New Delhi: Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh's infamous act of cutting off his ear is well documented but a new book has published definitive evidence and has for the first time identified the woman to whom he presented the 'grisly' package.

"Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story", authored by UK-born writer Bernadette Murphy, "reveals previously unpublished evidence about the painter's notorious breakdown," publishers Penguin India said.