his own left ear. Yup—he cut off part of his ear ... tortured genius spent some time in hospitals and continued creating art that would eventually define his legacy. Fast forward to 136 years ...

The story is one of the most notorious in art history and indeed, there are many allegations as to how much he actually cut off, but it appears that he spared part of his ear. The claim that Gauguin ...

It wasn’t showing us the Van Gogh we thought we knew—the artist who cut off his ear, sold only one painting in his lifetime, and created The Starry Night (which isn’t even housed here in Amsterdam).

The story is one of the most notorious in art history and indeed, there are many allegations as to how much he actually cut off, but it appears that he spared part of his ear. The claim that Gaugu ...