Black on Maroon
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Black on Maroon is a 1958 abstract color field painting by Mark Rothko, known for its large, brooding planes of dark color that exemplify his mature style and emotional intensity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black on Maroon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T967365 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black on Maroon Context triple: [Mark Rothko, notableWork, Black on Maroon]
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Columbia blue
Columbia blue is a light, powdery shade of blue traditionally associated with and popularized by Columbia University.
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Duke blue
Duke blue is the distinctive deep royal blue shade associated with Duke University’s branding and athletic teams.
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Yale Blue
Yale Blue is a deep, rich shade of blue traditionally associated with academic institutions and collegiate branding.
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Crome Yellow
Crome Yellow is Aldous Huxley’s satirical 1921 novel that lampoons English upper-class society and intellectual pretensions through the events at a country house gathering.
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E.
The Blue and White
The Blue and White is a popular nickname for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the historic NHL franchise known for its blue-and-white team colors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black on Maroon Target entity description: Black on Maroon is a 1958 abstract color field painting by Mark Rothko, known for its large, brooding planes of dark color that exemplify his mature style and emotional intensity.
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A.
Columbia blue
Columbia blue is a light, powdery shade of blue traditionally associated with and popularized by Columbia University.
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B.
Duke blue
Duke blue is the distinctive deep royal blue shade associated with Duke University’s branding and athletic teams.
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C.
Yale Blue
Yale Blue is a deep, rich shade of blue traditionally associated with academic institutions and collegiate branding.
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D.
Crome Yellow
Crome Yellow is Aldous Huxley’s satirical 1921 novel that lampoons English upper-class society and intellectual pretensions through the events at a country house gathering.
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E.
The Blue and White
The Blue and White is a popular nickname for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the historic NHL franchise known for its blue-and-white team colors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract painting
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color field painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Rothko’s late 1950s period ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mark Rothko’s Seagram commission controversy ⓘ |
| collection | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Seagram Building
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surface form:
Four Seasons Restaurant, Seagram Building, New York
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| composition | stacked rectangular color fields ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mark Rothko ⓘ |
| culturalContext | postwar American art ⓘ |
| depicts | color fields ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art historical literature on Mark Rothko ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern, London
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| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
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dark red ⓘ maroon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central dark maroon field
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surrounding black border-like field ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
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Surrealism ⓘ mythological and tragic themes ⓘ |
| intendedViewingDistance | close, enveloping proximity ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Color Field painting ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
brooding atmosphere
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emotional intensity ⓘ large planes of dark color ⓘ soft-edged rectangular forms ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tate ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Seagram Murals ⓘ |
| significantFor |
exemplifying Rothko’s mature color field style
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immersive viewer experience ⓘ use of dark, somber palette ⓘ |
| style | Rothko’s mature style ⓘ |
| surfaceQuality |
matte finish
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subtle texture ⓘ |
| technique |
layered thin washes of paint
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subtle color modulation ⓘ |
| theme |
existential reflection
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meditative contemplation ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black on Maroon Description of subject: Black on Maroon is a 1958 abstract color field painting by Mark Rothko, known for its large, brooding planes of dark color that exemplify his mature style and emotional intensity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz