DESCRIPTION: Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889 self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh moved from Paris to Arles and invited Paul Gauguin, an artist whom he had befriended in Paris, to come stay with him. They proved to be a disagreeable pair and quarreled often, sometimes violently. The evening of December 23, 1888 during one of their arguments, Van Gogh had a seizure during which he threatened Gauguin with a razor, but then injured himself, severing part of his left ear. In a state of excitement, he then brought the dismembered lobe to the Maison de Tolérance bordello where he presented it to a prostitute named Rachel. When Gauguin returned the following morning he discovered that the police had arrived at the house, and blood was splattered in every room. Van Gogh had severed an artery in his neck, and was in grave health due to blood loss. He was taken to the hospital and claimed to have no recollection of what happened. Throughout his life, Van Gogh continued to suffer from similar fits, sometimes characterized by acute paranoia.
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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh
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