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Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

By kanjalid Asked Apr 23 2005 9:49PM
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Answer 51 out of 57

by SusieQ on Mar 11, 2007 at 4:01 am Permalink

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I thought it was for the love of a woman.
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Answer 52 out of 57

by Engeltje on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:25 am Permalink

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A woman (prostitute)was only part of the reason.

At Highschool, I made a study of Vincent as part of my visual arts program.

From what I remember:

The cutting off of Vincent's ear was a result of his mental illness brought on by lead poisoning (from the lead in his paint), his constant smoking of tobacco and drinking of absinthe, his fight with his friend Gaugin and his failure with women.

Psychologists have concluded that he cut off his ear because he could not longer bear to hear the truth.
His bad financial state, the paintings that failed to sell, and his coping with life in general.

Vincent van Gogh's story is a very sad one.
As a highly intelligent child who learnt at a faster speed than the average child, he didn't have many friends of his own age who could converse with him at the same level. It made him quite lonely.
A little Dutch boy, spending most of his free time taking long walks through fields and observing nature.

How sad that his art was not much appreciated back then, the lack of money depriving him of a healthy diet which also contributed to his ill-health- while it's selling for many millions today.
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Answer 53 out of 57

by bandgeek6516 on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:08 am Permalink

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I have heard that he was schizophrenic (spelling?) and cut it off to try to get rid of the voices in his head.
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Answer 54 out of 57

by American Idle on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:07 am Permalink

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You should really read the whole story. He was a facinating man.
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Answer 55 out of 57

by noletters on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:05 am Permalink

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A woman.
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Answer 56 out of 57

by SpaceCase on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:02 am Permalink

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A woman was the reason.
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Answer 57 out of 57

by lizizhere on Mar 14, 2007 at 8:29 pm Permalink

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Because they didn't have cd players or mp3 players back then & he didn't think he would miss it...We was taught in Art class about him, yes he was in love with that woman but he was mentally ill if I remember correctly. But was a good artist.
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Avatar VeryHot4U Apr, 27 2007 at 02:38 PM
that is a stupid answer!


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