The Potato Eaters and the Starry Night by Van Gogh illustrates his transition from realism to post-impressionism. Vincent Van Gogh never abandoned his style and insight in his early works compared to his later works. work. I will discuss the comparison between Potato Eaters and Starry Night and while there are obvious differences, the gist of its passion and eccentricities can be seen. Additionally, in discussing the comparison and contrast of the two pieces, this will include its influences, color palette, humanitarian attributes, and emotional expressionism. Jean François Millet, social realist painter who inspired Van Gogh, studied at the Barbizon school. He painted rural life to show people stricken by poverty, capturing the lives of peasants at work. Make a statement about what is happening in the world. Communicate through art to denounce the poor conditions and physical difficulties that hard workers endure. It is an invitation to look at the environment of the working class, which is serious, real and true. This caused controversy, due to its honest approach. Van Gogh felt inspired by this representation of the human which gave him a sentimental quality and began to draw replicas of Millet's work, he held his work in the highest esteem, even to the point of sainthood . This marked the beginning of his inspiration to form a personal, expressive and religious stance on his artistic values ​​and style. He found his process and content which will be apparent in his future works. The Potato Eaters is Van Gogh's realistic style in which he believed that "peasants were closer to nature than others." Thus began his religious vision to capture the divinity of life. It was his first painting, which depicts a scene of a family at the kitchen table having dinner. His take on the scene was that these people worked all day, then came home to dinner with the same hands that worked hard to prepare the dish, thereby earning them an honest, authentic meal. Van Gogh had sympathy for peasants and deepened his passion for humanity. He constantly studied them to explore their world. The color palette he chose was dark and crudely painted, almost dirty. This is a dimly lit kitchen area, with a tired look and feel. The dark color palette makes the viewer feel what is happening. Also the color that weavers weave into the fabric and different fabrics have different colors, some broken colors, grays have the most vibrant colors that balance from a distance into a harmonious palette.