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23rd December 1888

That fruit cake van Goff cut his ear off with a razor

Any one who does not know who he is he was a painter allegedly very talented ?

 

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transam said:

23rd December 1888

That fruit cake van Goff cut his ear off with a razor

Any one who does not know who he is he was a painter allegedly very talented ?

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I’m not conVINCEd.

 

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transam said:

Any one who does not know who he is he was a painter allegedly very talented

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He only sold one painting in his entire life and that was to his brother, I think.

 

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Actually, he sold hundreds

In early life he was a salesman in a gallery.

 

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Can Gogh died a poor man

Poor chap must be turning in his grace now

 

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Van Gogh did a painting of his doctor who treating him at the time.
The doctor thought it was rubbish and used it patch a hole in his chicken coop.
Later he gave it away to someone.
The same painting today, is worth millions.