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The Potato Eaters

Oil on canvas · 82 × 114 cm

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Where to see it

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

About the painting

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

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It is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The original oil sketch is at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo. He also 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.

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Image: Vincent van Gogh; Wikimedia Commons · public domain

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