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The Potato Eaters is an oil painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, painted between April and May of 1885 in Nuenen, the Netherlands. It is held in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, while the original oil sketch is at the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, and Van Gogh also made lithographs of the image, held in collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The painting is considered one of Van Gogh's masterpieces.

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1885 1
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Oil on canvas 1
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Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1
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Painting 1
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Oil on Canvas 1
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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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  • Lead section, first sentence
    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.
  • Lead section, second sentence
    It is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
  • Lead section
    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.
  • In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
    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. It is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The original oil sketch is at the
  • Created By: Vincent van Gogh, lead paragraph
    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. It is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The original oil sketch is at the
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