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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889) by Vincent Van Gogh. Collection of Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images.

Vincent van Gogh owes his fame to two things: his groundbreaking canvases, and the fact that he cut off his ear in a fit of madness. This gruesome act of self-mutilation has long been the subject ...

Most anyone who's had a beginning art history class knows the story of how the great painter Vincent van Gogh sliced off part of his left ear during a fit of madness. Now a new book argues that ...

Van Gogh suffered a breakdown and cut off his ear after receiving a letter informing him that his brother Theo was getting married, says art expert Martin Bailey in his book,”Studio of the South ...

A new book about Vincent van Gogh explores his life and art when he lived in Arles, France. Golden fields, sun-drenched houses, sunflowers dancing in the light.

Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey, The Art Newspaper's long-standing correspondent and ... It was in the late evening of 23 December that Van Gogh mutilated his ear.

Van Gogh continued to complete painting after painting, and in mid-November, Gartner held an online auction. A dozen of the dog’s paintings sold, raising an additional $2,000 for the rescue ...

The theories behind why Dutch artist Van Gogh slashed off his ear in 1888 are still the topic of debate. Now, an author presents a new one.

Van Gogh suffered a breakdown and cut off his ear after receiving a letter informing him that his brother Theo was getting married, says art expert Martin Bailey in his book,”Studio of the South ...