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Painting of five peasants in white caps seated at a dimly lit table under a hanging lamp, eating potatoes in a dark, earth-toned room.

The Potato Eaters

A dim interior shows five peasant figures seated around a table lit by a hanging oil lamp during an evening meal. Muted greens and browns dominate the thick, textured brushwork, and the figures' faces and hands stand out in the lamplight, with a bowl of potatoes at the center.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1885
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2715 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1885; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Los comedores de patatas (Van Gogh, 1885)

Un interior oscuro muestra cinco figuras campesinas sentadas alrededor de una mesa iluminada por una lámpara de aceite colgante durante la cena. Predominan los verdes y marrones apagados en pinceladas gruesas y texturizadas, y los rostros y las manos destacan a la luz de la lámpara.

Português: Os Comedores de Batata (Van Gogh, 1885)

Um interior escuro mostra cinco figuras camponesas sentadas em volta de uma mesa iluminada por uma lamparina de óleo pendurada durante a refeição da noite. Predominam verdes e marrons sóbrios em pinceladas grossas e texturizadas, e os rostos e as mãos se destacam sob a luz.

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