Gauguin vs. Van Gogh: Art world intrigue
Van Gogh's "Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear," 1889
Even people who don't know his work know that crazy old Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear and mailed it to a girl, or something.
But a new study is saying that might not be true!
According to the U.K.'s Telegraph, two German art historians are claiming that Van Gogh lost his ear to an attack by fellow painter and sometimes friend Paul Gauguin. They posit that the artists were having the fight that eventually led to the dissolution of their friendship when Gauguin, who was an avid fencer, sliced off Van Gogh's ear.
The Germans have no concrete proof, but the case they make is pretty strong, and totally fascinating. Totally read it!
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what i read was he cut off his ear as a friendship breakup with Paul Gauguin