Self-Portrait
1893-1894
How could a man who was possibly either attacked by a razor wielding Vincent van Gogh, who then turned tail and ran into a brothel slicing his ear off with his weapon and then handing it to a prostitute named Rachel with the express command, "Keep this object carefully," OR actually slicing off van Gogh's ear with a sword after going into a rage over a debate on the merits of Impressionism, as the two famous theories on poor van Gogh's ear go–how could such a man not do great things? Well, Gauguin certainly did.
At the Black Rocks (also known as Rocks by the Sea)
1889
Spirit of the Dead Watching
1892
Among the Lilies
c. 1893
Suzanne Sewing
1880
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From what I have heard, he had a disease Maniere's disease which caused a nonstop ringing in his ear. He cut off the ear in seeking relief from the ringing
ReplyDeleteYou could be right. We don't really have any definitive proof. But I prefer those two versions, because they're more romantic and wild.
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Luke
Luke, glad to be of help. Thanks for your kind words!
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