New Study Finds Link Between Van Gogh’s Choice of Colors and His Mental Health His palette became darker as his psyche declined. Vincent Van Gogh, The Bedroom (1888).

Every schoolchild knows that Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear. The bloody event occurred on Dec. 23, 1888. But how much he sliced away (the entire ear, a chunk of his earlobe, or a mutilation in ...

A new article puts forward a theory that painter Vincent van Gogh's poor mental health was likely caused by alcohol withdrawal paired with malnutrition.

A London art gallery has removed some souvenirs relating to Vincent Van Gogh from its gift shop after they were branded insensitive and considered to be making light of the topic of mental health.

“It seems to me Vincent had a fear of being abandoned by his brother and that’s what drove him to it,” said Bailey. Van Gogh’s mental health has long been a subject of discussion among ...

In his forthcoming book Breaking Van Gogh, James Ottar Grundvig posits that Van Gogh’s mental decline can be attributed in part to foxglove, which was used as a remedy for mental health patients ...

Absinthe and wine has often been blamed for exacerbating Vincent van Gogh’s medical and psychological problems, but last week a study by eminent specialists suggested that the withdrawal of ...

New hand-painted animated film ‘Loving Vincent’ is one of several new works reevaluating Van Gogh’s mental health Left: Self-Portrait 1889 by Vincent Van Gogh; right, Robert Gulaczyk in a ...

A London art gallery has removed some souvenirs relating to Vincent Van Gogh from its gift shop after they were branded insensitive and considered to be making light of the topic of mental health.