The Potato Eaters

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The Potato Eaters is a dark-toned 1885 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a peasant family sharing a humble meal, often regarded as one of his first major works.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artist Vincent van Gogh
collection Van Gogh Museum
colorPalette dark tones
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
creator Vincent van Gogh
creatorNationality Dutch
depicts interior scene
lamp-lit room
peasant family
people eating potatoes
describedAs one of Vincent van Gogh’s first major works
figureTypesDepicted children
men
women
genre genre painting
hasCatalogueNumber F082
JH764
hasVersion The Potato Eaters lithograph
inception 1885
influencedBy peasant life in Brabant
languageOfTitle Dutch
lighting single overhead lamp
locatedIn Amsterdam
Netherlands
locationOfCreation Nuenen, Netherlands
mainSubject peasants eating a humble meal
materialUsed oil paint
movement Post-Impressionism
Realism
notableFor dark, earthy color scheme
depiction of peasant realism
expressive faces and hands
numberOfFiguresDepicted 5
partOf Vincent van Gogh’s early works
style rough brushwork
somber
subjectOf art historical analysis
exhibitions on Van Gogh’s early work
surface canvas
theme peasant life
rural poverty
social realism
titleInDutch De Aardappeleters
titleInEnglish The Potato Eaters
titleInFrench Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Van Gogh Museum
hasCollectionItem
The Potato Eaters ("The Potato Eaters lithograph")
hasVersion
The Potato Eaters
titleInEnglish

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