He went back inside and cut off part of his LEFT ear.
Van Gogh was inspired by fellow Post Impressionist Paul Gauguin.
He cut off part of his left ear.
For some little time he worked with Paul Gauguin.
Vincent van Gogh, who was not really an impressionist. [He was a post-impressionist.]
The cast of Vincent van Gogh - 1988 includes: Irina Milan as Gaby Pertti Sveholm as Paul Gauguin Martti Tirkkonen as Postimies Roulin Timo Torikka as Vincent van Gogh
Paul Gauguin and Camille Pissarro are among his famous painter friends.
For a couple of months he worked with Paul Gauguin. Otherwise he was a loner.
For a few months in Arles in 1888 he worked together with Paul Gauguin. But they each painted their own paintings.
Van Gogh was unique, nobody painted in his style. Vincent worked for a time together with Paul Gauguin who he admired, but their styles were not the same.
Ther so called Yellow House at Arles.
Paul Gauguin
That would be Vincent Van Gogh, according to legend. However, there is no evidence that he actually cut his own ear off. In fact, in recent times there is new historic evidence that suggests that it was cut off in an argument by a French artist called Paul Gauguin. See related link for the historian's new account.