A história em que você está pensando é "Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity", de David Morrell. Sinopse tirada desta postagem no blog :
A young artist becomes fixated to a 19th century impressionist named Van Dorn, who, despite being a genius in his time, was bypassed and unrecognized. Van Dorn’s frustration eventually shakes his sanity and by gouging his eyes, he met death.