Nov 26, 2019 · On the night of Dec. 23, 1888, in the throes of a mental breakdown, Vincent van Gogh cut off part of his own ear. From here, however, details scatter, leaving countless contradictions in …

Nov 17, 2025 · Vincent van Gogh is well known to have cut off most of his own ear, but the circumstances of the incident are not fully understood. The event occurred on December 23, 1888, …

The widely accepted story of Van Gogh's severed ear is that during the quarrel that night, Gauguin stormed out the house. In a fit of madness, Van Gogh grabbed a straight razor and followed, …

1 day ago · On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cut off his left ear with a razor after an altercation with his friend Paul Gauguin. None of it stopped Van Gogh from creating iconic works …

During an attack Vincent van Gogh cut off his left ear in utter confusion. He wrapped the ear in a piece of paper and presented it to a prostitute at a local brothel.

Dec 2, 2025 · On that extreme night of loneliness, when emotions raged uncontrollably, he took the razor and cut part of his left ear. The town of Arles was shocked. Rumors raced, local articles raged, …

Nov 24, 2009 · On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in Arles, France. He later …

Nov 12, 2025 · The most credible evidence indicates that Van Gogh did not remove his entire ear, but rather a portion of it, most likely the lower lobe. A doctor named Félix Rey, who treated Van Gogh, …

Van Gogh suffered from some seizures or crises, and in one of these attacks, on 23 December 1888, he cut off a part, or possibly all, of his left ear. [3][4] Following that attack, he was admitted to hospital in …

What led to the tragic downfall of this tortured genius? Did he cut off his whole ear? Or, as some believe, just a small piece of it?