Van Gogh's Nose Pencil Sharpener

The whole world knows the story of Van Gogh's ear -- how the tortured artist cut off his own ear as a twisted gesture of love for a prostitute. There are books about Van Gogh's ear, paintings of Van Gogh's ear, even a coffee mug featuring a vanishing Van Gogh's ear. Well, we think it's high time other parts of Van Gogh's anatomy got some attention. And that's why we're bringing you our exclusive Van Gogh's Nose Pencil Sharpener! It looks very much like Van Gogh's own schnoz, but with one special enhancement -- a handy pencil sharpener is hidden away in the left nostril. Though historians are unclear if Vincent Van Gogh actually tried to sharpen pencils in his own nose, fluorescent spectrographs of "Starry Night" have detected signif ...  Read More

The whole world knows the story of Van Gogh's ear -- how the tortured artist cut off his own ear as a twisted gesture of love for a prostitute. There are books about Van Gogh's ear, paintings of Van Gogh's ear, even a coffee mug featuring a vanishing Van Gogh's ear. Well, we think it's high time other parts of Van Gogh's anatomy got some attention. And that's why we're bringing you our exclusive Van Gogh's Nose Pencil Sharpener! It looks very much like Van Gogh's own schnoz, but with one special enhancement -- a handy pencil sharpener is hidden away in the left nostril. Though historians are unclear if Vincent Van Gogh actually tried to sharpen pencils in his own nose, fluorescent spectrographs of "Starry Night" have detected significant traces of his snot. Van Gogh's tortured madness gave the world some of its greatest art. So why not embrace a little of that madness and buy yourself a Van Gogh's Nose.   Hide More