33. Van Gogh Cut Off His Ear Lobe During A Fight With Gauguin
Gauguin moved in with Van Gogh because in the fall of 1888. At first, the two got along very well. Gauguin was known to be a street-smart person who could often be condescending and tough. Van Gogh was known to be mentally unstable and very sensitive. Because the two had different personalities, they started to argue. During one of these arguments, Van Gogh threated Gauguin with a knife. Somehow, Van Gogh cut off his left ear lobe with this knife, walked down the street to a brothel and showed Rachel, a woman the men had been fighting over.
