Image series 30 / 2024: Frans Hals
Laughing People
21 July 2024
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By: Bettina Pfleging
He had an unrivalled ability to depict laughing figures in a realistic manner, the Dutch painter Frans Hals. Time and again, the 17th century portraitist captured the mood of his models, imbuing them with the liveliness of the moment and devoting himself to their individual characteristics with impartiality, curiosity and humour. Laughter and smiles are a key element in his work.
In addition to 50 paintings by Frans Hals, the exhibition also presents works by those around him. The show is organised into seven chapters that illustrate the significance of his work.
„Frans Hals. Master of the Fleeting Moment“
12 July until 3 November 2024, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Frans Hals. Merrymakers at Shrovetide, Ausschnitt, ca. 1616–17, Oil on canvas, 131,4 × 99,7 cm, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frans Hals. Die Rommelpotspieler, Ausschnitt, um 1618-1622, Leinwand, 106 × 80,3 cm, Fort Worth; EasyDB, Universität Bern, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Universitätsbibliothek Bern
Frans Hals. Portrait of a Couple, Probably Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen, Ausschnitt, 1622, oil on canvas, 140 × 166,5 cm, Amsterdam; Rijksmuseum Collection, Amsterdam
Frans Hals. Young Man and Woman in an Inn, Ausschnitt, 1623, Oil on canvas, 105,4 × 79,4 cm, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frans Hals. Portrait d’homme, Ausschnitt, 1660 – 1666 ca, Huile sur toile, 80 × 67 cm, Kassel; Iconothèque, Université de Genève, Bibliothèque d’art et d’archéologie
Frans Hals. Spaßvogel mit Laute, Ausschnitt, vor oder um 1666, Holz, 62 × 71 cm, Paris; ArtICON, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Institut für Kunstpädagogik
Frans Hals. La Bohémienne, Ausschnitt, Öl auf Holz, 58 × 52 cm, Paris; ConedaKOR Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Kunstgeschichtliches Institut
Frans Hals. Malle Babbe, Ausschnitt, um 1630/1633, Öl auf Leinwand, 64 × 75 cm, Berlin; Digitale Diathek, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Institut für Kunstgeschichte
