Question

What was The Potato Eaters trying to portray?

An attitude or personality of a group of people
Poverty
The food that people in his village ate
A family that van Gogh knew

Answer 1

Poverty

Step-by-step explanation:

The painting "The Potato Eaters" by the artist Vincent Van Gogh portrays the harsh realities of country life.

In the painting, the people there are shown to have bony hands and malnourished skin and their facial expression is one of pain and anguish. Therefore, the Potato Eaters is trying to portray poverty.