Jules Olitski
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Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jules Olitski canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845819 — 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: Jules Olitski Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Jules Olitski]
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A.
Philip Pearlstein
Philip Pearlstein was an American painter best known for his large-scale, sharply realistic nude figure paintings that helped redefine figurative art in the late 20th century.
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B.
Milton R. Krasner
Milton R. Krasner was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films, including the acclaimed drama "All About Eve."
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C.
Philip Guston
Philip Guston was a 20th-century Canadian American painter known for his evolution from abstract expressionism to a distinctive, cartoon-like figurative style that often addressed political and social themes.
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D.
Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn was a Lithuanian-born American social realist artist and photographer known for his politically engaged murals, paintings, and documentary photographs of working-class life during the Great Depression.
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E.
Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana was an American pop artist best known for his iconic text-based works, especially the LOVE image that became a symbol of the 1960s counterculture and peace movements.
- 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: Jules Olitski Target entity description: Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.
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A.
Philip Pearlstein
Philip Pearlstein was an American painter best known for his large-scale, sharply realistic nude figure paintings that helped redefine figurative art in the late 20th century.
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B.
Milton R. Krasner
Milton R. Krasner was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films, including the acclaimed drama "All About Eve."
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C.
Philip Guston
Philip Guston was a 20th-century Canadian American painter known for his evolution from abstract expressionism to a distinctive, cartoon-like figurative style that often addressed political and social themes.
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D.
Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn was a Lithuanian-born American social realist artist and photographer known for his politically engaged murals, paintings, and documentary photographs of working-class life during the Great Depression.
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E.
Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana was an American pop artist best known for his iconic text-based works, especially the LOVE image that became a symbol of the 1960s counterculture and peace movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Color Field painter
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abstract painter ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| artForm |
painting
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printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| birthName | Jevel Demikovsky ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Olitski ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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modern painting ⓘ |
| fullName | Jules Olitski self-link ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| givenName | Jules ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
Color Field painting
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abstract landscape-like fields of color ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionist painters
Color Field painting ⓘ
surface form:
Color Field painting movement
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Color Field painting ⓘ post-painterly abstraction ⓘ
surface form:
Lyrical Abstraction
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| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
emphasis on color as subject
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minimal use of drawing or line ⓘ soft-edged, atmospheric surfaces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric sprays of color
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innovative staining techniques ⓘ large-scale abstract canvases ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Russia ⓘ |
| style |
Color Field painting
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surface form:
Color Field
non-representational abstraction ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
acrylic paint
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canvas ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
layering thin veils of color
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spray painting ⓘ staining ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jules Olitski Description of subject: Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.
Referenced by (4)
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