Vincent van Gogh: Disaster in Arles (Part 3)

What led to Vincent van Gogh's breakdown in December 1888? What role did Paul Gauguin play in Vincent's mental health crisis? And just how much of his ear did Vincent cut off? Join Alastair and James as Stories of Art transforms into a true crime podcast and delivers a blow-by-blow account of one of the most infamous events in the history of art.

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Artworks in this episode: Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh Painting Sunflowers, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Vincent van Gogh, Self-portrait dedicated to Paul Gauguin, 1888, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Harvard Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Vincent van Gogh, The Bedroom, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Paul Gauguin, Portrait of Mette Gauguin, 1877, Courtauld Institute of Art, London Paul Gauguin, Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel), 1888, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1888, The National Gallery, London Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Chair, 1888, The National Gallery, London Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin's Chair, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam