The Potato Eaters by Vincent van Gogh

Lazar Mihnea
3 min readJan 23, 2022
The Potato Eaters

Vincent worked on this painting from 13 April until the beginning of May 1885, when it was mostly completed, except for some little details. He kept in touch with his brother Theo, who wasn’t very thrilled about his latest creations.

It is considered by many to be his first masterpiece, even though, at that time, he had only recently started painting. He hadn’t developed his distinct style yet, so…

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