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Property from the Estate of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Rhode Island
FRANS HALS (ANTWERP 1582-1666 HAARLEM)
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length
Details
FRANS HALS (ANTWERP 1582-1666 HAARLEM)
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (73.2 x 60.4 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (73.2 x 60.4 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, The Hague, by 1927.
with Kleykamp Galleries, The Hague, by 1927.
Guido Arnot, born Abeles (1876-1946), London, by 1928.
with Knoedler Gallery, New York, by September 1928.
with Robert Frank Ltd, London, by December 1937.
A.G. Mercuria, Luzern, by May 1938.
with Knoedler Gallery, New York, by May 1938, until April 1948.
with Pinakos Inc. (i.e., Rudolph J. Heinemann, 1901-1975), New York, by April 1948.
with Newhouse Galleries, New York, by 1948, where acquired by the following,
with Frederick Mont (1894-1994), New York, by 1948.
William L. Moody III (1894-1992), San Antonio, TX, by 1964.
Thomas Mellon Evans (1910-1997), Greenwich, CT; his sale, Christie’s, New York, 25 May 1999, lot 11, as Judith Leyster, where acquired by the present owner.
with Kleykamp Galleries, The Hague, by 1927.
Guido Arnot, born Abeles (1876-1946), London, by 1928.
with Knoedler Gallery, New York, by September 1928.
with Robert Frank Ltd, London, by December 1937.
A.G. Mercuria, Luzern, by May 1938.
with Knoedler Gallery, New York, by May 1938, until April 1948.
with Pinakos Inc. (i.e., Rudolph J. Heinemann, 1901-1975), New York, by April 1948.
with Newhouse Galleries, New York, by 1948, where acquired by the following,
with Frederick Mont (1894-1994), New York, by 1948.
William L. Moody III (1894-1992), San Antonio, TX, by 1964.
Thomas Mellon Evans (1910-1997), Greenwich, CT; his sale, Christie’s, New York, 25 May 1999, lot 11, as Judith Leyster, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
W. R. Valentiner, Catalogue introduction for the 1935 Detroit Exhibition, reproduced in full in Art News, 12 January 1935, pp. 3-11.
W. R. Valentiner, Frans Hals Paintings in America, 1936, no. 36, illustrated.
G.D. Gratama, Frans Hals, The Hague, 1943, p. 54, no. 36, illustrated.
C. Grimm, Frans Hals, Berlin, 1972, pp. 87, 202, no. 56, fig. 81.
C. Grimm, L’opera completa de Frans Hals, Milan, 1974, p. 96, no. 80, fig. 80.
C. Grimm, Frans Hals, Das Gesamtwerk, Stuttgart and Zurich, 1989, pp. 272-273, no. 25, fig. 25.
F. Fox Hofrichter, Judith Leyster: A Woman Painter in Holland's Golden Age, Doornspijk, 1989, pp. 61-62, no. 40, pl. 40, as Judith Leyster.
C. Grimm, Frans Hals and his workshop, E. Dullaart, ed., online, updated 2025, no. A1.20, illustrated.
W. R. Valentiner, Frans Hals Paintings in America, 1936, no. 36, illustrated.
G.D. Gratama, Frans Hals, The Hague, 1943, p. 54, no. 36, illustrated.
C. Grimm, Frans Hals, Berlin, 1972, pp. 87, 202, no. 56, fig. 81.
C. Grimm, L’opera completa de Frans Hals, Milan, 1974, p. 96, no. 80, fig. 80.
C. Grimm, Frans Hals, Das Gesamtwerk, Stuttgart and Zurich, 1989, pp. 272-273, no. 25, fig. 25.
F. Fox Hofrichter, Judith Leyster: A Woman Painter in Holland's Golden Age, Doornspijk, 1989, pp. 61-62, no. 40, pl. 40, as Judith Leyster.
C. Grimm, Frans Hals and his workshop, E. Dullaart, ed., online, updated 2025, no. A1.20, illustrated.
Exhibited
Amsterdam, The Van Wisselingh Gallery, Hollandsche en Vlaamse Schilderkunst der XVIIe Eeuw, 20 July - 20 August 1932, no. 4.
Wilmington, The Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, Exhibition of a Collection of Old Masters, 8-30 April 1935, no. 5.
Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, An Exhibition of Fifty Paintings by Frans Hals, 10 January-28 February 1935, no. 36.
Haarlem, Frans Halsmuseum, Frans Hals. Tentoonstelling ter gelegenheid van het 75-jarig bestaan van het Gemeentelijk Museum te Haarlem, 1 July-30 September 1937, no. 39.
New York, Schaeffer Galleries, Paintings by Frans Hals: Exhibition for the Benefit of New York University, November 1937, no. 8, as Frans Hals.
Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Association, Exhibition of Old Masters, December 1940, no. 1.
Wilmington, The Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, Exhibition of a Collection of Old Masters, 8-30 April 1935, no. 5.
Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, An Exhibition of Fifty Paintings by Frans Hals, 10 January-28 February 1935, no. 36.
Haarlem, Frans Halsmuseum, Frans Hals. Tentoonstelling ter gelegenheid van het 75-jarig bestaan van het Gemeentelijk Museum te Haarlem, 1 July-30 September 1937, no. 39.
New York, Schaeffer Galleries, Paintings by Frans Hals: Exhibition for the Benefit of New York University, November 1937, no. 8, as Frans Hals.
Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Association, Exhibition of Old Masters, December 1940, no. 1.
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Jennifer Wright
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