Youth Making a Face
c. 1632-1635
Adriaen Brouwer, the master of rowdy tavern scenes, captures a moment of pure, unfiltered mischief in this cheeky portrait. A scruffy young man wearing a giant, battered fur hat sits at a table with a jug of ale, using his fingers to stretch his mouth into a delightfully grotesque grimace. Brouwer was famous for painting the lower classes in unflattering, humorous ways, and this expressive little panel perfectly showcases the loose brushwork and earthy humor that influenced artists all the way up to Van Gogh.
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