Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait of a Lady
Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)LinkedCulture matchlcp-fcfb58235a96
- Date
- 1627
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Culture
- Holland
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 105945
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Frans Hals, one of the most celebrated portrait painters of the 17th century, demonstrated here his signature verve in inscribing decoration on black satin and capturing the freshness of his subject’s skin. Adopting the portrait conventions established by such specialists as Paulus Moreelse , Hals enlivened this sitter through the application of loose brushstrokes to create highlights on her lace cap and brocaded bodice. The plain background, which bears the date of the painting and the age of the sitter, focuses attention on the 33-year-old woman’s face and fine attire.
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- Credit line
- Max and Leola Epstein Collection
- Provenance
- Probably English private collection [W.R. Valentiner stated that it came from an English collection in an expertise dated 16 April 1923 in the curatorial file]; Steinmeyer, Lucerne, by 1921 [see Valentiner 1921]. Henry Reinhardt & Sons, Inc., New York, by 1923 [see letter from Reinhardt to Max Epstein dated 24 April 1923 in curatorial file]; sold to Max Epstein, Chicago, probably in 1923 (died 1954); bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1954.
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- Object type
- AAT300033618
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