The Potato Eaters
painting by Vincent van Gogh
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Summary
The Potato Eaters is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,494 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Vincent van Gogh[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Movement: Post-impressionism[5]
- Genre: Naturalism[6]
- Depicts: eating[7], family[8], potato[9], Cornelia van Rooij[10], Gordina de Groot[11], Antonie van Rooij[12], Francis van Rooij[13]
- Made from material: oil paint[14], canvas[15]
- Collection: Van Gogh Museum[16]
- Inventory number: s0005V1962[17]
- Location: Van Gogh Museum[18]
- Commons category: The Potato Eaters[19]
- Country of origin: Netherlands[20]
- Catalog code: F82[21], JH764[22], 153[23]
- Inception: 1885[24]
- Described at URL: http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/s0005V1962[25], http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0082.htm[26], https://vangoghworldwide.org/artwork/F82[27]
- Location of creation: Nuenen[28]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 41C43[29], 41A2[30], 41B3[31], 46A14[32], 41A711[33]
- Title: The Potato Eaters[34], De Aardappeleters[35]
- Height: 82 cm[36]
- Width: 114 cm[37]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Visual arts[38], WikiProject Netherlands[39]
- Copyright status: public domain[40]
Why It Matters
The Potato Eaters has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]