Paul Gauguin
This goo was worth a point in November 2024.
publication date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (part of November 2024)
category: 
Art
clue: This French master is remembered for his influential Primitivism and for his tumultuous relationship with Vincent van Gogh, which almost led to van Gogh cutting off his ear the night that he cut off his own.
explanation: Gauguin claimed to have been chased by his mentally ill friend van Gogh with a razor on the night that van Gogh later cut off his own ear. Although the veracity of that claim is considered dubious, the relationship between them was close and did deteriorate rapidly at the time. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
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