Frans Hals

The Laughing Cavalier

US$ 549.00

An unnamed young man of twenty-six looks out with an expression somewhere between confidence and amusement — he is not, in fact, laughing. The embroidery on his slashed doublet is painted with dazzling economy, bees, arrows and lovers’ knots suggested rather than described. Hals painted it in 1624 and nobody has ever identified the sitter.

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Artist

Frans Hals (c. 1582-1666) painted with a speed and visible looseness that no contemporary matched — brushstrokes left frankly on the surface, catching a moment rather than composing one. He worked in Haarlem his whole life, produced a huge number of portraits, and still died in poverty. Manet and the Impressionists rediscovered him two centuries later and claimed him as an ancestor.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 32 × 39 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery
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