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A Young Man in a Large Hat
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A Young Man in a Large Hat

1626/1629
Frans Hals visual detail
ArtistFrans Hals
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Market Intelligence

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Public evidence
Last known price $50,000 Dealer sale · Jan 1, 1929
Matched price history · normalized USD · Foundry provisional
1929 · $50,000
$50K1929
Last known price$50,0001 matched observed sale
Observed median$50,000
Observed sales1
Artist index—
1929-01-01Dealer sale$50,000.00
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Comparable Sales

Same-artist public sales ranked by medium, creation year, dimensions and sale recency.

Evidence ranked
ArtworkSale dateHouseRealized USDMatch
Adriaen van Ostade
1646 · oil on canvas
1919-11-01—$170,000.0046%

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Provenance

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C.J.G. Bredius, Woerden, by 1918.[1] (M. Knoedler & Co., New York and Paris)

C.J.G. Bredius, Woerden, by 1918.[1] (M. Knoedler & Co., New York and Paris)

sold 30 January 1929 to Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington

sold 30 January 1929 to Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington

deeded 28 June 1937 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh

deeded 28 June 1937 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh

gift 1940 to NGA.

gift 1940 to NGA.

[1] According to Hans Schneider, "Ein neues Bild von Frans Fals," _Kunstchronik und Kunstmarkt_ 30 (1918-1919), 368, Bredius acquired this sketch for 60 florins as part of an inheritance. The painting was at that time attributed to Jan Miense Molenaer. Th

[1] According to Hans Schneider, "Ein neues Bild von Frans Fals," _Kunstchronik und Kunstmarkt_ 30 (...

Source provenance text

C.J.G. Bredius, Woerden, by 1918.[1] (M. Knoedler & Co., New York and Paris); sold 30 January 1929 to Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington; deeded 28 June 1937 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1940 to NGA. [1] According to Hans Schneider, "Ein neues Bild von Frans Fals," _Kunstchronik und Kunstmarkt_ 30 (1918-1919), 368, Bredius acquired this sketch for 60 florins as part of an inheritance. The painting was at that time attributed to Jan Miense Molenaer. The attribution to Hals was made by Abraham Bredius, who persuaded his relative to lend the painting for a while to the Mauritshuis. Later references to earlier owners Van der Hoop and Slochteren (see Seymour Slive, _Frans Hals_, 3 vols., London and New York, 1970-1974, 3: 41-42, no. 66) cannot be confirmed.

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Exhibitions

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Sourced Overview Evidence

A Young Man in a Large Hat is a work by Frans Hals. dated 1626/1629. made in oil on panel. with recorded dimensions overall: 29.3 x 23.2 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.) framed: 46.7 x 40.6 x 5.7 cm (18 3/8 x 16 x 2 1/4 in.). The work is recorded by National Gallery of Art under accession 1940.1.12.

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Evidence state

1 observed sales · 1 comparable sales · 5 structured provenance events · 0 structured exhibitions.

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