In a letter to the critic Albert Aurier, Bernard then wrote that Van Gogh had “cut his ear clean through”—an observation that Gauguin repeated in his 1901 memoirs.

The theories behind why Dutch artist Van Gogh slashed off his ear in 1888 are still the topic of debate. Now, an author presents a new one.

Van Gogh’s Self-portrait with bandaged Ear (January 1889) Courtauld Gallery, London. It has usually been assumed that Vincent did not hear about Theo’s engagement until after he had slashed ...

As that story goes, van Gogh cut off part of his own ear with a straight razor after he and Gauguin parted. But Kaufmann and his colleague, Rita Wildegans, dug through original police records ...

"Captivated by Vincent. The Intimate Friendship of Jo van Gogh-Bonger and Isaac Israëls" will be on view at the Van Gogh ...

“Lieuwe van Gogh loved it right away,” Strebe said. “He traveled very quickly with me to Boston, and I presented to all my colleagues at Harvard and MIT, and he even gave them a piece of his ...

During his 15-month stay in the city of Arles, in the south of France, an aspiring artist Vincent van Gogh would paint more than two hundred paintings that captured the people and places he ...

Vincent van Gogh, the brilliant but tortured Dutch painter, cut off his own left ear on this day in history, Dec. 23, 1888, following a fight with friend and fellow artist Paul Gaugin.

By Bernadette Murphy. Since I made the TV program “Van Gogh’s Ear” for SECRETS OF THE DEAD, my life has changed pretty much completely.I’ve given public talks at many museums and ...

The theories behind why Dutch artist Van Gogh slashed off his ear in 1888 are still the topic of debate. Now, an author presents a new one.

The theories behind why Dutch artist Van Gogh slashed off his ear in 1888 are still the topic of debate. Now, an author presents a new one.