The Potato Eaters

The Potato Eaters by Vincent Van Gogh

1885 Painting measures 32.3 in by 44.9 in

Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post impressionist painter born in March 1853 who had a fairly short life of 37 years. He wasnt well known during his time, but was praised for his rough style of painting and bold color. A couple of his known influences were the impressionists and Eugene Delacroix. Some of his notable works include Starry Night, Bedroom In Arles, and his self portrait with straw hat.

"The Potato Eaters is the deliberate attempt of an eager young artist to prove himself to the world after five years of study." Louis Van Tilborgh, The Van Gogh Museum.

I chose this image because it shows how low the poverty level was back then and it proves that over time poverty will still exist. What it says about my theme of equality is that although we can improve equality for human kind, the possibility of everyone being equal is just out of our reach if the poverty rate continues down this path the way it has for centuries now.