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It was on this date in 1888, that Vincent Van Gogh cut off a portion of his ear lobe. It was quite a story. He got into some kind of fight with Paul Gauguin, and he threatened him with a razor. Van Gogh went kind of crazy and turned the knife on himself, cutting off a portion of his ear lobe. He then took this part of his ear lobe to a local brothel and presented it to a prostitute. He then went back to sleep in a blood-soaked bed.
Talk about crazy, I would say poor Van Gogh was having some kind of issues. He was a troubled artist though very talented.
For more information:
http://famousdaily.com/history/van-gogh-cuts-off-ear.html
http://thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-23-1888-van-gogh-murders.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/04/vincent-van-gogh-ear
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Story?id=7506786&page=1#.UNclpeQ0WSo
Talk about crazy, I would say poor Van Gogh was having some kind of issues. He was a troubled artist though very talented.
For more information:
http://famousdaily.com/history/van-gogh-cuts-off-ear.html
http://thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-23-1888-van-gogh-murders.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/04/vincent-van-gogh-ear
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Story?id=7506786&page=1#.UNclpeQ0WSo
