Harmen Hals - Artist Info

About Harmen Hals

  • Biography

    The eldest son of Frans Hals, Master of the Luke Guild. In the painting style strongly influenced by his father, in the subject area of Pieter Breughel d. Ä. (1525 / 30-1569).

    Harmen Hals is one of the first representatives of the Dutch peasant who brought the theme to an unprecedented height in the 17th century, and encouraged artists like Ostade and Brouwers to make the picture genre very popular.

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