Hals spent a lot of time in the restaurants and pubs in Harlem. But to argue that in taverns he only did that he was drinking, you can not. Especially if you remember his famous portrait “Malle Babbe” or look at this “Merry drinking companion.” “Sobylnik” is interesting because it appeals directly to the viewer – with a raised glass in his hand. He is already hot, slightly drunk and glad to continue the holiday with anyone – for example, with those who stand on the other side of the frame. Living Portraits Being from the bottom of society, Frans Hals brought a “healthy pop folk” to Dutch art.
The heroes of his portraits were not only wealthy burghers, but also poor artisans and habitues of taverns. These people least of all look hammered, humiliated, fallen – no, they are cheerful and cheerful. And the urban “patricians”, which are abundant in custom-made portraits of Khals, lose pomp and grandiose stereotypes under his brush. They behave themselves and uninhibited – just like their ordinary fellow citizens, not burdened by either capital or good manners.
For Khals, the most important thing to emphasize in the depicted person is human, and not class features. It is worth noting that not all rich customers like this, “too realistic”, in their opinion, the approach. But those who still decided to pose Hals, and not another artist, are now rewarded with a hundredfold. Their faces and after more than three centuries look alive.
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