{"product_id":"van-goghs-ear-the-true-story-1","title":"Bernadette Murphy: Van Gogh's Ear [2016] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVan Gogh's Ear\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e 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, cafe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Gogh's Ear\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murphy, Bernadette","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49198695285075,"sku":"XV81784740627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/murphy-bernadette-van-gogh-s-ear-the-true-story-xv81784740627-58239871058259.jpg?v=1726447981","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/van-goghs-ear-the-true-story-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}