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by Anonymous on December 10th, 2007
ACCORDING TO THEO VAN GOGH'S (VINCENT'S BROTHER) BIOGRAPHY AND NOTES THEO HAD BEEN HELPING VINCENT FINANCIALLY WHILE HE PAINTED IN AN UPSTAIRS APT ABOVE A TAVERN/BROTHEL. WELL ONE NIGHT THEO RECALLS VINCENT HAD HIS FRIEND GAUGHIN OVER TO LOOK AT HIS WORK AND GAUGHIN SAID HE WAS WASTING HIS TIME. WELL VINCENT WAS SO DEPRESSED TO THINK THAT GAUGHIN THOUGHT HIS ART WAS FUTILE. THAT HE WENT DOWN TO THE TAVERN AND AT THE END OF THE BAR WAS A PROSTITUE NAMED RACHEL WHO WAS SAYING FIFTY QUID FOR AN EAR(NOT CERTAIN THE AMOUNT) SHE WAS REFERRING TO SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO HER. BUT VINCENT IN A FIT OF SELF MUTILATION CUT OFF HIS LOWER EARLOBE(NOT ENTIRE EAR) AND HANDED IT TO HER AND ASKED FOR THE MONEY(SUPPOSEDLY FOR RENT). HARD TO GET BETTER POV THEN HIS BROTHER.
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