Van Gogh and Frans Hals
Frans Hals is one of the three greatest painters of the Dutch seventeenth century. With his loose brushstrokes he painted marvelous portraits: from wealthy merchants to fishermen. Unlike Rembrandt and Vermeer, Hals is less known. While Van Gogh was a big fan of the work of this Haarlem painter. What did Van Gogh see in Frans Hals? And how did...