In 1885 he wrote the "The Potato Eaters", the first of his major works. ส่วนใหญ่เขาใช้โทนสีทึมและไม่มีวี่แววของการใช้สีสดใสที่ทำให้ผลงานในภายหลังของเขาโดดเด่นเลย
In 1885, he wrote a "people eat potatoes" which is his first important works. Mostly he wanted dull (in color) and have no clue of the use of bright colors that make his later work featured at all
In B.E. 1885, he wrote a "Major works to eat potatoes", which is one of the first most of his monumental he colors and there was no sign of the vibrant colors that make his work in the future. He was unique