The Potato Eaters by Vincent van Gogh

The Potato Eaters (1885)

Vincent van Gogh | Realism | Oil on canvas

A poor farming family sits together around a small table eating potatoes by the light of a single oil lamp. Their rough hands show how hard they work in the fields!

Did you know? Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo that he wanted people to feel these farmers had dug the earth with the very same hands they were putting into the dish. He also said he painted their faces the color of a very dusty potato, unpeeled of course!

Original held at Van Gogh Museum

Museum-quality giclée print on archival Enhanced Matte Art paper (200gsm) with fade-resistant pigment inks rated for 100+ years. Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas and custom framed.

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