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Vincent van Gogh did, but he was not an impressionist. No famous impressionist has done this.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent was born twice. A year to the day before the famous one, another Vincent van Gogh was born in 1852, stillborn. Also, Vincent's brother named his first and only child Vincent. Vincent was a strong family name, there were also grandparents, and grand uncles named Vincent.
There is no rule, but most painters have preferred to sign their last name only.One famous exception was Vincent van Gogh, who signed Vincent.
He only wanted to paint.
My Guess is Vincent Van Gogh as the surname is Dutch.
He lived for it.
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.
Vincent Van Gogh didn't necessarily have an intended audience... He thought he was the only one who saw the world in the way he sees it, which he shows through his paintings.
No he did not. He only cut of the lobe of his ear.
His brother Theo was his only friend.