25: Vincent van Gogh • At Eternity's Gate (Madness, Genius, & Tragedy: Part 4)
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Did You Try to Kill Yourself?
Two days before vincent is shot, theo writes this passage in a letter to joe. It is about his confusion. We've not fallen out, either with him or with each other. Theo was right. Something was off. Which brings us to our second factor, factor two. Vincent shoots himse during a psychotic episode. But it wasn't a suicide attempt, not in the traditional sense. In all of them, including the ear incident and the injest of paints and turpentine, he had in amnesia for what was said and done. This is why he couldn't clearly explain himself in the aftermath of the shooting. When officers ask him, did you try to
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