The Potato Eaters

The Potato Eaters
Dutch: De Aardappeleters
ArtistVincent van Gogh
Year1885
Catalogue
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions82 cm × 114 cm (32.3 in × 44.9 in)
LocationVan Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

The Potato Eaters (Dutch: De Aardappeleters) is an oil painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted in April 1885 in Nuenen, Netherlands.[1]

It is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The original oil sketch is at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, and he made lithographs of the image, which are held in collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The painting is considered to be one of Van Gogh's masterpieces.[2]

  1. ^ van Tilborgh, Louis (2009). "The Potato Eaters by Vincent van Gogh". The Vincent van Gogh Gallery. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. ^ Crispino 2008, p. 1885.