An Old Lady

ID: #38443 | Dutch painters | Portraits

Date: 1628
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA
Dimensions: 73.7 x 59.1

Hals painted picture An Old Lady in 1628. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is portrait. Original size is 73.7 x 59.1. This art piece is located in Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Frans Hals (1581-1666) Dutch master born in Antwerp. His family had to move out after the invasion of Spanish troops in Haarlem. The influence of Rembrandt is evident in his early works. Hals greatest fame came with portraits of wealthy burghers and group portraits of married couples. When Hals grew up, his paintings seemed to take on seriousness and drama. Interestingly, dark colours were cheaper, so it is possible to deduce from his later works that he suffered a reduction of profits. At the end of his life, he was broke. He sold off his property and had to receive support. He died in Haarlem and left no inheritance to his family, affecting his second wife, who died in complete poverty.