À propos de l’œuvre
Nature morte aux pommes de terre, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · Mid-January 1889 · Arles
Still life with potatoes, F386Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
A yellow dish filled with potatoes occupies the center of a very light table. However, the brown tubers receive red and blue touches, while a bright blue shadow slips under the container.
Look at the work
A rustic subject becomes an experience of color and material
The dish is seen slightly from above, close enough that the potatoes form an irregular mass. The yellow edge, the blue-purple contours and the almost white tablecloth organize three clearly readable areas.
The table is constructed by small impasto horizontal touches. Behind it, wider brushstrokes change direction and compose a braided background that seeks neither precise wall nor illusionistic depth.
Still life with potatoes is an oil on canvas measuring 39.5 × 47.5 cm dated mid-January 1889 in Arles. Referenced F386/JH1365, it is kept at the Kroeller-Müller Museum under number KM 108.951.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The instructions from the Kroeller-Müller Museum emphasize two essential choices: colors freed from realism and a touch that becomes as important as objects. Van Gogh uses the familiar potato motif to test these new solutions.
Yellow and blue replace traditional modeling
The yellow dish casts a blue shadow instead of a neutral gray. This opposition of complements strongly detaches the container from the tablecloth without resorting to academic chiaroscuro.
Potatoes are never just brown
Red, ocher, blue and green mingle in their skins. The colored touches give each tuber a rough surface and its own orientation.
The background adopts a so-called "varnery" touch
Vertical and horizontal lines intersect like fibers. This visible network transforms the background into an active surface rather than an erased decoration.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
The dimensions 39.5 × 47.5 cm, the KM 108.951 inventory and the references F386/JH1365 identify this composition with the yellow dish among Van Gogh's numerous still lifes of potatoes.
A work now set in mid-January 1889
The museum adopts this dating for a canvas long close to the first studies of Arles. The sheet follows the current institutional notice.
A motif linked to research from the Dutch period
Van Gogh had studied baskets, dishes and potato meals in Nuenen. Here he takes up this humble subject with the clear palette and autonomous touch developed in France.
The material of the brush structures each area
Tight touches on the table, wider lines in the background and curved accents on the tubers differentiate the surfaces without smoothing them.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the yellow dish, the potatoes with red and blue accents, the blue shade, the light tablecloth and the very visible changes of direction in the background.
- The yellow dish highlighted with purple-blue
- Brown potatoes crossed with red and blue
- Blue shadow on the tablecloth
- The small horizontal touches of the table
- The background with crossed brushstrokes
Work sheet
| Title | Still life with potatoes, F386 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | Mid-january 1889 |
| Place of creation | Arles |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 39.5 × 47.5 cm |
| Inventory | F386 · JH1365 · KM 108.951 |
| Conservation | Kroeller-Müller Museum, Otterlo |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A warm, rustic and surprisingly modern still life
Ocher yellow, earth brown, lavender blue, ivory and gray green create a balanced pairing for a kitchen, dining room or interior with natural materials.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The official high definition image of the Kroeller-Müller Museum was prepared as a real WebP of 3,000 × 2,478 px.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
