The Potato Eaters Sculpture, Eindhoven
The Potato Eaters Sculpture recreates the oil painting of the famous Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. The sculpture is housed in a small park in Nuenen, near the Vincenter, the Van Gogh House and Studio. The bronze sculpture in life-sized form was created by artist Peter Nagelkerke and unveiled in 2015.
The display includes Vincent's chair, an imagining of Van Gogh's perch as he viewed and painted the peasants. Tourists are welcome to sit in Vincent's chair or even join the potato eaters for a photo.
Van Gogh created "The Potato Eaters" while living in Nuenen. His inspiration for the work was the peasants he interacted with in the city. He used real peasants for models, making his art as realistic as possible. The painting is considered to be one of Van Gogh's best masterpieces.
The display includes Vincent's chair, an imagining of Van Gogh's perch as he viewed and painted the peasants. Tourists are welcome to sit in Vincent's chair or even join the potato eaters for a photo.
Van Gogh created "The Potato Eaters" while living in Nuenen. His inspiration for the work was the peasants he interacted with in the city. He used real peasants for models, making his art as realistic as possible. The painting is considered to be one of Van Gogh's best masterpieces.
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Sight Name: The Potato Eaters Sculpture
Sight Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands (See walking tours in Eindhoven)
Sight Type: Statue/Public Art
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Sight Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands (See walking tours in Eindhoven)
Sight Type: Statue/Public Art
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Walking Tours in Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Eindhoven was officially given status as a municipality in 1232. It was already a small town with less than 200 houses inside the city... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Eindhoven was officially given status as a municipality in 1232. It was already a small town with less than 200 houses inside the city... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Van Gogh's Nuenen Walking Tour
The small town of Nuenen, located practically a stone's throw from Eindhoven, is a very old Dutch locality that shot into significance as the inspiration behind many of the works by Vincent van Gogh. The painter lived and worked here for 18 months, from December 1883 to May 1885. During this period he created many paintings capturing the images of local people (peasants, weavers, etc.) such... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.3 Km or 0.8 Miles
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.3 Km or 0.8 Miles