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The Potato Eaters

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Oil on canvas
82.0 x 114.0 cm.
Nuenen: April, 1885
F 82, JH 764

Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum
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For detailed commentary about "The Potato Eaters" (written by Louis van Tilborgh of the Van Gogh Museum) please refer to this page in the Visitors Submissions section.


Provenance

Owner City Country Date acquired Comments
Theo van Gogh Paris France 1890-91  
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger Amsterdam Netherlands 1891-1925  
V.W. van Gogh Laren Netherlands 1925-62  
Van Gogh Foundation Amsterdam Netherlands 1962 On loan to the Stedelijk Museum 1962-73.
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Netherlands 1973 On permanent loan from the Vincent van Gogh Foundation.


Exhibitions

Year City Country Venue Exhibition Name Start Date End Date No.
1892 Amsterdam (1) Netherlands Firma Buffa Vincent van Gogh: Werken  
  
 1
1896 Paris France Galerie Vollard  
  
  
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1905 Amsterdam Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh 15 July 1905 1 August 1905 26
1905 Utrecht Netherlands Vereeniging 'Voor de Kunst' Tentoonstelling van schilderijen door Vincent van Gogh 10 September 1905 1 October 1905 12
1914 Hamburg Germany Galerie Commeter V. van Gogh  
  
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1914 Cologne Germany Kölner Kunstverein V. van Gogh  
  
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1914 Antwerp Belgium Zaal Comité voor Artistieke Werking L'art contemporain. Salon 1914 / Kunst van Heden, Tentoonstelling 1914 7 March 1914 5 April 1914 5
1914 Berlin (1) Germany Paul Cassirer Vincent van Gogh 30 März 1853-29 July 1890. Zehnte Ausstellung 1 June 1914 5 July 1914 9
1915 Amsterdam Netherlands Gebouw van het Genootschap van kunstenaren Moderne Kunstkring Vincent van Gogh, werken van genooten. schilderijen, teekeningen en beeldhouwwerien 26 September 1915 30 November 1915 1
1924 Amsterdam Netherlands Gebouw voor Beeldende Kunst Vincent van Gogh tentoonstelling  
  
 2
1926 Amsterdam Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Vincent van Gogh tentoonstelling ter gelegenheid van het Internationale Jeugdfeest der S.J.I. 15 May 1926 15 June 1926 1
1930 Amsterdam Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Vincent van Gogh en zijn tijdgenooten 6 September 1930 2 November 1930 1
1930 Hilversum Netherlands Makkermacht  
 29 November 1930 30 November 1930 ---
1935 Den Bosch Netherlands Centraal Noord-Brabantsch Museum Tentoonstelling Noord-Brabant 6 July 1935 31 July 1935 35
1935-36 New York United States Museum of Modern Art Vincent van Gogh 5 November 1935 5 January 1936 9
1936 Philadelphia United States Philadelphia Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh 11 January 1936 10 February 1936 9
1936 Boston United States Museum of Fine Arts Vincent van Gogh 19 February 1936 15 March 1936 9
1936 Cleveland (1) United States Cleveland Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh 25 March 1936 19 April 1936 9
1936 San Francisco United States California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vincent van Gogh 28 April 1936 24 May 1936 9
1936 Kansas City United States William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Atkins Museum Vincent van Gogh 9 June 1936 10 July 1936 9
1936 Minneapolis United States Minneapolis Institute of Arts Vincent van Gogh 20 July 1936 17 August 1936 9
1936 Chicago United States Art Institute of Chicago Vincent van Gogh 26 August 1936 23 September 1936 9
1936 Detroit United States Detroit Institute of Arts Vincent van Gogh 6 October 1936 28 October 1936 9
1937 Paris France Les Nouveaux Musées, Quai de Tokyo La vie et l'oeuvre de Van Gogh  
  
 24
1937 Oslo Norway Kunstnernes Hus Vincent van Gogh. Malerier Tegninger, Akvaareller 3 December 1937 24 December 1937 1
1938 Copenhagen Denmark Charlottenborg Vincent van Gogh. Malerier Tegninger, Akvaareller  
  
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1938 Eindhoven Netherlands Stedelijk Van Abbe Museum Schilders van de Haagsche School 11 June 1938 1 July 1938 44
1938 Amsterdam (2) Netherlands E.J. van Wisselingh & Co. Nederlandsche schilderkunst. Meesterwerken uit de 19-de eeuw 10 August 1938 10 September 1938 16
1945 Amsterdam Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Vincent van Gogh 14 September 1945 1 December 1945 ---
1946 Maastricht Netherlands Bonnefanten Vincent van Gogh 12 January 1946 28 January 1946 20
1946 Heerlen Netherlands Raadhuis Vincent van Gogh 8 February 1946 24 February 1946 20
1946 Stockholm Sweden Nationalmuseum Vincent van Gogh. Utställning Anordnad till Förmän för Svenska Hollandshjälpen 8 March 1946 28 April 1946 12
1946 Gothenburg Sweden Göteborgs Konstmuseum Vincent van Gogh. Utställning Anordnad till Förmän för Svenska Hollandshjälpen 3 May 1946 26 May 1946 12
1946 Malmö Sweden Malmö Museum Vincent van Gogh. Utställning Anordnad till Förmän för Svenska Hollandshjälpen 29 May 1946 16 June 1946 12
1946 Copenhagen Denmark Charlottenborg Vincent van Gogh 22 June 1946 14 July 1946 11
1946 Amsterdam Netherlands Stedelijk Museum 5 generaties, tentoonstelling van schilderijen van 1800 tot heden 12 July 1946 24 October 1946 ---
1946 Ličge Belgium Musée des Beaux-Arts Vincent van Gogh 12 October 1946 3 November 1946 25
1946 Brussels Belgium Palais des Beaux-Arts Vincent van Gogh 9 November 1946 19 December 1946 25
1946-47 Mons Belgium Musée des Beaux-Arts Vincent van Gogh 27 December 1946  
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1947 Paris (1) France Musée de l'Orangerie Vincent van Gogh 24 January 1947 15 March 1947 25
1947 Geneva Switzerland Musée Rath 172 oeuvres de Vincent van Gogh 22 March 1947 20 April 1947 25
1947 Groningen (1) Netherlands Museum van Oudheden Vincent van Gogh 18 October 1947 16 November 1947 8
1947-48 London United Kingdom Tate Gallery Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 10 December 1947 14 January 1948 6
1948 Birmingham United Kingdom City Art Gallery Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 24 January 1948 14 February 1948 6
1948 Glasgow Scotland Art Gallery Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 21 February 1948 14 March 1948 6
1948 Bergen Norway Kunstforening Vincent van Gogh, Malerier Tegninger 23 March 1948 18 April 1948 2
1948 Oslo Norway Kunstnernes Hus Vincent van Gogh, Malerier Tegninger 24 April 1948 15 May 1948 2
1948 Amsterdam (2) Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Vincent van Gogh en zijn Nederlandse tijdgenoten 25 June 1948 20 September 1948 ---
1948-49 The Hague Netherlands Haags Gemeentemuseum Vincent van Gogh. Collectie Ir. V.W. van Gogh 12 October 1948 10 January 1949 12
1949 Middelburg Netherlands Kunstmuseum Van Gogh tentoonstelling 9 April 1949 1 May 1949 9
1949-50 New York United States Metropolitan Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh Paintings and Drawings. A Special Loan Exhibition 21 October 1949 15 January 1950 7
1950 Chicago United States Art Institute of Chicago Vincent van Gogh Paintings and Drawings. A Special Loan Exhibition 1 February 1950 16 April 1950 7
1950 Hilversum Netherlands Raadhuis Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh 7 October 1950 5 November 1950 1
1951 Lyons France Musée de Lyon Vincent van Gogh 5 February 1951 27 March 1951 9
1951 Grenoble France Musée de Grenoble Vincent van Gogh 30 March 1951 2 May 1951 9
1951 Nijmegen Netherlands Waaggebouw Tentoonstelling schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh 3 November 1951 27 November 1951 1
1951-52 Alkmaar Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Tentoonstelling schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh 1 December 1951 1 January 1952 1
1952 Enschede Netherlands Rijksmuseum Twenthe Vincent van Gogh 20 February 1952 16 March 1952 10
1952 Eindhoven Netherlands Stedelijk Van Abbe Museum Vincent van Gogh 22 March 1952 4 May 1952 7
1953 The Hague Netherlands Haags Gemeentemuseum Vincent van Gogh 1853-1953 30 March 1953 17 May 1953 34
1953 Otterlo Netherlands Kröller-Müller Museum Eeuwfeest Vincent van Gogh 1853-1953 24 May 1953 19 July 1953 22
1953 Amsterdam Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Eeuwfeest Vincent van Gogh 23 July 1953 20 September 1953 22
1953 Saint Louis United States City Art Museum of Saint Louis Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 17 October 1953 13 December 1953 30
1954 Toledo United States Toledo Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 7 March 1953 30 April 1953 30
1954 Philadelphia United States Philadelphia Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 2 January 1954 28 February 1954 30
1954 Zurich Switzerland Kunsthaus Zurich Vincent van Gogh 9 October 1954 21 November 1954 2
1954-55 Willemstad Curaįao Curaįaosch Museum Vincent van Gogh 19 December 1954 15 January 1955 5
1955 Palm Beach United States Society of the Four Arts Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 21 January 1955 13 February 1955 5
1955 Miami United States Lowe Gallery of the University of Miami Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 24 February 1955 20 March 1955 5
1955 New Orleans United States Isaac Delgado Museum Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 27 March 1955 20 April 1955 5
1955 Antwerp (1) Belgium Feestzaal Vincent van Gogh 7 May 1955 19 June 1955 52
1955 Amsterdam (1) Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Vincent van Gogh 24 June 1955  
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1955 Liverpool United Kingdom Walker Art Gallery Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh 29 October 1955 10 December 1955 4
1955-56 Manchester United Kingdom Manchester City Art Gallery Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh 17 December 1955 4 February 1956 4
1956 Newcastle-upon-Tyne United Kingdom Laing Art Gallery Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh 11 February 1956 24 March 1956 4
1957 Breda Netherlands De Beyerd Vincent van Gogh 2 February 1957 24 February 1957 26
1957 Marseilles France Musée Cantini Vincent van Gogh 12 March 1957 28 April 1957 10
1957 Leiden Netherlands Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal Vincent van Gogh 9 November 1957 16 December 1957 4
1957-58 Schiedam Netherlands Stedelijk Museum Vincent van Gogh 21 December 1957 27 January 1958 4
1958 Deventer Netherlands Muntentoren Schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh 31 January 1958 20 February 1958 4
1958 Mons Belgium Musée des Beaux-Arts Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Son Art et Ses Amis 22 March 1958 5 May 1958 4
1958 San Francisco United States M.H. de Young Memorial Museum Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 6 October 1958 30 November 1958 7
1958-59 Los Angeles United States Los Angeles County Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 10 December 1958 18 January 1959 7
1959 Portland United States Portland Art Museum Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 28 January 1959 1 March 1959 7
1959 Seattle United States Seattle Art Museum Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 7 March 1959 19 April 1959 7
1959-60 Utrecht Netherlands Centraal Museum Vincent van Gogh schilderijen en tekeningen verzameling Ir. V.W. van Gogh 18 December 1959 1 February 1960 3
1960 Brussels Belgium Palais des Beaux-Arts Le Drame Social dans l'Art. De Goya ā Picasso 21 May 1960 30 June 1960 74
1960 Montreal Canada Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Canada Collects: European Painting 1860-1960 6 October 1960 6 November 1960 12
1960 Ottawa Canada National Gallery of Canada Canada Collects: European Painting 1860-1960 17 November 1960 18 December 1960 12
1960-61 Winnipeg Canada Winnipeg Art Gallery Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings 29 December 1960 31 January 1961 12
1961 Toronto Canada Art Gallery of Toronto Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings 10 February 1961 12 March 1961 12
1961 Baltimore United States Baltimore Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 18 October 1961 26 November 1961 6
1961-62 Cleveland United States Cleveland Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 5 December 1961 14 January 1962 6
1962 Buffalo United States Albright Art Gallery Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 30 January 1962 11 March 1962 6
1962 Boston United States Museum of Fine Arts Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 22 March 1962 29 April 1962 6
1962 Recklinghausen Germany Kunsthalle Recklinghausen Idee und Vollendung 19 May 1962 15 July 1962 22
1962 Pittsburgh United States Carnegie Institute Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 18 October 1962 4 November 1962 6
1962-63 Detroit United States Detroit Institute of Arts Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 11 December 1962 29 January 1963 6
1963 Kansas City United States William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 7 February 1963 26 March 1963 6
1963 Humlebaek Denmark Louisiana Vincent van Gogh. Malerier og Tegninger 24 October 1963 15 December 1963 3
1964 Washington, D.C. United States Washington Gallery of Modern Art Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 2 February 1964 19 March 1964 3
1964 New York (4) United States Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 2 April 1964 28 June 1964 3
1965 Charleroi Belgium Palais des Beaux-Arts Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, Aquarellen, Tekeningen 19 January 1965 28 March 1965 2
1965 Ghent Belgium Museum voor Schone Kunsten Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, Aquarellen, Tekeningen 19 February 1965 21 March 1965 2
1965 Nuenen Netherlands Gemeentehuis Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, aquarellen, tekeningen 8 May 1965 31 May 1965 ---
1965 Stockholm Sweden Moderna Museet Vincent van Gogh. Mälningar, Akvareller, Teckningar 23 October 1965 19 December 1965 6
1965-66 Gothenburg Sweden Göteborgs Konstmuseum Vincent van Gogh. Mälningar, Akvareller, Teckningar 30 December 1965 20 February 1966 ---
1967 Wolfsburg Germany Stadhalle Wolfsburg Vincent van Gogh. Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen 18 February 1967 2 April 1967 10
1968-69 London United Kingdom Hayward Gallery Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings of the Vincent van Gogh Foundation Amsterdam 23 October 1968 12 January 1969 38
1969 Los Angeles United States Los Angeles County Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 14 October 1969 1 December 1969 6
1969-70 Saint Louis United States City Art Museum of Saint Louis Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 20 December 1969 1 February 1970 6
1970 Philadelphia United States Philadelphia Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 28 February 1970 5 April 1970 6
1970 Columbus (1) United States Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 5 March 1970 5 April 1970 6
1970 Baltimore United States Baltimore Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 11 October 1970 29 November 1970 6
1970-71 San Francisco United States M.H. de Young Memorial Museum Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 11 December 1970 31 January 1971 6
1971 Brooklyn United States Brooklyn Museum Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings 14 February 1971 4 April 1971 6
1971-72 Paris (1) France Orangerie des Tuileries Vincent van Gogh. Collection du Musée National Vincent van Gogh ā Amsterdam 21 December 1971 10 April 1972 5
1972 Bordeaux France Musée des Beaux-Arts Vincent van Gogh. Collection du Musée National Vincent van Gogh ā Amsterdam 21 April 1972 20 June 1972 1
1972-73 Strasbourg France Musée d'Art Moderne Vincent van Gogh. Collection du Musée National Vincent van Gogh ā Amsterdam 22 October 1972 15 January 1973 1
1973 Bern Switzerland Kunstmuseum Bern Vincent van Gogh. Collection du Musée National Vincent van Gogh ā Amsterdam 25 January 1973 15 April 1973 1
1980-81 Amsterdam Netherlands Van Gogh Museum Vincent van Gogh in zijn Hollandse jaren (Vincent van Gogh in His Dutch Years) 13 December 1980 22 March 1981 120
1987-88 Den Bosch Netherlands Noordbrabants Museum Van Gogh in Brabant. Schilderijen en tekeningen uit Etten en Nuenen 2 November 1987 10 January 1988 43
1988-89 Amsterdam Netherlands Van Gogh Museum Van Gogh en Millet 9 December 1989 26 February 1989 19
1990 Amsterdam Netherlands Van Gogh Museum Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen 30 March 1990 29 July 1990 7
1993 Amsterdam Netherlands Van Gogh Museum De aardappeleters van Vincent van Gogh 11 June 1993 29 August 1993 14
1993 Tokyo (1) Japan Seiji Togo Memorial Yasuda Kasai Museum of Art Vincent van Gogh and his Time. Van Gogh and Millet from the Vincent van Gogh Museum and the H.W. Mesdag Museum 15 September 1993 14 November 1993 2
1998-99 Washington, D.C. United States National Gallery of Art Van Gogh's Van Goghs. Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 4 October 1998 3 January 1999 6
1999 Los Angeles United States Los Angeles County Museum of Art Van Gogh's Van Goghs. Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 17 January 1999 16 May 1999 6
2000-01 Amsterdam Netherlands Van Gogh Museum Light! The Industrial Age 1750-1900. Art and Science, Technology and Society 20 October 2000 11 February 2001  
2003 Amsterdam (1) Netherlands Van Gogh Museum Vincent's choice: the Musée imaginaire of Van Gogh 14 February 2003 15 June 2003  
2008-09 New York United States Museum of Modern Art Van Gogh at the Colours of the Night 21 September 2008 5 January 2009 14
2009 Amsterdam Netherlands Van Gogh Museum Van Gogh at the Colours of the Night 13 February 2009 7 June 2009 35

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