What did Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh do with part of his left ear which he cut off on December 23, 1888?

Answer: He presented it to a prostitute at his favorite brothel. Soon after this he was committed to a mental asylum.

Source: Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith: Vincent and Theo van Gogh: A Dual Biography by Jan Hulsker

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