Before we headed to Belgium we had to fit in just one more art gallery. It was off to the Van Gogh gallery in Amsterdam before we caught the train.
Although Vincent VanGogh spent most of his adult life living and painting in France, his early works were from the Netherlands. The Potato Eaters was painted in 1885 while living at home with his parents in Nuenen. It is considered this Dutch Master’s first masterpiece. You’ve been at this art thing for a couple of weeks now. I think you are ready to pull your ideas out of the painting—here are some questions to help:
We settled into another cute but small Airbnb in Bruges, Belgium. Check out the fire exit. I don’t know what it would take to get me over that wall. 😀 More Belgium to come—new foods to try. You are Always in my prayers. Love Mom. If you are interested in finding out more about The Potato Eaters. Click this link: https://vimeo.com/418428084
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GPE
4/25/2024 06:59:56 am
Are the potato eaters actually peasants?
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Diane
4/25/2024 08:33:15 am
Good guess. Yes….hard working poor people..
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jle
4/25/2024 07:01:22 am
why is it cold easter
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Diane
4/25/2024 08:34:45 am
What do you think? I think it is called potato eaters because they are eating the potatoes they have grown.
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HLOE
4/25/2024 07:03:03 am
Why is there a Ladder in that picture?
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Diane
4/25/2024 08:36:16 am
I think that is wooden bars on their windows. They probably didn’t have glass.
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GVE
4/25/2024 07:16:48 am
The time on the clock is 12:36.
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Diane
4/25/2024 08:37:25 am
Good guess. It is very hard t9 read. Experts say it says 7:00 in the evening..
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Kle
4/25/2024 07:16:55 am
It is 12;36 that is cool.
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Diane
4/25/2024 08:38:49 am
I can see how it looks like that. Experts say it is 7:00 in the evening. Would that make sense too?
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WBe
4/25/2024 07:16:57 am
12;36
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Diane
4/25/2024 08:39:26 am
I can see how it looks like that. Experts say it is 7:00 in the evening. Would that make sense too??
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GVE
4/25/2024 07:25:19 am
What year did vincent vangogh paint the picture?
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Diane
4/25/2024 08:40:27 am
April 1885
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Tyler
4/25/2024 09:15:25 am
You are starting to get me into art a little... well done. I feel like I am looking at the art thorugh my lens of someone who lives in the 21st century. To me, it shows the day in-day out grind of life in the times. Living simply, working hard, eating simple food, connection with each other, etc.
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Diane
4/26/2024 03:49:10 am
Good observations!
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NPW A
4/25/2024 09:17:05 am
The time on the clock is 12:36
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Diane
4/26/2024 03:50:50 am
Interesting.—a lot of students thought that, Experts say 7 in the evening. .
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NPW F
4/25/2024 09:17:40 am
When was the painting made?
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Diane
4/26/2024 03:52:40 am
1885 when VanGogh was still a young man
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NPW D
4/25/2024 09:19:01 am
The time on the clock is 7:00. It is called potato eaters because they are eating potatos.He used dark colors because it was what he could afford because of poverty. The people look sad and tired. What other painting's did you see?
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Diane
4/26/2024 03:56:13 am
Excellent observations.
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NPW Group C
4/25/2024 09:19:47 am
Did Van Gogh use darker or lighter colours for different moods and times of day? We think they are tired or sad.
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Diand
4/26/2024 03:58:54 am
VanGogh struggled with his mental health. He definitely went through phases where he used one colour predominantly and often painted the same theme many times, his sunflowers rely heavily on yellows…and not just for the sunflowers themselves.
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NPW E
4/25/2024 09:20:08 am
How much would the painting be worth?
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Diane
4/26/2024 04:06:38 am
One of his other paintings sold for $117 million in 2022. So I could only guess millions!
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NPW Group B
4/27/2024 01:07:23 pm
Why did he choose to draw people eating potato’s rather than any other food?
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Eke
4/29/2024 09:56:30 am
why are thay only eating poatoes
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Diane
4/29/2024 04:22:37 pm
They are eating what they have grown.
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