Van Gogh's ear : the true story
Murphy, Bernadette (Art historian)2017
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On a dark night in Provence in December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that has come to define him. Yet for more than a century biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened that night have been left with more questions than answers. Bernadette Murphy sets out to discover exactly what happened that night in Arles. Why would an artist at the height of his powers commit such a brutal act? Who was the mysterious 'Rachel' to whom he presented his macabre gift? Was it just his lobe, or did Van Gogh really cut off his entire ear? Her investigation takes us from major museums to the dusty contents of forgotten archives, vividly reconstructing the world in which Van Gogh moved.
Main title:
Van Gogh's ear : the true story / Bernadette Murphy.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2017.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781784702229 (pbk)
Dewey class:
759.9492
Language:
English
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BRN:
2495058