When Gauguin joined van Gogh, down in Arles,
Vincent told him “I just want to parle.”
But then Paul condescended,
Van Gogh got offended,
And politeness collapsed in a quarle.

A hell of a painter was Vince!
A true post-Impressionist prince.
To think of those irises
Makes me desirouses...
But to think of his ear makes me wince.

I heard, on a trivia show,
That to call the man “Vincent van Gogh”
Makes the British folk scoff
'Cause they call him “van Gogh.”
But the Dutch say “van Gogh!” (see below).

To hear how the Dutch pronounce the name: http://tinyurl.com/l85jgc7

To see the clip from the trivia show, QI: http://tinyurl.com/38hl47c

Based on the suggestion: “van Gogh”