On White II
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On White II is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his pioneering use of color, geometric forms, and spiritual abstraction in early 20th-century art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On White II canonical | 3 |
| Auf Weiss II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1381320 — 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: On White II Context triple: [Wassily Kandinsky paintings, notableWork, On White II]
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A.
Pink and White Tyranny
Pink and White Tyranny is a lesser-known domestic novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that satirically critiques the superficiality and moral emptiness of fashionable upper-class society.
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B.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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C.
White as Snow
"White as Snow" is a reflective, spiritually themed song by the Irish rock band U2 from their album "No Line on the Horizon."
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D.
The White Election
The White Election is a song cycle by American composer Gordon Getty, setting poems by Emily Dickinson to music.
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E.
On Sight
"On Sight" is the abrasive, electronic-influenced opening track from Kanye West's 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its distorted production and confrontational tone.
- 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: On White II Target entity description: On White II is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his pioneering use of color, geometric forms, and spiritual abstraction in early 20th-century art.
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A.
Pink and White Tyranny
Pink and White Tyranny is a lesser-known domestic novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that satirically critiques the superficiality and moral emptiness of fashionable upper-class society.
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B.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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C.
White as Snow
"White as Snow" is a reflective, spiritually themed song by the Irish rock band U2 from their album "No Line on the Horizon."
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D.
The White Election
The White Election is a song cycle by American composer Gordon Getty, setting poems by Emily Dickinson to music.
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E.
On Sight
"On Sight" is the abrasive, electronic-influenced opening track from Kanye West's 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its distorted production and confrontational tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key work in Kandinsky’s mature abstract style ⓘ |
| artist | Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
geometric abstraction
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spiritual abstraction ⓘ |
| colorDominance | white ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
contrasting color fields
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dynamic diagonal lines ⓘ overlapping geometric elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| creatorMovement |
Abstract art
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Der Blaue Reiter ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| depicts |
abstract forms
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geometric shapes ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole | pioneer of abstract art ⓘ |
| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Theosophy
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music ⓘ spirituality in art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
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Der Blaue Reiter ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ Modern art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expression of spiritual ideas through abstraction
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pioneering use of color ⓘ pioneering use of geometric forms ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
On White II
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Auf Weiss II
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| partOf | early 20th-century abstract art ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| style |
geometric abstraction
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non-objective painting ⓘ |
| title | On White II self-link ⓘ |
| uses |
bold colors
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geometric forms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On White II Description of subject: On White II is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his pioneering use of color, geometric forms, and spiritual abstraction in early 20th-century art.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Auf Weiss II