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ear was in place before (as we now know) a quarrel with Gauguin over a woman, when Gauguin, waving something of a sword, wounded Van Gogh cut off the tip of his ear. As the doctor had to know what happened (it could result in the involvement of police), the Van Gogh has put forward its version of ...
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It turns out that contrary to the well-known version of the brilliant Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh did not cut off his ear with a razor in a fit of madness
Zahar Radova - 05.05.2009
His quarrel with each compartment Vincent - the great French impressionist Paul Gauguin.
This conclusion, following decades in the archives, historians, art historians came from Hamburg, Hans Kaufmann and Rita Vildegans. In the newly released book, they argue that in December 1888, Paul Gauguin was staying at the Van Gogh in Arles in France. Before Christmas the Dutch worsened metabolic disease that has made him more aggressive.
Friends quarrel in a brothel because of a prostitute named Rachel, the attention which they both sought. Heavily drunk Van Gogh attacked Gauguin. The Frenchman (who was an excellent swordsman) snatched rapier, waved it and, most likely inadvertently cut off another left ear. He fled in terror and threw the weapon into the river, and
Van Gogh returned to Rachel, gave her his bloodied ear and fell asleep.
The next day, both testified in the police. Van Gogh mumbled something unintelligible, and told her about the version of Gauguin with a razor blade.
While the Dutch artist and was silent about this story, in a letter to his brother Theo he wrote: "... Fortunately, Paul is not armed with a revolver or a rifle."
After this incident, Paul Gauguin, hurriedly left for Tahiti, and Vincent Van Gogh, upset his departure, he shot himself.
In principle, this makes no difference if people are willing to kill each other in real life, what we want to achieve adequacy in the forum? That was my message.
Of course, we should try to behave in the bounds of decency, but it is not always possible, if emotions are going wild.