The Potato Eaters is Van Gogh’s most famous homage to peasants. It depicts, hard working honest people living a harsh life, eating the fruits of their labor.
Cottages like the one of the De Groot family were called human bird’s nests by Vincent. With that in mind we found a beautiful matching frame at an auction. It combines a bulky dark base with a lot of character combined with the warmth of red velvet; a bird’s nest for Van Gogh’s painting.
This 1,5 kg Italian frame is from the second half of the 19th century, just like Van Gogh, and is in good condition with just small signs of ageing.
Frame size: 48 x 52,5 cm / 18.9 x 20.7 inch
Painting size: 31,2 x 36,2 cm / 12.3 x 14.2 inch