What Did Van Gogh Do With His Ear

Vincent van gogh chops off his ear on december 23 1888 dutch painter vincent van gogh suffering from severe depression cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in.

On the night of dec. With a hat pulled down over his wound he with ear in hand left the house to go to a maison de tolerance a brothel close to the house. This horrific act is documented in many of his paintings and drawings such as his self portrait with bandaged ear and self portrait with bandaged ear and pipe and hasn t really been something that has been questioned until now. Vincent took the ear and wrapped it in newspaper.

When i started looking into vincent van gogh nothing made any sense said irish art historian bernadette murphy in a recent interview. It s a story that has been passed on throughout art history on december 23 1888 van gogh during one of his frenzies cut off his ear with a razor. From here however details scatter leaving countless contradictions in their wake. 23 1888 in the throes of a mental breakdown vincent van gogh cut off part of his own ear.