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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting → |
| artist |
Vincent van Gogh
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| collection |
Van Gogh Museum
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| colorPalette |
dark tones
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| copyrightStatus |
public domain
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| countryOfOrigin |
Netherlands
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| creator |
Vincent van Gogh
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| creatorNationality |
Dutch
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| depicts |
interior scene
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lamp-lit room → peasant family → people eating potatoes → |
| describedAs |
one of Vincent van Gogh’s first major works
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| figureTypesDepicted |
children
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men → women → |
| genre |
genre painting
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| hasCatalogueNumber |
F082
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JH764 → |
| hasVersion |
The Potato Eaters lithograph
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| inception |
1885
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| influencedBy |
peasant life in Brabant
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| languageOfTitle |
Dutch
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| lighting |
single overhead lamp
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| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Netherlands → |
| locationOfCreation |
Nuenen, Netherlands
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| mainSubject |
peasants eating a humble meal
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| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Post-Impressionism
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Realism → |
| notableFor |
dark, earthy color scheme
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depiction of peasant realism → expressive faces and hands → |
| numberOfFiguresDepicted |
5
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| partOf |
Vincent van Gogh’s early works
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| style |
rough brushwork
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somber → |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
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exhibitions on Van Gogh’s early work → |
| surface |
canvas
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| theme |
peasant life
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rural poverty → social realism → |
| titleInDutch |
De Aardappeleters
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| titleInEnglish |
The Potato Eaters
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| titleInFrench |
Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Van Gogh Museum
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hasCollectionItem |
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The Potato Eaters
("The Potato Eaters lithograph")
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hasVersion |
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The Potato Eaters
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titleInEnglish |