The peasants were given rugged visage and bony, labor-intensive hands because the painting had to capture the hard reality of farm life. By doing this, Vincent Van Gogh hoped to demonstrate that they had "honestly earned their food" and that they had "tilled the ground themselves with these hands they are putting in the dish."
The Potato Eaters was intended as a showcase for Van Gogh's abilities as a figure painter, therefore he purposefully chose a challenging composition.
Van Gogh placed greater value on the painting's message than its accurate depiction of human anatomy or technical brilliance.
Through paintings, artists try to depict everyday life, people's struggles, how they try to cope up with the situations.
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