Vincent van Gogh had conflicting emotions when he ... it seems extremely unlikely that he would have sliced off part of his ear a few hours later, even though he was facing other difficulties ...

A lonely Van Gogh painted postman Joseph Roulin and his family in a creative frenzy. The portraits, on view at MFA Boston, ...

It’s popularly believed that van Gogh cut off his ear, but he actually only severed a part of the ear lobe. The accepted version is that the artist mutilated himself with a razor after an ...

It was recently determined that the artist painted his final work, “Tree Roots,” in Auvers-sur-Oise. The roots still exist, ...

Some people think that van Gogh’s painting ‘Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear’ was just a prop. But in reality, van Gogh did cut off his ear after an argument with a fellow artist. It is said ...

who cut off his own ear and died by suicide due to his worries about his financial future and recurring mental illness. Because of Van Gogh's popularity, some travelers highly recommend purchasing ...

Impressionist's 1890 painting "Tree Roots" has been the subject of five years of legal battles between homeowners and a ...

There is a story behind how the Dutch master’s last work was identified, and another behind the place it showed. It’s been 135 years since the genius killed himself, and the battle for this piece of ...

After an argument with Gauguin, and evidently heaving with psychic turmoil, Van Gogh cut off a small part of his ear, wrapped it up and hand-delivered the macabre package to a prostitute in a ...

Still, the painting is bright and lively, made at the end of a productive period in Van Gogh’s troubled existence — after he famously cut off his ear and spent time in an asylum — and the ...