The picture “I do not let out” tells us about the harmful burden to alcohol. The work was done in 1892, when many villages turned into cities. Viewers see the urban area limited to the picture frame. The fence is built by leaving blocks – with a realistic perspective; standing above him are high-rise buildings.
In the near plan – a street lamp and open doors of the tavern with bright signs: “Beer”. Three human figures are depicted in the foreground. Female figure blocks the entrance to the pub. A boy grabbed the skirt of the woman. Together they turned their eyes on the man standing opposite. This is a husband and father, a tall middle-aged man, dressed in dirty, dirty and torn clothes.
Zabuldyga set a goal to get into the tavern and, it seems, with hatred looks at stopping his wife. A woman with despair and horror in her eyes does not want to let a man. The little son with pity hugs his mother, his sad eyes do not touch a bit addicted to his father’s drink. The picture is written in the style of realism.
The artist conveyed a sad mood with the help of grayish, dull colors. The earthy and dirty greenish hues give the atmosphere of the canvas a raid of pain and doom. The drama is enhanced by the ostentatious loneliness of a married couple: not a single living soul, not a single hint of salvation is in sight.