Jul 12, 2016

VAN GOGH’S EAR : The True Story - Bernadette Murphy

On 23 December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear.

In this compelling detective story, Bernadette Murphy presents exclusive revelations about what happened that night: the madness, the prostitute, the art and the legend that would reverberate for years to come.

For the cover it seemed too obvious to use one of the self-portraits with bandaged ear. So we chose a portrait where the ear can be seen and deliberately covered up the ear area. The roundel is repeated on the endpapers which show key locations in paintings by Van Gogh and a photograph of Arles where Van Gogh was living at the time he cut off his ear.

Bernadette Murphy held a press conference this morning at the Van Gogh Museum revealing her exciting new discoveries about Van Gogh’s ear.

This book is published by Chatto & Windus today.

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