This is a reference to an incident in 1888. Van Gogh suffered from mental illnees. He cut off part of his left earlobe with a razor when he thought his friend Paul Gaugin was about to desert him. Van Gogh then wrapped the piece of ear and gave it to a prostitute for safe keeping.
cleokaya almost 16 years ago
how eerie!
margueritem almost 16 years ago
Good one, Cleokaya.
Digital Frog almost 16 years ago
Very rare, there was only one other one like it…
lisa4romMpls almost 16 years ago
Never heard of this Van Gogh piece of art!
stonehenge1951 almost 16 years ago
Lisa says:
Never heard of this Van Gogh piece of art!
This is a reference to an incident in 1888. Van Gogh suffered from mental illnees. He cut off part of his left earlobe with a razor when he thought his friend Paul Gaugin was about to desert him. Van Gogh then wrapped the piece of ear and gave it to a prostitute for safe keeping.