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Murphy, Bernadette.
Subjects
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
Painters -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Artists -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Murphy, Bernadette.
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
Painters -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Artists -- Netherlands -- Biography.
MARC Display
Van
Gogh
's
ear
: the
true
story
/ Bernadette Murphy.
by
Murphy, Bernadette.
Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Vintage, 2016.
Call #:
759.9492 G613m
Subjects
Gogh
, Vincent
van
, 1853-1890.
Painters -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Artists -- Netherlands -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780345816054 (hc.)
Description:
xiv, 319 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., portraits ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"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. In
Van
Gogh
's
Ear
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--the madams and prostitutes, café patrons and police inspectors, his beloved brother Theo and his fellow artist and house-guest Paul Gauguin. With exclusive revelations and new research about the
ear
and about 'Rachel', Bernadette Murphy proposes a bold new hypothesis about what was occurring in
Van
Gogh
's heart and mind as he made a mysterious delivery to her doorstep that fateful night.
Van
Gogh
's
Ear
is a compelling detective
story
and a journey of discovery. It is also a portrait of a painter creating his most iconic and revolutionary work, pushing himself ever closer to greatness even as he edged towards madness--and one fateful sweep of the blade that would resonate through the ages."--From publisher.
Genre:
Biographies.
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