The Artists Throughout History That Have Self - Destructed

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Term Paper Title	The Artists Throughout History That Have Self - Destructed
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The Artists Throughout History That Have Self - Destructed

The most successful or famous artists are not always as
happy as successful people are portrayed- living a life of
fame, fortune, and glamour. The following examples will
show some of the problems that four different artists have
suffered in the past century. Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch
painter who lived from March 30, 1853 to July 29, 1890.
He is now one of the most famous painters in modern art
(World Book 306). He only sold one painting in his living
days, but now his paintings are considered priceless. Some
of his paintings and drawings include: The Bedroom at
Arles 1888 Self-Portrait 1888 Vase with 12 Sunflowers
1888 Langlois Bridge with Women Washing 1888
(Sweetman 378) Those are just a few of his
accomplishments, though he has created many, many more
works of art. In 1888, artist Paul Gaugin moved into
Vincent’s house with him. At first everything worked out
fine, but within the year, their personalities started to clash,
and big problems arose. Then, on December 23, 1888,
Paul Gaugin was taking a walk in the nearby public garden,
when, according to his memoir “Avant et Apres," Vincent
chased after Gaugin with an open razor blade. But, when
Gaugin turned around, Vincent turned and ran home.
Gaugin decided that this threat was too much for him to
take, so he checked into a hotel room for the night. When
Paul Gaugin arrived at home the next morning, he saw a
crowd of police officers and citizens surrounding the house.
When he went in the house he saw that there was blood
everywhere- on towels and blankets, then a trail leading up
the stairs. When he got to Vincent’s bedroom, he found
him curled up on his bed covered in sheets pink with blood.
Gaugin thought Vincent was dead, but when he went to
touch his friend’s hand, it radiat! ed warmth from his
friend’s body (Sweetman 290). Gaugin found out later that
Vincent had cut off almost his whole left ear, wrapped it in
newspaper, and given it to his friend Rachel. He then said
“Guard this object carefully” (Sweetman 293). Some
reasons speculated for this unusual self-destruction were: 1.
Schizophrenia 2. He failed to harm Paul Gaugin so he
turned the violence on himself? 3. He was just filled with
self-loathing? It was later discovered that he was tormented
by voices and was having hallucinations. Had he attempted
to silence the voices by cutting off the offending organ?
(Sweetman 294) Vincent van Gogh b...

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